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Croydon Minster
Church St Croydon CR0 1RN
Croydon Minster is the parish and civic church of the London Borough of Croydon.
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Full wheelchair access to the Minster is available via ramps. Accessible toilets and parking spaces are also available.
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A powerful programme of English choral music centred around Parry's emotional Songs of Farewell.
Hubert Parry’s Songs of Farewell must surely rank among some of the finest choral works ever written. Deeply affected by the First World War, Parry sought poetry that would reflect not only peace and unity and the search for a better world, but also an escape from the horrors of war.
The poems Parry chose to set are sublime, be they metaphysical poetry by John Donne and Henry Vaughan or the aching beauty of Thomas Campion’s verse. Perfectly complementing the rich sonority of Parry’s Songs are three short pieces by Campion, a selection of medieval carols and a new work by Cecilia McDowall.
PROGRAMME
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Parry
Songs of Farewell
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Medieval Carol
Deo gracias, Anglia
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Medieval Carol
Saint Thomas honour we
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Medieval Carol
O blessed Lord
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Medieval Carol
Benedicite Deo
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Cecilia McDowall
An Unexpected Shore
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Campion
Never, weather-beaten sail
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Campion
Author of light
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Campion
Tune thy music to thy heart
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Howells
Take him, earth for cherishing
PERFORMERS
- The Sixteen
- Eamonn Dougan conductor