BBC Symphony Chorus — Spitalfields Music Summer Festival

BBC Symphony Chorus
Andrew Griffiths conductor
Stephen Farr organ

Join internationally acclaimed choir, the BBC Symphony Chorus, for a dramatic exploration of works by some of the most celebrated choral composers of the 21st century, including Jonathan Harvey’s Come, Holy Ghost, a mesmerising vocal frenzy that mimics speaking in tongues, and Judith Bingham’s The Secret Garden, a magical and intriguing reflection on what the Garden of Eden was like after Adam and Eve were expelled.

Approximate end time: 7.30pm (no interval)

Full programme

Jonathan Harvey Come, Holy Ghost
Judith Bingham The Darkness is no Darkness
Jonathan Dove Seek him that maketh the seven stars
Richard Rodney Bennett Never weather-beaten sail
Judith Bingham The Secret Garden