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Britten Sinfonia and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge

,Barbican Hall
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The celebrated choristers of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge join Britten Sinfonia in a performance of Bernstein’s exhilarating Chichester Psalms.

Written in 1965, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, with its brass, harps and exquisite solo for boy treble, provides an exhilarating invocation of the composer’s hopes for brotherhood and peace, sentiments mirrored by Vaughan Williams’s impassioned Dona nobis pacem.

The world-renowned Choir of King's College, Cambridge joins Britten Sinfonia for performances of both works, conducted by Stephen Cleobury. The concert opens with the world premiere of a new work by Emma-Ruth Richards, directed by Britten Sinfonia leader Jacqueline Shave.

Tagged with: Classical music Britten Sinfonia 2017–18 Bernstein 100

Programme

Emma Ruth Richards Sciamachy (world premiere; William Alywn Foundation commission)
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem

Performers

Ailish Tynan soprano
Neal Davies baritone
King’s College Choir
Stephen Cleobury conductor
Britten Sinfonia

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