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Voces8 at St John's Smith Square

From St John's Smith Square in London, Voces8 and the period instruments of Les Inventions perform Gibbons, Tallis, Britten, Mendelssohn, Jonathan Dove, Bach and Alexander Levine.

Renowned vocal ensemble VOCES8 are joined by the period instruments of Les Inventions in a programme which ranges from Tallis via Bach to Jonathan Dove in a celebration of beauty, hope and prayer.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents this imaginatively-devised concert recorded last week at the inaugural Holy Week Festival at St John's Smith Square, London.

Gibbons: Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Tallis: O Nata Lux
Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin
Mendelssohn: Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen 眉ber dir
Trad arr. Stefan Claas: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
Jonathan Dove: The Passing of the Year

Bach: Komm Jesu Komm, BWV229
Alexander Levine: Magnus es domine
Alexander Levine: Invocabo Deum (world premiere)
Bach: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV15
VOCES8, Jonathan Dove (piano), Les Inventions.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Part 1

    • Orlando Gibbons

      Drop, Drop Slow Tears

      Choir: VOCES8.
    • Thomas Tallis

      O Nata Lux de Lumine

      Choir: VOCES8.
    • Benjamin Britten

      A Hymn to the Virgin

      Choir: VOCES8.
    • Felix Mendelssohn

      Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen 眉ber dir

      Choir: VOCES8.
    • Trad

      Maria durch ein Dornwald ging

      Music Arranger: Stefan Claas. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Jonathan Dove

      The Passing of the Year

      Performer: Jonathan Dove. Choir: VOCES8.
  • Interval

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Trio in D minor, BWV 583

      Performer: Simon Preston.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Aria in F, BWV 587

      Performer: Simon Preston.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Allabreve in D, BWV 589

      Performer: Simon Preston.
  • Part 2

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Komm Jesu Komm BWV229

      Performer: Patrick Ayrton. Performer: Felix Knecht. Choir: VOCES8. Ensemble: Les Inventions.
    • Alexander Levine

      St Augustine Prayers - (i) Magnum es Domine

      Choir: VOCES8.
    • Alexander Levine

      St Augustine Prayers - (ii) Invocabo Deum

      Choir: VOCES8.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich BWV150

      Performer: Patrick Ayrton. Choir: VOCES8. Ensemble: Les Inventions.
  • Post-concert

    • Malcolm Arnold

      Symphony No. 9, Op. 128

      Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Apr 2017 19:30