Name: Bach Mass in B minor
Start: 2023-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Alexandra Palace Theatre

Organization

Conductor

David Temple

Soprano

Anna Dennis

Mezzo-soprano

Marta Fontanals-Simmons

Tenor

Benjamin Hulett

Bass

Henry Waddington

Others

Crouch End Festival Chorus

Orchestra

The Hanover Band

Bach Mass in B minor

London

United Kingdom

Alexandra Palace Theatre

Public

Hear us in Heaven

Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Approved

Bach’s Mass in B minor is an inspired reworking of compositions from different periods of his life, drawn together in his final years. The result is a choral masterpiece that uses the full range of musical styles Bach explored in the course of his career, and one that stretches the stamina and technique of singers and players alike. As such, the Mass could be seen as the ultimate Bach showcase: a unified expression of his genius as a composer.

Heyr þú oss himnum á translates as Hear us in heaven. Anna Thorvaldsdottir wrote the piece for the Skálholt Summer Concert Series, August 2005, using words from four verses of an old Icelandic psalm by Olafur á Söndum (1560–1627). 

For this performance, Crouch End Festival Chorus is delighted to collaborate with The Hanover Band, one of the UK’s finest period instrument orchestras, as well as four outstanding soloists.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble