The Ionian Singers with Emily Gray, mezzo-soprano, and Timothy Salter, conductor and pianist, will give a concert in All Saints Church, Rosendale Road in West Dulwich on Saturday 8th December at 7.30pm.
This concert takes its title from the Danish choral work by Lange-Müller Madonna over bølgerne. The theme of water and the sea occurs throughout the first half of this two-part programme with secular choral music and solo songs for mezzo-soprano and piano by a range of composers including Schubert, Brahms, Elgar, Stanford, Parry and Sibelius.
Music for Advent and Christmas form the second half of the concert. The choral works will include music by Sweelinck, Poston (The apple tree), Cornelius (The Three Kings), Timothy Salter and Russell Hepplewhite. The Nativity is celebrated in a group of songs by R.Strauss, Fauré, Ravel and Howells (Come sing and dance).
Madonna over the Waves
music of the elements and a celebration of Advent
All Saints’ Church, Rosendale Road, London SE21 8LN
Saturday 8 December, 7.30pm
Tickets at the door or in advance from 020 8693 1051, 07950 143 916 or info@ioniansingers.co.uk. £13.00 (£11 concessions)