What's On
The Sixteen
A Mother's Love: Music for Mary
Tickets: £10.00 - £29.00
- Harry Christophers conductor
- Huw Williams organ
- Grieg Ave maris stella
- Josquin Gaude virgo mater Christi
- Parsons Ave Maria
- Rizza Ave generosa
- Duruflé Tota pulchra es
- Dupré Ave Maris Stella Nos. 1 and 2 for organ, interspersed with plainsong
- Victoria Nigra sum
- Plainsong Assumpta est Maria
- Palestrina Assumpta est Maria
- Mendelssohn Ave Maria
- Saint-Saëns Ave Maria
- Brahms Es ist ein Ros entrsprungen (organ)
- MacMillan Padré Pio’s prayer
- Palestrina Sicut lilium inter spinas
- Bruckner Tota pulchra es Maria
- Poulenc Salve Regina
- Dupré Ave Maris Stella Nos. 3 and 4, interspersed with plainsong
- Cornysh Ave Maria, Mater Dei
- Plainsong Salve Regina
- Lassus Salve Regina
In the first of two concerts this season as one of the Hall’s new Associate Artists, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen explore music inspired by the Virgin Mary. The repertoire is based on the choir’s CD of the same title. Intense, devotional and profound, this moving sequence of Marian motets, anthems and organ pieces illustrates the enduring power of the sacred muse as a source of inspiration for composers through the ages.
‘Performances throughout show this marvellous choir at their most eloquent, beautifully balanced and blended.' The Gramophone
6.30pm Pre-concert event: Harry Christophers discusses this evening’s programme and life as a choral conductor
CD Signing
Associate Artists of The Bridgewater Hall – see also Friday 17 June 2011
Learning & Participation Event
Part of the International Concert Series
Season Sponsor: Manchester Airport
