A Feast for St. Cecilia
Sunday 17 November 2024, 7.30pm
St. Dunstan’s Church, High Street, Mayfield
Tickets still available
Lotti – Missa Sancti Christophori
Handel – Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day
Mayfield Festival Choir, conducted by Jeremy Summerly
Mayfield Baroque
Sofia Kirwan-Baez (soprano)
Dee Benians (alto)
Francis Melville (tenor)
This concert pairs Handel’s Cecilian Ode with a Mass setting by the Venetian Baroque composer Antonio Lotti. The St. Christopher Mass has become famous because of its outstanding ‘Crucifixus’ section at its centre. The instruments drop out and the choir branches out into eight parts to sing one of the most sublime few minutes of choral music from any era. This performance places Lotti’s Crucifixus within the whole Mass setting – a rare event.
Tickets and Info: https://mayfieldfestival.co.uk/events/
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