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Tenebrae: A Prayer For Deliverance

20th Oct | 19:30 | Town Church
£20/Free U18

Returning to Town Church after a sell out performance last year, Tenebrae will bring their critically acclaimed programme A Prayer For Deliverance, Tenebrae explores the human search for peace, solace, and deliverance through a tapestry of sacred choral works spanning centuries. At its heart is Joel Thompson’s A Prayer for Deliverance, a powerful new setting of Psalm 102, written in response to contemporary cries for justice and mercy. Surrounding it are works by Howells, Shaw, Tavener, and others—each offering a unique lens on grief, hope, and transcendence. United by Tenebrae’s signature blend of precision and expressive depth, this programme invites listeners into a meditative space where ancient words meet modern resonance.

Programme

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Gustav Holst - The Evening-watch

Cecilia McDowall - Standing as I do before God

Francis Pott - The Souls of the Righteous

Caroline Shaw - And the Swallow

Richard Rodney Bennett - A Good-Night

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Rest

Joel Thompson - A Prayer for Deliverance

 

INTERVAL

 

John Tavener - Song for Athene

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Valiant-for-Truth

Robert Pearsall - Lay a garland

Arthur Sullivan - The long day closes

Herbert Howells - Requiem

1. Salvator mundi

2. Psalm 23

3. Requiem aeternam 1

4. Psalm 121

5. Requiem aeternam 2 

6. I heard a voice from Heaven

William Harris - Bring us, O Lord

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