Matthew Coleridge
SATB choir and organ
A setting of the first verse of the 13th-century hymn portraying Mary at the foot of the cross. The opening passages are restrained and intimate, and increasingly restless; we are witnessing the internal torment of a grieving mother, rather than the Queen of Heaven so often portrayed in choral music. The music is punctuated with silence - “Dum… pendebat Filius” - as her eyes are drawn upwards to her lifeless son. Duration 6 mins 30.
Come and sing with one of the UK's most exciting choral composers, Matthew Coleridge
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Yorkshire Choral Workshop - in association with Harrogate Choral Society
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Sing in the European premiere of The Breath of Life *** last few places ***
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Requiem in a Day - in association with Bradford Chorale
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