Passiontide at Merton: Seven Last Words from the Cross

The Choir of Merton College
Berkeley Sinfonia
Benjamin Nicholas conductor

The Berkeley Sinfonia gave their première performance alongside the Choir of Merton College in an evening that included James MacMillan’s masterpiece Seven Last Words, a cantata which sets the final seven sentences Jesus uttered. The programme also included Arvo Pärt’s Silouan’s Song, subtitled 'my soul yearns after the Lord', and Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis for double string orchestra, heard alongside Tallis's hymn that inspired it.

Programme

Pärt Silouan’s Song
Tallis Sancte Deus
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis
MacMillan Seven Last Words from the Cross

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Part of the 2017 Passiontide at Merton Festival