Saturday 20th November 2010 in Chester Cathedral
It's hard to come away from a Chester Music Society choral concert and feel short-changed. Liverpool Daily Post
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Una Barry Soprano |
| Jeanette Ager Mezzo-Soprano | |
| Paul Austin Kelly Tenor | |
| Brian Bannatyne-Scott Bass | |
| Graham Jordan Ellis Conductor | |
| Liverpool Sinfonia | |
| Chester Music Society Choir |
Programme:
Verdi: Requiem "Verdi's Requiem is a work of genius": so said Johannes Brahms. Some critics replied that Verdi’s Requiem was "his finest opera”, intending by this to mock his attempt to compose a religious work. Nowadays we recognise the Requiem as one of the finest works in the choral repertoire - by turns dramatic and lyrical. And yes, operatic.From the overpowering emotion of the Dies Irae and the Tuba Mirum ("The resulting combination of brass and choral quadruple-fortissimo markings resulting in some of the loudest unamplified music ever written"), and the almost oppressive atmosphere of the Rex Tremendae which creates a sense of unworthiness before the King of Tremendous Majesty, the Verdi Requiem leaves audience and performers alike with an overwhelming sense of having participated in a deeply moving experience.
Tickets: £17, £12 (Nave: numbered, reserved): £6 (Aisles, unreserved, restricted view). Reduced prices available. Telephone 07805 475816 or 0845 241 7868
Venue: Chester Cathedral, 19:30, Saturday 20th November 2010.
Chester Music Society reserves the right to alter or cancel programmes without notice.
