Name: ECO in Winchester: Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis
Start: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Winchester Cathedral

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English Chamber Orchestra

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Chorus of the Waynflete Singers

Hampshire County Youth Choir

Conductor

Andrew Lumsden

Soprano

Anna Dennis

Contralto

Anna Harvey

Alto

Tenor

Robert Murray

Bass

Ashley Riches

ECO in Winchester: Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

Winchester

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Winchester Cathedral

ECO in Winchester: Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis: Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123 Beethoven

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Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123

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​The ECO joins the Waynflete Singers, Hampshire County Youth Choir and a line-up of top flight soloists all under the direction of Andrew Lumsden, for a special performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis which crowns a double celebration: Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year of his birth and the Waynflete Singers’ golden anniversay year.

Composed in the early 1820’s, when the composer was totally deaf, the Missa Solemnis reveals his deep religious convictions and contains many passages which are technically and physically punishing for every performer combined with music which moves from great drama to moments of serene and lyrical beauty. On the score Beethoven wrote ‘from the heart - may it go to the heart’ and this sublime work (clearly intended for the concert hall rather than liturgical use) is a heartfelt declaration of faith. It is not only one of the peaks of Beethoven’s art but also one one of the peaks of the choral repertory - a challenge for performers and conductor and a powerful experience for the listener.

Tickets on sale from 4 May from Winchester Cathedral Box Office. Call 01962 857275, e-mail: box.office@winchester-cathedral.org.uk or visit www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk

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ECO in Winchester: Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis by Beethoven, From (2023/2023), Conductor Andrew Lumsden, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, United Kingdom

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