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Wednesday 17 June 2009
Shadows and Darkness
EXAUDI vocal ensemble
James Weeks director
Harrison Birtwistle Three Latin Motets from The Last Supper; Interludes from The Mask of Orpheus; On the Sheer Threshold of the Night
John Ward Come, sable night; Retire, my troubled soul
John Dowland Ayres of Four Parts
EXAUDI’s late-night programme explores Birtwistle’s enduring fascination with the Orphic myth in his monumental Boethius madrigal On the Sheer Threshold of the Night, and in the famous electronic interludes from his opera The Mask of Orpheus.
The Three Latin Motets from The Last Supper provide a haunting entrance to his saturnine sound-world, complemented by music from two great Elizabethan poets of melancholy, John Dowland and John Ward.
Pre-performance talk Patrick Wright discusses Birtwistle, Dowland and Melancholy
Snape 8pm. Admission free, but please book.
Evening out: best available seat for the concert, food and a soft drink from the Oyster Bar with a reserved table, tea or coffee in the interval, £24.50.
Supported by Peter and Veronica Lofthouse
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
9pm (ends approx 10.05pm)
Tickets £16, £14, £12, £10, £8 (under 27s half price)
Coach £4 A (7pm), B (8pm)
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EXAUDI
EXAUDI is recognised as one of Britain’s most exciting young new music ensembles, with a reputation for audacious programming and high-definition performance of contemporary vocal repertoire.
Founded in 2002 by James Weeks (director) and Juliet Fraser (soprano), EXAUDI typically works as a consort rather than a choir – usually one voice to a part, ranging from three to sixteen voices – and draws inspiration for its sound from that of early music ensembles, a strong and focused tone that is ideal for the performance of harmonically intricate contemporary music.