Musikalische Exequien
Music for the Lenten season
23 March 2024, 7:30 pm
St Barnabas Church
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Musikalische Exequien
Join Ealing Choral Society for an intimate concert of dramatic works for the Lenten season. The centrepiece of the concert is Heinrich Schütz’s sacred composition Musikalische Exequien, written for the funeral of his employer Count Henry II of Reuss-Gera. Henry II had planned the service himself and chosen the texts, some of which are scriptural and others of which are from 16th-century Lutheran writers, including Martin Luther himself. The work is the first requiem in the German language and was known to Brahms, whose own German Requiem is remarkably similar in content.
The programme also includes Allegri’s luminous Miserere mei Deus with its angelic high C, Carissimi’s elegant oratorio Jephte, and Monteverdi’s Laudate Dominum.
Ealing Choral Society is delighted to welcome soloists from the Choir of the National Musician’s Church, Holy Sepulchre to join them for this concert. Peter Asprey conducts.
Featuring
- Ealing Choral Society
- The Choir of the National Musicians' Church, Holy Sepulchre
- Conductor: Peter Asprey
Programme
- Allegri: Miserere mei Deus
- Monteverdi: Laudate Dominum
- Carissimi: Jephte
- Scheidt : Veni Redemptor gentium
- Schütz: Musikalische Exequien
Venue Details
St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, Ealing, W5 1QG
Parking is always available on neighbouring streets, and there are no meters or residential parking schemes. The nearest tube stations are Ealing Broadway (on the Central and District Lines) and Hanger Lane (on the Central Line). From Ealing Broadway, use the E2 or E9 bus services. Taxis are also available outside Ealing Broadway tube station. The church is a 15 minute walk along Brunswick Road from Hanger Lane tube.