Quilter Cheviot presents ORA Singers: Liberté

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Directed by Suzi Digby OBE, the award-winning ORA Singers perform Liberté , a brand new programme constructed specially to mark the 80th Anniversary of Jersey's liberation from German occupation. This moving programme will be a special tribute to Jersey and its occupation survivors. - Stephen Fry, ORA President The program begins with the stirring theme of The Armed Man, opening with the plainchant that inspired Palestrina's Missa L’Homme Armé . ORA presents three contrasting sections from this mass, interwoven with English choral works of mourning and consolation, with Thomas Hewitt Jones' tender miniature Drop, Drop Slow Tears , followed by a pairing of Tallis' serene In Manus Tuas alongside Jonathan Dove's English setting of the same text, before culminating with Stanford's timeless Justorum Animae . At the heart of the program lies Herbert Howells’ deeply moving a cappella Requiem , an emotional centerpiece of unparalleled depth. The program features a work by acclaimed Polish composer, Paweł Łukaszewski, specially commissioned by local couple Debbie and Richard Prosser to mark the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey from the German occupying forces on 9th May 1945. This work sets music to Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Prayers in the Time of Distress; poignant writings born of the theologian’s faith under the grim shadow of a Nazi concentration camp, where he died just two weeks before its liberation Included in the programme are Poulenc’s exquisite prayers set for men’s voices, before closing with Liberté , the last movement from Poulenc's choral cantata Figure humaine . Universally acknowledged as a crowning achievement in the realm of unaccompanied choral music, this finale sees the climax of the work where antiphonal choirs finally come together to sing Liberté!, with the tessitura rising to heavenly heights. It has been a privilege to be President of ORA Singers since 2016 and to witness their growth into one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles. I am proud to see ORA honour the bravery of Jersey's occupation survivors with this moving programme to mark the 80th anniversary of liberation. - Stephen Fry, ORA President All monies raised from the concert will support Music in Action’s outreach work with children in Jersey. To find out more see www.musicjersey.com Seating & Tiers Information: Tier 1 includes the best seats in the stalls and balcony, while Tier 2 consists of standard stalls seating and a few balcony seats. Seating is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. For assistance buying tickets, please contact Music in Action at 01534 761767 or email [email protected]. Quilter Cheviot presents ORA Singers: Liberté Programme Anon - L’homme arme Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Missa L’Homme Armé - Kyrie Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Missa L’Homme Armé - Gloria Thomas Hewitt-Jones - Drop, Drop Slow Tears Thomas Tallis - In manus tuas Jonathan Dove - Into thy hands Francis Poulenc - Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise Herbert Howells - Requiem - Salvator Mundi - The Lord is my Shepherd - Requiem Aeternam 1 - I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills - Requiem Aeternam 2 - I heard a voice from heaven Charles Villiers Stanford - Justorum Animae Paweł Łukaszewski - Prayer in the Time of Distress * Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Missa L’Homme Armé - Agnus Dei Francis Poulenc - Liberte from Figure Humaine *ORA Singers Commission and World Premiere

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