Guildford Cathedral Arches   photo Mike Hall   20/3/2010	Two French Requiems Sat 13 Nov 2010 19:30 at Guildford Cathedral Fauré: Requiem Duruflé: Requiem Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Claire Doran ‑ Music of Life Foundation student ‑ soprano     Paul Reeves ‑ baritone     conductor: James Morgan tickets: £23, £19 (conc £5) box office: The Electric Theatre 01483 444789 (10:30-17:00 M-S) This concert brings together settings of the Requiem Mass by two French composers. Fauré's Requiem is one of the most loved works in the choral repertoire, reflective yet uplifting , and has been regularly performed since its composition in 1890. Fauré said of his own work “Everything I managed to entertain by way of religious illusion I put into my Requiem, which moreover is dominated from beginning to end by a very human feeling of faith in eternal rest”. Duruflé's contemplative, yet intensely emotional Requiem was commissioned in 1947 by the French music publisher, Durand and is written in memory of the composer's father. At the time of commission, Duruflé was working on an organ suite using themes from Gregorian chants. He incorporated his sketches for that work into the Requiem, which uses many themes from the Gregorian "Mass for the Dead". Nearly all the thematic material in the work comes from chant and yet Duruflé finds a way to create a sound world that is unmistakably his - meditative, moving and at times searingly intense. Interval drinks will be available in the Refectory (these can be ordered in advance at the desk in the Narthex)
Guildford Cathedral Arches   photo Mike Hall   20/3/2010	Rutter, Chilcott and Elgar Sat 12 Mar 2011 19:30 at Guildford Cathedral Elgar: Serenade for strings (E Minor op. 20) Chilcott: Canticles of Light Rutter: Magnificat London Gala Orchestra conductor: James Morgan tickets: £25, £19, £17, (conc £5) box office: The Electric Theatre 01483 444789 (10:30-17:00 M-S) This concert pairs John Rutter's much loved Magnificat with Bob Chilcott's Canticles of Light, first commissioned 10 years ago. John Rutter needs little introduction to contemporary audiences, while Bob Chilcott is fast making a name for himself as a skilful and inspired choral composer, with an intuitive understanding of setting music for voices. The programme is completed by another British composer, Sir Edward Elgar, and his seminal Serenade for Strings. Interval drinks will be available in the Refectory (these can be ordered in advance at the desk in the Narthex)
Guildford Cathedral: Nave   photo Mike Hall   20/3/2010	An Opera Gala Evening Sat 18 Jun 2011 19:30 at Guildford Cathedral London Gala Orchestra conductor: James Morgan tickets: tbc box office: The Electric Theatre 01483 444789 (10:30-17:00 M-S) A magnificent celebration of the best loved moments in opera, focusing on choral classics by Verdi, Puccini and many others including the chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Habanera and Nessun Dorma. Come and enjoy some of the highlights from operas such as Aida, Carmen, Turandot and La Bohème. Interval drinks will be available in the Refectory (these can be ordered in advance at the desk in the Narthex)

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