Proms Chamber Music 5: Holst & Sir Harrison Birtwistle

12 Aug 2013, Cadogan Hall

13:00 Mon 12 Aug 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Proms Chamber Music 5: Holst & Sir Harrison Birtwistle

13:00 Mon 12 Aug 2013 Cadogan Hall

Late-15th-century motets from the Eton Choirbook alternate with music by Gustav Holst and his daughter Imogen and the UK premiere of Sir Harrison Birtwistle鈥檚 The Moth Requiem in an alluring programme from the 麻豆社 Singers and the Nash Ensemble under Nicholas Kok.

Programme

- - Gustav Holst
  - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda(14 mins)Group 3
- - Imogen Holst
  - Hallo, my fancy, whither wilt thou go?(7 mins)
- - Harrison Birtwistle
  - The Moth Requiem(20 mins)麻豆社 co-commission with the Danish National Vocal Ensemble: UK premiere

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About this event

Holst Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda 鈥� Group 3 (14 mins)

Holst Hallo, my fancy, whither wilt thou go? (7 mins)

Sir Harrison Birtwistle The Moth Requiem (20 mins)
麻豆社 co-commission with the Danish National Vocal Ensemble: UK premiere

interspersed with a selection of motets from The Eton Choirbook (15th century)

麻豆社 Singers
Nash Ensemble
Nicholas Kok conductor

Nicholas Kok conducts the UK premiere of Sir Harrison Birtwistle鈥檚 The Moth Requiem for women鈥檚 voices, alto flute and three harps, a dream-like incantation of the names of the dustier cousins of the sun-loving butterfly.

Pre-Reformation motets preserved in the Eton Choirbook thread through the 麻豆社 Singers鈥� alluring programme of works by Gustav Holst and his daughter Imogen, including the third set of Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda for female voices and harp, as a prelude to tonight鈥檚 performance of Indra.

There will be no interval

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