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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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