I Fagiolini, Scottish Ensemble
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A Winter Chorale - Concert By Candlelight
The UK's leading string orchestra returns to Wellington Church, Glasgow, for its annual candlelit festive concert with some special guests - the award-winning vocal ensemble I Fagiolini.
The programme:
Evocative Renaissance and Baroque pieces including:
Byrd - Miserere mihi Domine**
Bach - O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden** (from St Matthew Passion)
Caresana - La Tarantella
Holborne - A short set of works for strings*
Monteverdi - Tempro la cetra*
Atmospheric contemporary works including:
Edmund Finnis - Verbo Domini**
James MacMillan - For Sonny*
Arvo Pärt - Credo and Kyrie (from Berliner Messe)
Peteris Vasks - Plainscapes II
Adrian Williams - Winter Chorale (UK premiere)
John Woolrich - Ulysses Awakes (after Monteverdi)*
* Scottish Ensemble only
** I Fagiolini only
I Fagiolini
I Fagiolini is a British solo-voice ensemble specialising in Renaissance and contemporary music. By 2013 it had released 19 CDs and 2 DVDs including…
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Scottish Ensemble
The Scottish Ensemble is a tightknit band of outstanding string players from around Europe who perform regularly together under Artistic Director…
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