Holst Singers with Joseph Crouch (cello) and Stephen Farr (organ)

Conducted by Stephen Layton

Holst Singers with Joseph Crouch (cello) and Stephen Farr (organ)

Conducted by Stephen Layton

Rachmaninov Vespers and other Russian treasures

Conducted by Stephen Layton

Holst Singers

Conducted by Simon Wookey

• Natasha Jouhl Soprano
• Madeleine Shaw Mezzo-Soprano
• Ben Alden Tenor
• Dawid Kimberg Baritone
• Matthew Trusler Violin
• Stephen Layton Conductor
• English Chamber Orchestra
• The Holst Singers

• Faure Requiem
• Holst Brook Green Suite
• Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music, The Lark Ascending
• Walton Henry V Suite

The Holst Singers and Stephen Layton have developed a reputation as some of the finest exponents of Russian and Eastern European repertoire in the West through critically acclaimed recordings and performances. This concert features their latest exploration of the powerful and emotive music of the Russian Orthodox Church including works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and their contemporaries.

Stephen Layton

Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky Korsakov, Balakiriev, Kalinnikov, Kastalsky, Golovanov, Chesnokov, Cui, Schvedoff, Tolsiakov

Stephen Layton

Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky Korsakov, Balakiriev, Kalinnikov, Kastalsky, Golovanov, Chesnokov, Cui, Schvedoff, Tolsiakov

Stephen Layton Conductor

Parry’s Songs of Farewell, Stanford’s Three Latin Motets and music by Sir John Tavener form the musical bridge between the UK and Estonia. Pieces by American composers Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre complete an atmospheric programme.

Stephen Layton Conductor

 

Parry’s Songs of Farewell, Stanford’s Three Latin Motets and music by Sir John      Tavener form the musical bridge between the UK and Estonia. Pieces by American composers Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre complete an atmospheric programme.