This season's concert is onMonday 7th May 2012 at 7.30pmin Sherborne AbbeyClassical MasterpiecesMozart C minor Mass, Haydn Te Deum and Mozart Clarinet Concertowith Chameleon Arts Orchestra
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Works by two composers who between them represent the essence of the Classical period make up this year’s annual performance at the Sherborne Abbey Festival. One of the gems of the choral repertoire, Mozart’s Mass in C minor was written in the main after he moved to Vienna in 1781 and contains some of his finest choral writing, including an exquisite setting of Et incarnatus est, written for his new wife Constanze, who sang the solos at its first performance. One of his most popular works, the Clarinet Concerto was was composed in the final years of Mozart’s short life for his clarinettist friend Anton Stadler. Richard Hosford is Principal Clarinet of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and well known to local audiences as a member of the Gaudier Ensemble. Haydn’s Te Deum in C was written a few years after Mozart’s death, in 1799, during the period other great choral works such as The Creation and the six late masses were written, and completes this programme of great Classical works. Online registration for this season is now closed. If you are interested in joining the Chorus in the future, email Rachel Greaves by clicking here.Part of the Sherborne Abbey Festival. We gratefully acknowledge financial support from |
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