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Graham Eccles Organ
Chester Music Society Choir
Graham Jordan Ellis Conductor

Programme:

Duruflé: Requiem
Duruflé: Four Motets
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb

TWENTIETH CENTURY CLASSICS

From the 16th and 17th Century in March, the Choir returns to the 20th for four modern classics.

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) wrote this setting of the Requiem Mass in 1947. He produced three versions: it is the one with organ which will be performed on this occasion.

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) occupies an important place in American music as conductor, pianist and composer, a triple career he pursued with flamboyant vigour throughout the five decades of his professional life. The Chichester Psalms were commissioned by the Dean of Chichester, and the first performance in England was given In Chichester Cathedral on 31 July 1965. This performance uses an organ accompaniment, prepared by Bernstein himself.

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) wrote this jaunty and quirky celebration, Rejoice in the Lamb, in 1943 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the consecration of St Matthew's Church, Northampton.

Tickets: £12 (Nave: numbered, reserved): £6 (Aisles, unreserved, restricted view). Reduced prices available. Telephone 07805 475816 or 0845 241 7868