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Memorable performance of Requiem from VlvaCe“
Vivace
Chorus:
Requiem
Verdi’s
Royal Albert Hall
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THE Verdi Requiem ib mt
promoted by Vivace, saw
them join forces with the
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Philharmonic
the ‘Wimbledon
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the
oral Society
loved and oftenperfo:
and last Sunday the
Ch01rin a performance that
Chorus put
together
a
memorable
and
moving
performance
at the
Royal
Albert Hall, singing to a near-
capacity audience.
The
concert, which was
involved more
musicians.
than 500
:
beautifully phrased by the
The Vivace Chorus chose
we heard excellent singing
RPO under conductor Jeremy
its partner choirs well. With
Vivace’s singers on the main
stage,
the
ranks
of
Wimbledon,
= Twickenham
from all four singers, with
particular mentions for the
Backhouse, whose instinctive
commitment to the music
was obvious to musicians
and audience alike.
This breath-holding start
set the scene for a roller-
coaster of dynamics, textures
and moods that came togeth-
The Requiem is as operatic
er wonderfully in both the
a mass as they come and be-
massed choirs and the or-
gins with hushed tones in the
orchestra,
which
were
chestra - a real feat in the
acoustics of the hall.
and the LPC rose majestically
behind them but the sound
was always together and the
commitment shone through,
both in the ferocious Dies
Irae and the whispered drama of the Libera Me.
The soloists are required to
work hard in this work and
dramatic tones and precise
diction of mezzo soprano
Kate Symonds-Joy and the
exquisite control and beauty
of tone from soprano Clan-e
‘Seaton, a regular with Vivace.
This concert has been long
in the planning and along the
way, Vivace has organised
various fundraising events,
the most adventurous being
a cycle ride from Paris to
Londonin aid ofthe Rainbow |
Trust, which has so far raised
more than £10 000 for the
charity.
The choiris currgntly preparing to tour northern Italy,
with concerts in Verona,
Venice and Genoa. Vivace's
2014/15 season starts with
the Bach Mass in B minor in
Guildford
Cathedral
on
November 15.
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