| Main Performers | Soraya Mafi,
Gareth Brynmor John - vocals |
| Orchestra or Band | English Festival Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Symphony No.8 in B Minor, D759', F Schubert,
'In Praise of Singing', J Willcocks,
'The Singers', H Wadsworth Longfellow,
'That Music Always Round Me', W Whitman,
'Let Us Sing!', Psalms 95, 96, 98, 150
INTERVAL
'Requiem', G Faure |
| Performance Notes | 1,000-plus singers from The Really Big Chorus perform Fauré's Requiem - a perennial favourite of the choral repertoire - including the beautiful Pie Jesu, a tune known and loved all around the world.
Complementing the serenity of this wonderful work is In Praise of Singing, commissioned from Jonathan Willcocks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Really Big Chorus. Jonathan's music has wide appeal, with performers and audiences alike attracted to his vibrantly rhythmic and tuneful compositional style.
Both works feature the young prize-winning soloists Soraya Mafi, soprano (2014 Maggie Teyte Prize) and Gareth Brynmor John, baritone (2013 Kathleen Ferrier Award), Jonathan Willcocks conducts The English Festival Orchestra who will also play Schubert's celebrated 'Unfinished Symphony'.
'In Praise of Singing' by Jonathan Willcocks was commissioned by The Really Big Chorus to celebrate its 40th anniversary. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2014/52),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2014/44),
Poster (RAHE/2/2014/40) |