On Saturday 29 June the Chapter House Choir York will travel east to Beverley to give its first ever concert at Beverley Minster.
The choir is delighted to be performing in another splendid building – its usual venue is at York Minster in the Chapter House, with which it has been associated for nearly 50 years. The evening’s programme spans four centuries. The choir will be performing two Renaissance works, Byrd’s Four Part Mass, written in the 1590s, and his invigorating setting of Psalm 150 Laudibus in Sanctis which also featured in the choir’s recent concert at York Minster. Parry’s poignant Songs of Farewell, composed during World War I towards the end of the composer’s life, and two pieces by contemporary composer Eric Whitacre are also on the bill; Whitacre’s atmospheric Sleep and I thank you god for most this amazing day promise to sound very special indeed in the splendid acoustic of Beverley Minster.
The choir’s Musical Director, Stephen Williams, said, “Beverley Minster is a fantastic venue and we are privileged to be performing in such a warm and welcoming space. Used to the intimate setting of York Minster’s Chapter House, the choir is excited about singing in the larger setting of Beverley Minster”.
The concert will take place at Beverley Minster on Saturday 29 June, 7:30pm.
Tickets priced at £12, £10 and £7.50.