Saturday 22nd July 7.30pm
Haydn - Nelson Mass
Richard - Blackford Pietà
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Youth Chorus
Pacific Chorale
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Nelson Mass:
Aundi Marie Moore - Soprano
I-Chin Feinblatt - Mezzo
Nicholas Preston - Tenor
Michael Sumuel - Bass
Robert Istad - Conductor
Pietà:
Jess Dandy - Mezzo
Stephen Gadd - Baritone
Amy Dickson - Saxaphone
Gavin Carr - Conductor
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Pacific Chorale join forces with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to perform the magnificent Haydn Nelson Mass conducted by Robert Istad followed by the intensely beautiful Pietà by Richard Blackford performed by Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gavin Carr.
Pietà, the third major work composed by Richard Blackford for the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus won the prestigious Ivor Novello Composer Award in 2020 for the Choral Category. Pietà is a powerful setting of the Stabat Mater with additional poems by the Ukraine poet Anna Akhmatova.
The choirs and orchestra are joined by internationally acclaimed soloists including Classic BRIT award winning saxophonist, Amy Dickson.