Errollyn Wallen's Hawks and Horses
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This event took place on Sunday 30 August 2015.
- Sunday 30 August 2015
- St John's Smith Square
Errollyn Wallen's Hawks and Horses
Sun 30 Aug 2015
St John's Smith Square
Need to know
Repertoire
- Vaughan Williams Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
- Berkeley Serenade Op.12
- Debussy Danse Sacree Et Danse Profane
- Errollyn Wallen Hawks and Horses (Premiere)
Features
- William Prideaux Conductor
- Suzy Willison-Kawalec Harp
- Peterborough Male Voice Choir Choir
- Peterborough Voices Choir
- Peterborough Youth Choir Choir
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
St John's Smith Square
Hawks and Horses is a new work by internationally acclaimed composer Errollyn Wallen, the 'renaissance woman of contemporary British music' (The Observer), widely known for her works Principia and Spirit in Motion, which featured in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Commissioned by unique music education charity Peterborough Sings!, Hawks and Horses is an imaginative setting of William Shakespeare’s celebrated Sonnet 91, inspired by the ancient cathedral city of Peterborough and its surrounding landscape.
The premiere of Hawks and Horses will be performed by the award-winning Peterborough Male Voice Choir, Peterborough Voices and Peterborough Youth Choir in a massed chorus of over 150 voices, with the incomparable Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The supporting orchestral programme for harp and strings will examine the connections between early twentieth century French and English composers through classic works by Vaughan Williams, Berkeley and Debussy.
A pre-concert conversation (at 5.40pm) between Errollyn Wallen and William Prideaux, director of Peterborough Sings!, will explore the inspiration and artistic process behind the creation of Wallen's new work.
Peterborough Sings! gratefully acknowledges financial support from Arts Council England, the PRS for Music Foundation, Roythornes Solicitors and the Vaughan Williams Trust.