Owain Park conducts music for Advent

18 Nov 2022, St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge

14:00 Fri 18 Nov 2022 Next Event

麻豆社 Singers 2022-23 Owain Park conducts music for Advent

14:00 Fri 18 Nov 2022 St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge

The 麻豆社 Singers and Guest Conductor Owain Park present a programme of music for the season of Advent, including the world premiere of a new setting by Judith Bingham of one of the Advent 鈥極 Antiphons鈥�.

Programme

- - Judith Weir
  - Drop down ye heavens
- - William Byrd
  - Rorate caeli
- - Margaret Rizza / St Thomas Music Group
  - Ave Generosa
- - Joanna Marsh
  - In Winter's House
- - Bob Chilcott
  - The Pear-Tree Carol
- - Kerensa Briggs
  - A tender shoot
- - Judith Bingham
  - O Oriens(麻豆社 Commission, world premiere)
- - Hildegard von Bingen
  - O Frondens virga
- - Owain Park
  - O magnum mysterium
- - E虅riks Es虒envalds
  - O Emmanuel
- - Alison Willis
  - There is no rose
- - Cecilia McDowall
  - Now may we singen

Performers

麻豆社 Singers
Owain Park
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

Pre-recorded to mark the European Broadcast Union鈥檚 day of Christmas music from around Europe, the 麻豆社 Singers and Guest Conductor Owain Park present a programme of music for the season of Advent, including the world premiere of a new setting by Judith Bingham of one of the Advent 鈥極 Antiphons鈥� 鈥� the Magnificat antiphons used at vespers on the last seven days of Advent.

Commissioned by the 麻豆社 to mark Judith Bingham鈥檚 70th birthday, the programme predominately features music by women composers thematically linked to the season of advent.

Part of

麻豆社 Singers 2022-23