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Rachel Podger & VOCES8: A Guardian Angel
17th April 2019 7:30 pm
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‘A Guardian Angel’ is an exciting and innovative collaboration with Rachel Podger, “the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin” (The Times) and world-renowned vocal ensemble VOCES8.
Rachel Podger enjoys worldwide fame as a baroque violinist and was recently named as the 2018 Gramophone Awards Artist of the Year. This concert is an exciting collaboration between Rachel and the choir VOCES8. Founded in 2003 by ex-choristers of Westminster Abbey, VOCES8 has established itself at the forefront of international choral music, building up an enviable reputation for its stunning performances and imaginative programmes.
“The slickest of the lot… fans of acappella ought to hear this.” CD Review, BBC Radio 3
Programme:
Gibbons, Orlando: Drop, drop slow tears
Chant: Pater Noster
Biber, Heinrich von: Passacaglia ‘Guardian Angel’ in G minor for solo violin
Chant arr. Voces8: Angelus ad Virginem
Praetorius, Hieronymous: Angelus ad Pastores Ait á 8
Matteis, Nicola: Passaggio rotto, Fantasia, Movimento incognito (from Other Ayrs, Preludes, Allemandes, Sarabands)
Mendelssohn, Felix: Denn er hat seinen engeln beföflen über dir
Schütz, Heinrich: Der Engel sprach zu den Hirten SWV 395
Tallis, Thomas: O nata lux
MacMillan, James: Domine non secundum peccata nostra
Interval
Tomkins, Thomas: When David Heard
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita for Flute in A minor: I. Allemande
Monteverdi, Claudio: Adoramus te, Christe
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita for Flute in A minor: II. Corrente
Dove, Jonathan: The Three Kings
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita for Flute in A minor: III. Sarabanda
Gabrieli, Giovanni: Angelus Domine descendit
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita for Flute in A minor: IV. Bouree Anglaise
Park, Owain: Antiphon for the Angels (New Commission)
NB: Pieces in red are joint (Rachel Podger and VOCES8)
VOCES8: Domine non secundum peccata nostra – James Macmillan from VOCES8 on Vimeo.