City of Bristol Choir: Songs of Celebration
Date and time: Saturday 2 July at 7:30 pm
Location: St Mary Redcliffe ChurchBristol
Ticket price: £18.00
G. F. Handel
Zadok the Priest
Amy Summers
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
(first performance)
John Rutter
Psalm 150
Cecilia McDowall
I know that my redeemer liveth
William Walton
Coronation Te Deum
Philip Moore
Lo! God is here
Johannes Brahms
Geistliches Lied
Hubert Parry
I was glad
Richard Barnard
I am the song
Ēriks Ešenvalds
O salutaris hostia
A celebratory concert marking City of Bristol Choir’s 30th anniversary season, as well as HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, featuring music with royal connections, including a jubilant setting of Psalm 150 by the choir’s Patron John Rutter. The concert features a brand new commission from the up-and-coming composer, and former choir member, Amy Summers. Her work is a beautiful setting of the poignant text of the Magnificat, words of acceptance of duty, mirroring the lifelong service Queen Elizabeth II has given to the United Kingdom.
The magnificent setting of St Mary Redcliffe, with its fantastic acoustic, beautiful architecture and mighty organ, is a perfect venue for this concert. Come and experience a feast of jubilant and thrilling music as it resounds around every corner of the building described by the Queen’s namesake Elizabeth I as ‘the fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church In England’.
The programme includes some City of Bristol Choir favourites, that have been sung over the years on European tours and closer to home, which will sound particularly spectacular in the resonant acoustic of St Mary Redcliffe.
Tickets £18 including a glass of fizz, £5 for students in full time education and under 18s and can be booked online at the City of Bristol Choir box office.
