Saturday 24th March 2012 in Chester Cathedral
Music from Venice by Gabrieli and Vivaldi
The choir produced singing of great quality - well balanced, rhythmically incisive and with excellent diction. Their first entry was genuinely thrilling, filling the cathedral with a glorious sound. Liverpool Daily Post
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| Chester Music Society Choir | |
| Liverpool Sinfonia | |
| Graham Jordan Ellis Conductor |
Programme:
Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo
Gabrieli: In ecclesiis
Vivaldi: Gloria in D
Vivaldi: Magnificat
Vivaldi: Concerto in D for Lute and Strings
Monteverdi: Beatus Vir
Monteverdi: Laudate Dominum
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741), nicknamed The Red Priest because of his auburn hair, was also born in Venice. He was recognized in his own lifetime as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence was widespread over Europe.
Many of his compositions were written for the female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children where Vivaldi worked between 1703 and 1740.
Giovanni Gabrieli (1555-1612) and Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) were two giants of the Baroque era. Both working in Venice, they used the unusual layout of the San Marco church, with its two choir lofts facing each other, to create striking spatial effects. Most of their pieces are written so that a choir or instrumental group will first be heard on one side, followed by a response from the musicians on the other side; often there was a third group situated on a stage near the main altar in the centre of the church. Chester Music Society Choir intend to replicate this form of music as closely as possible, within the constraints imposed by the layout of Chester cathedral.
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 24th March 2012.
Chester Music Society reserves the right to alter or cancel programmes without notice.
