Draw on Sweet Night
From the pale moon’s glow and the calm atmosphere of prayer to the full blaze of human ‘joie de vivre’, the combination of comfort and radiance has always been central to our emotional and spiritual needs. In compiling the music for Draw On Sweet Night, VOCES8 show that composers across the ages, and therefore all of us, have always felt the same way.
By popular demand we are delighted to welcome VOCES8 to St Martin’s, with their uplifting and radiant sounds of voices in harmony. The concert will include music by Wilbye, Holst, Arvo Pärt, Caroline Shaw, Paul Simon and more.
Sponsored by
Mr and Mrs Patrick Hungerford
Mr and Mrs Toby Ward
Performers
Andrea Haines soprano
Molly Noon soprano
Katie Jeffries-Harris alto
Barnaby Smith alto and artistic director
Blake Morgan tenor
Euan Williamson tenor
Christopher Moore baritone
Dominic Carver bass
Programme
Draw on Sweet Night
Croce, Giovanni: Buccinate in neomenia tuba
Tallis, Thomas: Te lucis ante terminum (festal)
Roth, Alec: Night Prayer (Te lucis ante terminum)
Reger, Max: Nachtlied
Pärt, Arvo: Morning Star
Simon and Garfunkel arr. Alexander L’Estrange: The Sound of Silence
Simon, Paul arr. Emily Dickens: 59th Street Bridge Song
Burton, Ken: A Prayer
Holst, Gustav: Nunc Dimittis
Interval
Shaw, Caroline: and the swallow
Brahms, Johannes: Nachtwache 1 & 2, op.104
Tallis, Thomas: Te lucis ante terminum
Sullivan, Arthur: The Long Day Closes
Wilbye, John: Draw on Sweet Night
Bill Conti, Leslie Bricusse & John Barry arr. Jim Clements: You Only Live Twice/For Your Eyes Only
Herb Madison & Allie Wrubel arr. Blake Morgan: Masquerade
Lewis, Morgan arr. Naomi Crellin: How High the Moon
Tickets
£25
(includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee per ticket)
This event is currently SOLD OUT, please e-mail the box office to be added to the waiting list.
