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Haydn: Mass in Time of War
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
Colin Campbell - Baritone
Helen Meyerhoff - Soprano
Jeanette Ager - Mezzo Soprano
London Concert Choir
Mark Forkgen conductor
Nathan Vale - Tenor
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Southbank Centre,
London, SE1 8XX
Dates: 27th September 2011 at 19.30
Haydn and Vaughan Williams were both writing in the shadow of approaching war - Haydn in 1796, as Napoleon advanced on Vienna and Vaughn Williams in 1936. Both works end with the heartfelt plea 'Dona nobis pacem: Grant us peace'. The text of Vaughn William's profoundly moving cantata, derived principally from the Bible and the poems of Walt Whitman, depict the intensities of war and is set beside one of Haydn's finest compositions.
City of London Sinfonia joins London Concert Choir, notable for the conviction and expressiveness of its performances under Musical Director Mark Forkgen.
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Tickets: £30, £25, £20, £15, £10
(concessions available)
