Concert: Charpentier Ensemble
Fri, 07 Jun
|Coventry
Charpentier Ensemble (dir: Alex Norman) Sacred and secular vocal music by Henry Purcell and his contemporaries. Tickets: £10 (adults), free admission for children Interval refreshments included.
Time & Location
07 Jun 2024, 19:30 – 22:00
Coventry, St Mary Magdalen Church, Sir Thomas White's Rd, Coventry CV5, UK
About the event
Charpentier Ensemble (dir: Alex Norman)
Sacred and secular vocal music by Henry Purcell and his contemporaries
Henry Purcell is widely regarded as one of the greatest English composers, and his mastery of setting the English language is almost unparalled.
Part of the 90th anniversary celebrations of the consecration of St. Mary Magdalen Church.
Musicians:
Sopranos: Alexandra Burstow, Georgi Davies
Alto: Seren Armstrong
High Tenor: Dan Marles
Tenor: Will Anderson
Basses: Pete Griffiths, Alex Norman (Director)
Continuo: Alex Norman, Tim Campain
Programme includes:
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G minor - Henry Purcell
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A - William Turner
Movements from King Arthur - Purcell
Songs and duets by Purcell inc. O Solitude, Lost is my quiet, An Evening Hymn and more