Ludlow Arts: Classical

Miscellany of Motets

Saturday 7 June 2025

7:30pm

All Saints, Richards Castle

Edge Chamber Choir
Catharine Boyd-Moss: organ
Ros Crouch: conductor

Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm
Stanford: Justorum animae
Stanford: Caelos ascendit
Stanford: Beati quorum via
Bruckner: Locus Iste
Duruflé: Four motets on a Gregorian Theme
Mendelssohn: Heilig
Brahms: Ich aber bin elend
MacMillan: O radiant dawn
Bernard Hughes: Jubilate Deo
Arvo Pärt: The Deer's Cry

This programme, on the theme of the Motet, is centred around one of Bach's most beautiful smaller works, Komm, Jesu, komm. Also included will be a group of well-known motets by Stanford, Justorum animae, Caelos ascendit hodie and Beati quorum via, a couple of motets by Bruckner including Locus Iste, Durufle's Four motets on a Gregorian theme, two motets by Poulenc, Heilig by Mendelssohn and Ich aber bin elend by Brahms. More modern composers represented include James MacMillan's stunning O radiant dawn, Bernard Hughes's joyful Jubilate Domino and Arvo Part's magical The Deer's Cry.

Tickets: £12 HERE or £15 at the door (U16 free).

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