Passiontide concert with Fredrikskyrkans Kammarkör
The Fredrikskyrkans Kammarkör performs two beautiful and moving works in the Passiontide.
12/4 16.00 - 17.00
Allegri's Miserere is a mythical work that exists in several different versions created over several centuries.
Allegri was a singer, composer and priest in Rome, and from 1629-1652 he sang in the papal choir. From about 1666 the choir sang the work annually, and large numbers of visitors came to hear it, as it was forbidden for other choirs to perform. Felix Mendelssohn is said to have been one of these visitors over the years. The work is intended for the Tenebrae services of Holy Week.
A Requiem in Passiontide? Requiem masses are perhaps most commonly performed during All Saints' Day. They choose a requiem this Passiontide to remember and mourn the many innocent people in the world who suffer and die because of fruitless conflicts. The work ends with In Paradisum: May the angels receive you in paradise. Hope and light in the darkness.
Duruflé drew inspiration for his stunningly beautiful Requiem from Gregorian chant, which forms the musical basis for the entire work. They perform the chamber version for organ and strings with Ben Baldwin at the organ, strings and soloists from the choir. The music ranges from the depths of darkness to the ethereal realm of heaven.
The concert goes hand in hand with the ACT Church of Sweden's Lenten campaign, From Your Hands to Where It Happens, which focuses on humanitarian work in Ukraine, Sudan and Gaza. There is an opportunity to contribute to the collection at the concert.
Free admission
A warm welcome!
Allegri was a singer, composer and priest in Rome, and from 1629-1652 he sang in the papal choir. From about 1666 the choir sang the work annually, and large numbers of visitors came to hear it, as it was forbidden for other choirs to perform. Felix Mendelssohn is said to have been one of these visitors over the years. The work is intended for the Tenebrae services of Holy Week.
A Requiem in Passiontide? Requiem masses are perhaps most commonly performed during All Saints' Day. They choose a requiem this Passiontide to remember and mourn the many innocent people in the world who suffer and die because of fruitless conflicts. The work ends with In Paradisum: May the angels receive you in paradise. Hope and light in the darkness.
Duruflé drew inspiration for his stunningly beautiful Requiem from Gregorian chant, which forms the musical basis for the entire work. They perform the chamber version for organ and strings with Ben Baldwin at the organ, strings and soloists from the choir. The music ranges from the depths of darkness to the ethereal realm of heaven.
The concert goes hand in hand with the ACT Church of Sweden's Lenten campaign, From Your Hands to Where It Happens, which focuses on humanitarian work in Ukraine, Sudan and Gaza. There is an opportunity to contribute to the collection at the concert.
Free admission
A warm welcome!