Passion and Resurrection
Polyphony
Jacqueline Shave director/violin*
Miranda Dale violin
Carolyn Sampson soprano
Polyphony
Stephen Layton conductor
Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten*
Eriks Esenvalds A selection of choral works
Bach Concerto for two violins, BWV 1043*
Eriks Esenvalds Passion and Resurrection (UK première tour)
Following the 2008 sell-out tour of Messiah, Polyphony once again join Britten Sinfonia for Esenvalds’ powerful yet subtle Passion and Resurrection which tells the story of Christ’s suffering and rebirth. This Easter concert also features one of the best known of Bach’s works, the Double Violin Concerto and Arvo Pärt’s work for string orchestra and bell written to mourn the death of Benjamin Britten.
“Conducted with flourish and style by Stephen Layton… Polyphony showed why they're one of the finest choirs in the land.” Eastern Daily Press
In Conversation – free pre-concert talk with Eriks Esenvalds
Cambridge 7pm
Norwich 6.30pm
By kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College.
Programme Notes (available from 01 April 2010 until 16 April 2010)
Dates
Cambridge
Thursday 08 April
8.00pm
Box Office: 01223 357851
Sponsored by:
Norwich
Friday 09 April
7.30pm
Box Office: 01603 630000
