The event will be going ahead despite the snow

Brandenburg Choral Festival

Programme

Sergei Rachmaninov – O come, let us worship
Ēriks Ešenvalds  – Evening
Sergei Rachmaninov –  Verses before the psalms
Argo Pärt – Psalm 131 from Two Slavonic Psalms
Sergei Rachmaninov – Magnificat
Alexander Kastalsky –  A mercy of peace
Sergei Rachmaninov –  O gladsome radiance
Gustav Holst –  Nunc Dimittis
Joseph Rheinberg –  Abendlied, Op. 69, No. 3              
Arturo Mascots – Lugums naktij (‘Prayer to the night’)
George Sviridov – Sacred love
Sergei Rachmaninov – Doxology

Chapel Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough Conductor

The Choir of Royal Holloway and conductor Rupert Gough return to the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London with this hour-long concert of music inspired by eventide. Movements of Rachmaninov’s Vespers will be interspersed with works by other Baltic composers, including Arvo Pärt and Ēriks Ešenvalds: this rich and sonorous repertoire has become a specialty of this fine mixed-voice choir. The programme also includes Holst’s powerful Nunc Dimittis, and Rheinberger’s beautiful Abendlied. Join us in the beautiful surroundings of a candlelit St Martin’s for this relaxing and sumptuous way to end the day.