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Jonathan Brown at St John's Smith Square
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on October 7, 2019
Where
St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
London
Map
020 7222 1061
When
Sun, November 3, 2019
15:00
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Fauré Requiem and Tavener Invocations (London premiere).
These two pieces, separated by a century, share a common theme of calm, meditative spirituality.
Scored for four choirs, Invocations and Last Word by John Tavener was commissioned for a Choral Festival in Canada in 2005 and Brighton Festival Chorus gave its UK premiere earlier this summer. It utilises massive choral forces positioned in all four corners of the building to create an overwhelming ‘surround sound’. Tavener’s reputation as one of the most
accessible composers of his generation is shown in this moving piece....