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BBC Proms: Danish National Vocal Ensemble at St George's Bristol

St George's Bristol, Great George Street, (off Park Street), Bristol, BS1 5RR
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BBC Proms: Danish National Vocal Ensemble

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Celebrate the BBC Proms in the world-famous acoustics of St George’s!

The Danish National Vocal Ensemble presents a choral dialogue across the centuries, with British composer and suffragette Ethel Smyth responding to Bach and Italian-born Paola Prestini reflecting on Palestrina, born 500 years ago. The great Dane Carl Nielsen paid his own tribute to Palestrina and the choir also brings songs of summer and autumn.

Programme

J S Bach Komm, Jesu, komm! BWV 229

Smyth Five Sacred Partsongs, Komm, süsser Tod

Palestrina Missa Fratres ego enim accepi

Prestini Fratres, after Palestrina

Nielsen Three Motets

Anon. Three traditional Danish summer songs

Krek Three Autumn Songs

Mahler Werfel arr Gottwald Five Songs, Laue Sommernacht

Mahler arr N Forte Rückert-Lieder, Liebst du um Schönheit

Time:
2pm

Tickets:
From £8

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Season (23 Aug 2025)

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