Faure Requiem - Wesley Centre

Vocalis, Harrogate’s popular chamber choir and their Musical Director James Savage-Hanford warmly invite you to their autumn concert. James has paired Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem with Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir. The evening will also include the 1st movement of Antonin Dvořák’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op 81 and Maurice Ravel’s Cinq Melodies Populaires Grecques.

Of the many settings of the Requiem, Fauré’s Requiem is probably the most widely loved due to its focus on peace, serenity, and consolation. It is impossible not to be moved by the comforting beauty of this humble masterpiece. The Requiem will be accompanied by the Dales Ensemble and Tim Harper, Assistant Musical Director of Ripon Cathedral with Jennifer Clark, soprano soloist.

Since its first performance in 1963 the reputation of Martin’s Mass has steadily grown, and it is now recognised as one of the great masterpieces of unaccompanied choral music and considered one of his most popular and beautiful works.

The programme includes Ravel’s Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques, a collection of five folksongs, primarily from the Greek island of Chios, sung by Jennifer Clark, soprano and accompanied by Tim Harper. The audience will also be able to enjoy the lyrical 1st movement of Dvořák's Piano Quintet in A Major, Op 81. played by Tim Harper and the Dales Ensemble.

Refreshments will be available during the interval.