The ORA singers present a concert themed around ‘the passing of the Year’, centred around Jonathan Dove’s song-cycle of the same name for double choir and piano, alongside Renaissance songs celebrating sacred feast days, poetry for each season and new work from Manchester-based composer Emily Pedersen, and BBC Philharmonic composer-in-residence Tom Coult.
Celebrity reader to be announced!
This concert is generously supported by The Cuthbert Family
FULL PROGRAMME
Epiphany
Orlando de Lassus Omnes de Saba
Emily Pedersen Reflection on Lassus, Omnes de Saba*
Lent & Passiontide
Pablo Casals O vos omnes
Peter Philips Ecce vicit Leo
Easter
John Taverner Dum Transisset Sabbatum
Jonathan Harvey Dum Transisset Sabbatum
Plainchant Victimae Paschali Laudes
Gregorio Allegri Christus Resurgens
Jonathan Dove The Passing of the Year
i Invocation
ii The Narrow Bud Opens Her Beauties to the Sun
iii Answer July
iv Hot Sun, Cool Fire
v Ah, Sun-Flower!
vi Adieu! Farewell Earth’s Bliss!
vii Ring Out, Wild Bells
Trinity
John Shepherd Libera Nos
Ryan Wigglesworth Libera Nos
All Saints and All Souls
William Byrd Justorum Animae
Tom Coult Reflection on Byrd, Justorum Anime*
Alonso Lobo Versa est in luctum
Advent & Christmas
Adrian Peacock Venite Gaudete!
Plainchant Hodie Christus Est
Steven Sametz Gaudete
*World Premiere performance
