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Performance TitleScratch Concerts - Fauré's 'Requiem' and Mendelssohn's 'Hymn of Praise'
Performance Date8 July 2018
Performance DaySunday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersElizabeth Karani,
Nick Pritchard,
Julien Van Mellaerts - vocals
Orchestra or BandThe Really Big Chorus,
English Festival Orchestra
ConductorsBob Chilcott
Set List'Requiem', G Faure
INTERVAL
'Cantata 'Hymn of Praise', F Mendelssohn
Performance NotesCome and be awed by more than 1,000 singers taking centre stage to perform the Fauré Requiem – a perennial favourite of the choral repertoire with gorgeous melodies including the beautiful ‘Pie Jesu’, known and loved throughout the world. Complementing the serenity of this wonderful work is Mendelssohn’s Hymn of Praise, a fine, exuberant example of the composer’s famous ability to conjure tunes which you will be humming as you leave the Royal Albert Hall.

Featured soloists are soprano Elizabeth Karani, tenor Nick Pritchard and baritone Julien Van Mellaerts (winner, 2017 Kathleen Ferrier Award). Marking 50 years since he sang ‘Pie Jesu’ as a treble, Bob Chilcott – referred to by The Observer as ‘a contemporary hero of British choral music’ – will direct The Really Big Chorus and the English Festival Orchestra.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2018/50)
Handbill (RAHE/6/2018/37)
Ticket Prices£21.88-£51.97
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/2/2018/42Scratch Concerts - Fauré's 'Requiem' and Mendelssohn's 'Hymn of Praise'8 July 2018
RAHE/1/2018/50Scratch Concerts - Fauré's 'Requiem' and Mendelssohn's 'Hymn of Praise'8 July 2018
RAHE/6/2018/37Fauré Requiem and Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise8 July 2018
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work11338Scratch Concerts - Fauré Requiem and Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/21341Chilcott; Robert 'Bob' (1955-); British choral composer, conductor, singer
DS/UK/873English Festival Orchestra; 1984 -; English orchestra
DS/UK/776The Really Big Chorus; 1974-; British choral society
DS/UK/21497Mellaerts; Julien Van (1988-); New Zealand born baritone
DS/UK/3296Pritchard; Nick (fl 2010-); English tenor singer
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