Hymns and prayers flow through this enchanting programme, distilled in concentrated form in Caroline Shaw’s and the swallow, a sublime setting of Psalm 84; the shimmering harmonies of Joanna Marsh and James MacMillan; and Holst’s heavenly Nunc dimittis.

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Programme

Philip Moore – 3 Prayers of Dietric Bonhoeffer: Morning Prayers
Caroline Shaw – and the swallow
Benjamin Britten – Hymn to St Cecilia Op. 27
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Rest
Joanna Marsh – Evening Prayer
Joanna Marsh – In Winter’s House
James MacMillan – Miserere
James MacMillan – I saw Eternity the other night
Gustav Holst – Nunc dimittis

Artist(s)

Nigel Short, Tenebrae