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St Helen’s Church, Abingdon
25 November, 2018 at 3:00 pm
This concert marks both the centenary of the Armistice and the death of Hubert Parry, who had a close association with OBC over many years. Parry’s Songs of Farewell was composed during the First World War, with OBC giving the world premiere as a complete cycle.
The concert also includes music reflecting on the war by Stanford, Ireland, Vaughan Williams and Elgar, as well as The Wind on the Downs from Jonathan Dove’s 2014 cantata For an Unknown Soldier, recently recorded by OBC.
The music will be interspersed with readings appropriate to the theme of war and remembrance.
Parry – Songs of Farewell
Stanford – For lo, I raise up, Op.145
Dove – The Wind on the Downs, from ‘For an Unknown Soldier’
Ireland – Greater Love
Elgar – Sospiri for string orchestra and harp, Op.70 (arranged for violin and organ)
Vaughan Williams – Lord, Thou hast been our refuge (Psalm 90)
Oxford Bach Choir
Benjamin Nicholas, Conductor
Francesca Millar, Soprano
Tom Herring, Bass
Hawksley-Walker, Athena, Violin
Stephen Clarke, Organ
If you are planning a concert that includes works by Stanford, please get in touch with the society!