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[Testimonial from a past
Member]
I have had a wonderful 18
years as a member of the choir - it has been a real joy to sing such a wide
repertoire with you - thank you for that and thank you to all my fellow
choir members who have been so kind and supportive in recent years. Good
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NEXT CONCERT
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Sunday 11th
July 2010
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Royal Albert Hall - with The
Really Big Chorus
7 30 p.m.
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Gabriel
Fauré:
Requiem
Gabriel
Fauré is regarded as the master of the French art song, or mélodie. His
works ranged from an early romantic style, when in his early years he
emulated the style of Mendelssohn and others, to late 19th century
Romantic, and finally to a 20th century aesthetic.
The Requiem,
Op. 48, was not composed to the memory of a specific person but, in
Fauré's words, "for the pleasure of it." It was first performed in 1888.
Fauré is thought not to have had strong religious beliefs. It has been
described as "a lullaby of death". In setting his requiem, he left out
the Dies irae, though the reference to the day of judgment appears in
the Libera me, which, like Giuseppe Verdi, he added to the normal
requiem mass.
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Gabriel Fauré
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Karl
Jenkins:
Gloria - a new work commissioned by the TRBC
For the bulk
of his early career, he was known as a jazz and jazz-rock musician,
playing variously: baritone and soprano saxophones, keyboards, and oboe,
an unusual instrument in a jazz context.
The new
five-movement Gloria takes as its main text the Latin version of the hymn
of praise to God from the traditional Christian Mass, and also
incorporates a setting of the joyous Psalm 150, and a movement for solo
singer with a text adapted by Karl from other Biblical sources.
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Karl Jenkins
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Tickets
may be booked through The Rally Big Chorus. For details, click
HERE
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With
The Really Big Chorus
Fauré:
Requiem
Karl Jenkins:
Gloria - a new work
commissioned by TRBC
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Sunday
11th July 2010
Royal Albert Hall
7 30 p.m.
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For more details, click
HERE
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