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Come and sing workshop TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER, 7 - 9 PM BBC Maida Vale Studios, Delaware Road, London W9 2LG COME & SING MOZART'S REQUIEM Mozart's Requiem was his last great work; commissioned in mysterious circumstances and left unfinished by the dying composer, it continues to fascinate scholars and musicians alike. Come and sing the music of Mozart’s final days with the BBC Singers and their Chief Conductor David Hill. BBC Singers Stephen Betteridge piano David Hill conductor There are no more places available at this event. (External) Mozart THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER, 7.30PM Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ PERFORMANCE ON 3 MENDELSSOHN Overture ‘Die Schöne Melusine’ MENDELSSOHN Verleih’ uns Frieden MENDELSSOHN Psalm 42 ‘Wie der Hirsch schreit’, Op 42 MOZART Requiem (completed Süssmayr) Katharine Fuge soprano Renata Pokupicˇ mezzo-soprano Andrew Kennedy tenor Matthew Brook bass BBC Singers City of London Sinfonia David Hill conductor Works for chorus and orchestra by two of the most precocious musical geniuses: Mendelssohn's choral works and overture were written in his twenties, while Mozart's setting of the Mass for the Dead was, famously, the piece left unfinished at his untimely death. TICKETS: £10 -£32 Box office: 020 7730 4500 (External) Book tickets This concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Wednesday 31 March 2010, at 7.00pm Wonder FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 7PM SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER, 4PM and 7PM Maxwell Hall, University of Salford, Peel Building, Peel Park Campus, Salford M5 4WT HAYDN The Representation of Chaos from The Creation ALAN WILLIAMS Wonder: A Scientific Oratorio (BBC commission:world premiere) BBC Singers BBC Philharmonic Salford Choral Society Tecwyn Evans conductor 2009 celebrates the International Year of Astronomy, 40 years since the Moon Landings and 200 years since the death of the great composer Haydn. To mark these significant events, the BBC Singers and BBC Philharmonic perform a specially commissioned piece - Wonder - by Salford-based composer Alan Edward Williams; a work that reflects our present understanding and scientific knowledge of the creation theory. Audiences are also invited to visit an audiovisual art installation situated beneath the concert hall, created by 450 Salford High School students to accompany this unique premiere. Find out more (External) Book tickets Listen Live to Radio 3 Listen to R3 Help audio help BBC Singers Concert Diary
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