In an intoxicating programme of musical story-telling, Londinium charts a course through the fantastical world of fairy-tale, fable, myth and legend. The landscape through which we journey is peopled by a weird and wonderful cast of characters, amongst them Alice in Wonderland, Ariadne, the King of Thule, Orpheus, Bunyan's Pilgrim and Robin Hood. The fauna is no less remarkable: the Unicorn, Crocodile, Phoenix and Hydra are to be found alongside the Ant and the Grasshopper, all brought to life in a glorious selection of choral music spanning six centuries. Highlights include exquisite madrigals by Monteverdi, beautiful folksongs by Brahms, a remarkable cantata by Martinů and Vaughan Williams' "Valiant-for-truth", alongside works by Josquin, Weelkes, Schumann, Gounod, H. Garrett Phillips, David Del Tredici and Ola Gjeilo.
Concert Programme:
H. Garrett Phillips Odysseus and the Sirens
Robert Schumann Der König von Thule
Charles Gounod La cigale et la fourmi
Thomas Weelkes Since Robin Hood
Ola Gjeilo Unicornis Captivatur
Claudio Monteverdi Lamento d'Arianna
Johannes Brahms Sechs Lieder und Romanzen, Op. 93a
Josquin des Prez Dulces Exuviae
Ralph Vaughan Williams Valiant-for-truth
David Del Tredici Acrostic Song
Bohuslav Martinů Romance of the Dandelions
Londinium Chamber Choir performs Once Upon a Time
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate Church, Holborn Viaduct, London
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This event ended on Friday 15th of May 2015
This event ended on Friday 15th of May 2015
Admission
£12 until 10th May, thereafter £15 (Students £10)
£12 until 10th May, thereafter £15 (Students £10)
Location
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate Church, Holborn Viaduct, London
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