Choral Music for ANZAC Day 2005

“Composures”

Monday 25 April 2005, 7.30pm

National War Memorial
Buckle St
Wellington

The Woman with the Alabaster Box: Arvo Pärt 1935-
Versa est in Luctum: Alonso Lobo 1555?-1617
This Worlde’s Joie: Arnold Bax 1883-1953

Within the liturgical year, the season of Lent focuses primarily on themes of departure, recollection and penitence. Holy Week, leading up to the Crucifixion on Good Friday, has inspired some of sacred music’s most inspired compositions.

This ANZAC Day meditation in music at the National War Memorial Hall of Memories presents a selection of the most moving Lenten music, written by the finest composers of the Renaissance period, plus four penitential anthems by 20th century composers.

Programme

Chorale: Ich will hier bei dir stehen: Bach

Agnus Dei: Cipriano de Rore 1516-1565
I Heard a Voice from Heaven: Thomas Tomkins 1572-1656

Chorale: Herzliebster Jesu: Matthaus Passion: J S Bach 1685-1750

Versa est in Luctum: Alonso Lobo 1555?-1617
Winter wakeneth all my care: David Farquhar 1928-
Ach, arme welt: Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
The Woman with the Alabaster Box: Arvo Pärt 1935-

Chorale: Wer hat dich so geschlagen: Bach

Ne irascaris Domine: William Byrd 1540?-1623

Chorale: Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden: Bach

Angelus Domini Descendit: Giovanni Gabrieli 1557?-1612
This Worlde’s Joie: Arnold Bax 1883-1953
Tristis est anima mea: Francis Poulenc 1899-1963
The Scribe: Herbert Howells 1892-1983

The Tudor Consort appears courtesy of The Ministry for Culture and Heritage

produced by Timothy Hurd QSM