To mark the 300th anniversary of Dr Charles Burney, England’s great eighteenth-century music historian, our talented Scholars Ensemble invites you to take a musical Grand Tour, inspired by the man whose vivid diary provides some of the clearest portraits of musical life in 18th-century Europe.
Beginning in London and travelling through Paris, Vienna, Rome, Venice and Germany, this programme traces Burney’s remarkable journeys, with glorious music by Purcell, Handel, Rameau, Haydn, Monteverdi, Mozart and Bach, together with the iconic Miserere by Allegri, whose publication by Burney in London in 1771 helped extend its fame and enhance the legend.
From Handel’s Zadok the Priest to Mozart, Beethoven and Bach’s magnificent double-choir motet Komm, Jesu, komm, this is a rich panorama of European choral music, framed by the insight and wit of Shropshire-born Burney, whose work brought the sounds and stories of this music to British audiences.
The programme includes: Handel Zadok the Priest Purcell Jehovah quam multi sunt hostes mei Charpentier Transfige dulcissime Jesu Haydn The heavens are telling (The Creation) Allegri Miserere Lotti Crucifixus Mozart Ave verum Bach Komm, Jesu, komm
The running time is approx. 2 hours, including interval.
With thanks to Leamington Music for inviting us to give this concert.
EX CATHEDRA Scholars Ensemble Jeffrey Skidmore conductor Rupert Jeffcoat organ
Front Nave: £29 full price | £3 child/student Rear Nave: £19 full price | £9.50 under-35s | £3 child/student Sides: £14 full price | £3 child/student