Britten Meets Palestrina

7:30 pm Saturday 15th March

Upton upon Severn Parish Church
Old St, Upton upon Severn, Worcester WR8 0JF 

 

2025 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi, a youngster whose family name has not come down to us, but who is known by his home town, hence da Palestrina, and who by the time he died in 1594 had left an amazing and substantial body of music of incredible richness in style within the confines of the times. He is a great for all time and we intend to include a piece by Palestrina in all of our concerts this year to celebrate.

 

We are delighted to perform some of the pieces associated with Mattins, as it is a service with a dwindling presence in the schedule of services, and the great music written for Mattins is in danger of being neglected. So I am delighted that we get an opportunity to include Britten’s Te Deum and Jubilate in C in this programme alongside a re-visit of Britten’s wonderfully characterful, Rejoice in the Lamb