Set in the beautiful Hawksmoor church of Saint George's, Bloomsbury, this Advent concert features Renaissance polychoral settings, alongside more recent works by Britten, Rachmaninov, Bingham, and Tarney, interspersed with chorales from throughout the ages. Advance tickets: £10, Concession £8 (Over 65/Under 25/Unwaged). Available through Ticket Tailor until midnight 29/11/19.

Programme

Matthew Martin ~ O Rex Gentium

Francis Poulenc ~ O magnum mysterium

Judith Bingham ~ The Darkness Is No Darkness

Jean Mouton ~ Nesciens Mater

Benjamin Britten ~ A Hymn To The Virgin

Oliver Tarney ~ The Waiting Sky

Sergei Rachmaninov ~  Bogoroditse Devo

Tomas Luis de Victoria ~ Ave Maria

Hieronymus Praetorius - Magnificat quinti toni (‘Joseph, lieber Joseph mein’ and ‘In dulci jubilo’)

INTERVAL

Cecilia McDowall ~ O Oriens

Francis Poulenc ~ Quem vidistis pastores dicite

James Bassi ~ Quem Pastores

John Tavener ~ Mother Of God, Here I Stand

Peter Cornelius ~ The Three Kings

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ~ Hodie Christus natus est

Peter Warlock ~ Bethlehem Down

John Rutter ~ Hymn to the Creator of Light