University Chorus and Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding conductor
Dan Forrest Requiem for the Living
Shostakovich Symphony no.9
Shostakovich’s remarkable, controversial and provocative symphony – by turns playful, witty, profound and nimble as the composer deals with the issue of writing a Ninth Symphony After Beethoven.
The second half brings the University Chorus and Orchestra together in a richly-hued twentieth-century prayer for rest for the living, moving from grief to eternal light, filled with drama, lyricism and stunning colours.
Two contrasting pieces from the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries will unfold in the sonorous surroundings of the Cathedral Nave for what promises to be a memorable performance, as the Music department continues its year-long Colyer-Fergusson tenth anniversary celebrations
T: £22 / £18 / £14 / £10 / £8