Allegri Ensemble’s July concert ‘Songs of Remembrance’ provides an hour-long pause for remembering and reflection with a program of choral music.
Organisers say the performance “delicately balances melancholy with hope and optimism” in the resonant acoustic of St Mary’s Cathedral in Hobart.
The harmonies of Herbert Howells’ Requiem is the centrepiece of a program that explores the many meanings of remembrance. Caroline Shaw’s enigmatic and the swallow and Will Todd’s O Lux Beata showcase reflection in a 21st century context.
Robert Parson’s well-known Ave Maria from the 16th century concludes the concert on a note of hope – a contrast to Howell’s personal introspection in his Requiem, sitting at the heart of the program.
Under the direction of musical director Dr Jonathan Wallis, Allegri Ensemble will be joined by Dr Calvin Bowman, organist, academic and composer. Bowman’s recently completed anthem ‘O Lord, support us all the day long’ for choir and organ, commissioned by Allegri, will receive its world premiere during this performance.
Join Wallis, Bowman and Allegri Ensemble at St Mary’s Cathedral on 27 July for an hour of melancholy and hope in ‘Songs of Remembrance’.
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