On Saturday 14 March at 7.30pm, 250 students, staff and members of the local community will celebrate the University’s 50th anniversary with a performance of Verdi’s Requiem in the Nave of Canterbury Cathedral. They will be joined by four outstanding internationally-acclaimed soloists, Giselle Allen, soprano, Carolyn Dobbin, mezzo, Gerard Schneider, tenor and Simon Thorpe, baritone.
Conductor and Director of Music, Susan Wanless says: ‘The Nave of the Cathedral is the perfect setting to capture the Requiem’s power and drama, with its moments of exquisite poignancy contrasting with terrifying outbursts – complete with off-stage trumpets and earth-shattering bass drum. It is surely the most exciting of pieces both to perform and hear, and will be a wonderful showcase for all our talented University musicians.’
Tickets are still available from the Gulbenkian Booking Office, Tel. 01227 769075. Online bookings www.thegulbenkian.co.uk £22 (returns only), £18, £14, £10, £8.
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