University Choir and Symphony Orchestra with The 24
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University Choir and Symphony Orchestra with The 24
Robert Hollingworth – conductor
Schubert Mass in E-flat, D. 950 (Missa Solemnis)
Orlande de Lassus Vide Homo
Byrd I laid me down to rest
Brahms Canon 13, op. 113 (Leiermann)
Joanna Marsh now i lay (with everywhere around)
Ireland These Things Shall Be
Swansongs
University Choir and Symphony Orchestra join forces with The 24 in the stunning setting of York Minster to provide a spectacular finale to their 2025/26 season. The programme features a captivating selection of works written at the very end of the lives of some of the greatest composers in history.
Schubert's Missa Solemnis was composed only months before his death in 1828. Known for its dramatic scope and harmonic richness, the work was premiered posthumously, conducted by the composer's brother. While the work is rarely performed today, it is now widely considered to be a personal masterpiece, combining liturgical splendour with Schubert's own subjective Romanticism.
The programme also includes final offerings from Brahms, Byrd and Orlande de Lassus. However, as the University marks the end of the academic year and looks ahead to the next chapter in its students' lives, the concert concludes with an upbeat and futuristic work by John Ireland, written in 1937, that envisions a glorious communal future.
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