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Lancaster Arts is delighted to bring you the stunning sounds of Echo Vocal Ensemble to the Lancaster Priory with a programme of old and n...

Lancaster Arts is delighted to bring you the stunning sounds of Echo Vocal Ensemble to the Lancaster Priory with a programme of old and new music about nature and the climate emergency. From Benjamin Britten’s beautiful setting of ‘Five Flower Songs’ to ANOHNI’s call to arms, the programme takes listeners on a journey that celebrates nature’s abundance but warns of future scarcity.

Hildegard of Bingen: O Nobillissima Viriditas Clemens non Papa: Ego Flos Campi Heinrich Schütz: Die Himmel Erzählen Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: I Vaghi Fiori ANOHNI: Improvisation on Why did you separate me from the earth Rory Wainwright Johnston: Summoning Dance Britten: Five Flower Songs Judith Weir: Vertue Vicente Lusitano: Allor che ignuda Liz Dilnot Johnson: For Hester Traditional isiXhosa arr. Michael Barrett & Ralf Schmitt: Indodana Lillie Harris: Already Gone

Relax into the serenity of Hildegard of Bingen’s writing, delight in the sound world of Palestrina and discover brand new music by exciting young artists. The concert features brand new pieces by Lillie Harris and Rory Wainwright-Johnston, the joint winning composers of Echo’s inaugural Composition Competition. Both pieces take inspiration from a poem by Alice Oswald called ‘Dunt: A Poem for a Dried up River’, responding to a powerful text in different but equally imaginative ways.

Impeccable intonation, balance, charm, and perfect diction… an exceptional group.

Henley Standard