Australian Chamber Orchestra performs Veni Creator Spiritus
This month the Australian Chamber Orchestra will perform Ross’ timeless work for strings Veni Creator Spiritus in their second national concert tour for 2012. The concerts will also feature acclaimed vocal group The Hilliard Ensemble.
Ross’ setting opens with the Christian plainchant Veni, Creator Spiritus and treats the chant melody as a cantus firmus to form the basis of an austere polyphonic motet. As an added treat, the chant will be sung in its original form by The Hilliard Ensemble.
The concert will also feature various other settings of the Veni, Creator Spiritus hymn, Elgar’s Serenade for Strings, and works by Sheryngham, Raskatov, Pärt and Arensky.
ELGAR Serenade for strings
SHERYNGHAM Ah, gentle Jesu
RASKATOV Obikhod (Australian Premiere)
PÄRT Most Holy Mother of God
GREGORIAN CHANT Veni Creator Spiritus
ANON. (FRENCH MEDIEVAL) Veni Creator Spiritus
EDWARDS Veni Creator Spiritus
ARENSKY Variations on a theme by Tchaikovsky
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Helena Rathbone Lead Violin
The Hilliard Ensemble
Listen:
Veni Creator Spiritus – I. Puro e tranquillo
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Veni Creator Spiritus – II. Ritmico
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Tour Dates
Sat 10 Mar, 8:00 PM
Canberra Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Canberra
Sun 11 Mar, 2:00 PM
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Mon 12 Mar, 8:00 PM
Brisbane – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane
Tue 13 Mar, 8:00 PM
Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
Sat 17 Mar, 7:00 PM
Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney
Sun 18 Mar, 2:30 PM
Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne
Mon 19 Mar, 8:00 PM
Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne
Tue 20 Mar, 8:00 PM
Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney
Wed 21 Mar, 7:00 PM
Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney
Thu 22 Mar, 7:30 PM
Wollongong Town Hall, Wollongong
Bookings and enquiries:
http://www.aco.com.au/book
1800 444 444
boxoffice@aco.com.au
