Welcome All Wonders

Guest conductor: James Henshaw

Saturday 21st March 2020 7:30pm

St Martin’s Church, Epsom KT17 4PX

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Ralph Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor

Charles Villiers Stanford Latin Magnificat for double choir
Jonathan Dove Wellcome, all Wonders in One Sight

John Tavener Hymn to the Mother of God

and music by Tallis, Byrd and Finzi

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Inspiring the title of Epsom Chamber Choir’s spring concert is music by contemporary British composer Jonathan Dove. It isn’t the only work expressing spiritual wonder, however: included on the bill are Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G minor, Stanford’s Latin Magnificat and John Tavener’s Hymn to the Mother of God.

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James Henshaw returns as guest conductor for this spring concert in which the choir draws on the rich vein of English choral music. Anthems by Byrd and Tallis from five centuries ago are contrasted with works from both the early and late 20th century. A piece by another fine 20th century choral composer, Gerald Finzi, is also being performed but this time not by the choir but by clarinet and piano – his wonderfully rhapsodic Bagatelles.

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Tickets: £14 in advance, £16 on the door. Under 18 free

Tel: 020 8672 5495

Text: 07940 486163