| Orchestra or Band | English Festival Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Introit' and 'Kyrie'
INTERVAL
'Dies Irae'
INTERVAL
'Offetory',
'Sanctu',
'Agnes Dei',
'Lux Aeterna',
'Libera Me' |
| Performance Notes | Prepare for the wow factor as more than 1,500 singers from The Really Big Chorus raise the roof in Verdis Requiem sometimes described as opera without the costumes and certainly one of the most theatrical settings ever of these words.
Its a work of fantastic contrasts, with a truly terrifying musical description of the Day of Judgement in the famous Dies Irae, joyously dancing angels in the Sanctus, and the whispered prayers of sinners on earth in the Agnus Dei.
Four superb soloists drawn from the world of opera will heighten the musical drama, and the English Festival Orchestra will be augmented by off-stage trumpets and a thunderous Verdi bass drum.
The whole evening is directed by Bob Chilcott, whose compositions for choirs have led him to be described by The Observer as a contemporary hero of British Choral Music.
All concerts by The Really Big Chorus support a charity through programme sales, advertising and bucket collections. The charity supported at this concert will be the Barry Reed Cancer Research Fund, working with Barts Cancer Institute as part of Barts Charity (reg. charity no. 212563). |
| Related Archival Material | Poster (RAHE/2/2019/28)
Handbill (RAHE/6/2019/16) |