Unique opportunity to hear celebrated music in top setting
MHBG... GV of St. Mary's Church, North Bar, Banbury... They are having an open day at the church soon
Music fans have an unusual opportunity to hear a duet performance of Pergolesi’s celebrated Passiontide Cantata Stabat Mater on Palm Sunday (March 24) in the historic setting of St Mary’s Church, Banbury.
With its spectacular blue vaulting, gilded columns and beautiful stained glass windows, the church forms a fitting backdrop for a performance of this the most famous composition of the 26-year-old master of the Italian Baroque and the most frequently reprinted work of the 18th Century. With its 13th Century text, a strongly emotional retelling of the Passion story from the viewpoint of the grieving mother, the Virgin Mary, and extraordinary harmonic language, it is little wonder that the popularity of the Stabat Mater has endured to this day.
This is an event not to be missed, irrespective of your religious conviction. It will feature the unusual combination of solo soprano and countertenor voices singing in the same octave.
The show takes place at 6pm. There is no charge for admission but a retiring collection will made in aid of church funds.
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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