Mallets, marimbas, xylophones, the mellifluous tones of the harp and the ChristChurch Cathedral’s magnificent organ all feature in Water, the third concert of the Cathedral Series.
Mozart’s beloved Concerto for Flute and Harp is a work of passion and tenderness, exploiting this unique pairing of instruments. American composer, Steve Reich has been described as "America’s greatest living composer," last year winning the Pulitzer Prize for Music. His Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ, written in 1973, engages the human voice and the organ with the sonority of the percussion instruments and Eastern and meditative overtones.
TOM WOODS Conductor
Helen Webby harp
Tony Ferner flute
Female voices from Southern Opera
MozartAve Verum Marimbas and Steel Pans
MozartConcerto for Flute and Harp
ReichMusic for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
SUN 22 August 2pm
CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL
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A one minute extract: Beethovensymphony No. 6, Op. 68, F Major from the CSO Lamb and Hayward Masterworks concert 2 May 2009.
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