Artists
- Dame Sarah Connollymezzo-soprano
- Tenebrae
- Nigel Shortconductor
- Eugene Astipiano
Archived Event
Elgar, Gurney, Bingham and more
Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano; Tenebrae; Nigel Short conductor; Eugene Asti piano
- Date
- Wed 24 Oct 2018, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Edward Elgar1857-1934
- They are at rest
- Ivor Gurney1890-1937
- Since I believe in God the Father Almighty
- By a Bierside
- In Flanders
- Judith Binghamb. 1952
- A Walk with Ivor Gurney
- Ivor Gurney1890-1937
- Sleep
Interval
- Herbert Howells1892-1983
- Take him, earth, for cherishing
- Hubert Parry1848-1918
- Songs of Farewell
- Arnold Schoenberg1874-1951
- Friede auf Erden Op. 13
Encore
- Owain Parkb. 1993
- Holy is the true light
Overview
Written for Dame Sarah Connolly and Tenebrae,Judith Bingham’s setting of Gurney’s poetry issurrounded by three of his songs, as well asvaledictory pieces by Elgar and by Gurney’sfriend Herbert Howells, preceding Schoenberg’sunaccompanied choral plea for peace on earth.
Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2018/19 Wigmore Series