St. Brandon’s Church
St. Brandon’s Church, Brancepeth
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OUR LADY OF SORROWS
With Julia Gooding, soprano and Robin Blaze, countertenor
FRIDAY 12th MARCH 2010
7.30pm
With Julia Gooding, soprano and Robin Blaze, countertenor
FRIDAY 12th MARCH 2010
7.30pm
St. Brandon’s Church, Brancepeth, Durham DH7 8DE
The medieval religious poem "Stabat Mater' by G.B. Pergolesi had a long history of devotional use and musical setting before
the establishment of the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows in March 1727. With the scoring of 2 singers and strings, unusual for
devotional music and caused by financial constraints, Pergolesi produced a score rich in 'chiaroscuro' effects of light and shade,
interpreting the poem as a sequence of dramatic images rather than a narrative. Copied and arranged throughout the C18th,
this work is made more poignant by the fact that it was finished on Pergolesi's deathbed, aged 26.
the establishment of the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows in March 1727. With the scoring of 2 singers and strings, unusual for
devotional music and caused by financial constraints, Pergolesi produced a score rich in 'chiaroscuro' effects of light and shade,
interpreting the poem as a sequence of dramatic images rather than a narrative. Copied and arranged throughout the C18th,
this work is made more poignant by the fact that it was finished on Pergolesi's deathbed, aged 26.
Programme
Vivaldi Stabat Mater RV621 Strings and alto
Wassenaer Concerto Armonico no.2 in Bb Major
Vivaldi Salve Regina Strings and Soprano
INTERVAL
Pergolesi Stabat Mater
Wassenaer Concerto Armonico no.2 in Bb Major
Vivaldi Salve Regina Strings and Soprano
INTERVAL
Pergolesi Stabat Mater
Tickets: £12
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