Seven Last Words from the Cross - Holy Week Festival
Tenebrae
Britten Sinfonia
Nigel Short
CONDUCTOR
Poulenc
Quatre motets pour un temps de penitence
Victoria
Selection from the Tenebrae Responsories for Good Friday
Sir James MacMillan
Seven Last Words from the Cross

Tenebrae and Britten Sinfonia collaborate for the first time for an absorbing and moving concert experience. These premiere ensembles celebrate Sir James MacMillan’s 60th birthday year with his Seven Last Words from the Cross, widely admired as one of the composer's finest achievements, alongside poignant liturgical music by Poulenc and Victoria. MacMillan’s cantata follows Christ’s final utterances at the Crucifixion, meditating on each to form a dramatic and emotional sequence.

Pre-concert talk with Sir James MacMillan and Nigel Short 7.00pm.

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The concert will last around 75 minutes without an interval. Participants of The Tenebrae Effect Workshop are entitled to 10% ticket discount for this concert. Bookings must be made in the same transaction.