{"id":6386,"date":"2015-03-02T15:15:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T14:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=6386"},"modified":"2015-03-02T15:15:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T14:15:57","slug":"a-drum-a-drum-verdi-doth-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/03\/02\/a-drum-a-drum-verdi-doth-come\/","title":{"rendered":"A drum, a drum: Verdi doth come…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual Colyer-Fergusson Cathedral Concert<\/strong>\u00a0next week\u00a0forms part of the University’s fiftieth-anniversary celebrations, and does so in grandiose fashion with Verdi’s epic\u00a0Requiem <\/em>on Saturday 14 March<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"50th-ribbon-sml\"<\/a>Conducted by the Director of Music,\u00a0Susan Wanless<\/strong>, the Chorus and Symphony Orchestra will unite to\u00a0set the Nave’s soaring, vaulted ceiling echoing,\u00a0joined by four acclaimed soloists, together with The Verdi Drum of the South-East,\u00a0in\u00a0what\u00a0promises to be a highlight of this year’s performing calendar.<\/p>\n

Here is the University Chorus at a recent rehearsal, looking and sounding in fine form:<\/p>\n

\"Chorus\"<\/p>\n

The Director of Music is\u00a0very<\/em> excited at the prospect: ”the concert will provide the perfect setting to capture the Requiem\u2019s operatic power and drama and the event will showcase the University\u2019s many talented musicians.”\u00a0Darn right!<\/p>\n

\"VerdiJoin us (and the Verdi Drum) for high drama\u00a0on March 14th – details and tickets here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n