St Martin’s Voices: The Cloths of Heaven
Tuesday 09 September 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
An hour-long programme exploring contemporary musical settings of poetry for choir and string quartet, including recently-composed works by Libby Croad, Jake Runestad and Michael Higgins.
Part of the Choral Discovery Concerts series, which invites audiences to discover lesser known, thought-provoking choral music in short concerts with St Martin’s Voices.
This concert lasts one hour with no interval.
Michael Higgins The Cloths of Heaven
Libby Croad The Brontë Suite
Jake Runestad Flower Into Kindness
Ned Rorem Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?
Piatti Quartet
St Martin’s Voices
Andrew Earis conductor
Dates, Times & Book
| Tue 09 Sep | 7:00 PM | £10 | Book |
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