English choral music new and old
The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Singers and the Nash Ensemble under Nicholas Kok perform a programme of English music ranging from the 15th century to a recent work by Sir Harrison Birtwistle.
In 2020, Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts.
Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s long association with the Proms is reflected in this concert from 2013, in which Nicholas Kok conducts the UK premiere of The Moth Requiem for women’s voices, alto flute and three harps, a dream-like incantation of the names of the dustier cousins of the sun-loving butterfly.
Before that, pre-Reformation motets by William Cornysh and Walter Lambe, preserved in the Eton Choirbook, intersperse with alluring works by Gustav Holst and his daughter Imogen, including the third set of Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda for female voices and harp,
Presented by Petroc Trelawny.
Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda – Group 3
William Cornysh: Ave Maria mater Dei
Imogen Holst: Hallo, my fancy, whither wilt thou go?
Walter Lambe: Stella caeli
Sir Harrison Birtwistle: The Moth Requiem (Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú co-commission with the Danish National Vocal Ensemble: UK premiere)
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Singers
Nash Ensemble
Nicholas Kok (conductor)
(From Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms, 12 August 2013)
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Gustav Holst
Choral hymns from the Rig Veda - group 3 Op.26`3 for female chorus and harp
Performer: Lucy Wakeford. Choir: Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. -
William Cornysh
Ave Maria mater Dei
Choir: Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. -
Imogen Holst
Hallo, my fancy
Choir: Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. -
Walter Lambe
Stella caeli
Choir: Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. -
Harrison Birtwistle
The Moth requiem
Choir: Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
Broadcast
- Sun 26 Jul 2020 13:00Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 3
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