When David Heard
St John's Smith Square, St John's Church Smith Square, SW1P 3HA , [Venue Details]Join The Purcell Singers in the atmospheric surroundings of a candlelit Smith Square Hall for a rich a cappella programme of contrasts: darkness and light, despair and hope, anguish and love.
Combining unbridled energy and perfect balance, The Purcell Singers will lead you through the soundworlds of Whitacre, Brahms, Sandström, Rautavaara, and Kõrvits.
In live performance, Eric Whitacre’s When David Heard is truly thrilling. The simple text repeats and builds within Whitacre’s soundscape with intricate interweaving patterns, the plaintive lamentation leading to a heart-stopping climax of raw emotion.
Sandström’s Four Songs of Love use complex divisi to create dazzlingly spectral harmonic structures, expressing the ecstasy of a sigh – or the slow breathing of a lover – with exquisite detail.
The soundworld of Rautavaara’s Missa a cappella is delicate and dramatic, contemporary and primeval, from the declamatory Gloria and unsettling rhythms and harmonies of the Credo, to the lyrical lushness of the Sanctus and the ethereal beauty of the Agnus Dei.
Ending with Kõrvits’ The Night is Darkening Round Me, a setting of Emily Brontë’s beautiful text for eight voices and mezzo solo.
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Admission
Min: £15.00
Max: £25.00
Performer name: The Purcell Singers
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When David Heard
Sunday, 15 Nov 2026 @7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, St John's Church Smith Square, SW1P 3HAMore Information
Join The Purcell Singers in the atmospheric surroundings of a candlelit Smith Square Hall for a rich a cappella programme of contrasts: darkness and light, despair and hope, anguish and love.
Combining unbridled energy and perfect balance, The Purcell Singers will lead you through the soundworlds of Whitacre, Brahms, Sandström, Rautavaara, and Kõrvits.
In live performance, Eric Whitacre’s When David Heard is truly thrilling. The simple text repeats and builds within Whitacre’s soundscape with intricate interweaving patterns, the plaintive lamentation leading to a heart-stopping climax of raw emotion.
Sandström’s Four Songs of Love use complex divisi to create dazzlingly spectral harmonic structures, expressing the ecstasy of a sigh – or the slow breathing of a lover – with exquisite detail.
The soundworld of Rautavaara’s Missa a cappella is delicate and dramatic, contemporary and primeval, from the declamatory Gloria and unsettling rhythms and harmonies of the Credo, to the lyrical lushness of the Sanctus and the ethereal beauty of the Agnus Dei.
Ending with Kõrvits’ The Night is Darkening Round Me, a setting of Emily Brontë’s beautiful text for eight voices and mezzo solo.
Admission
Min: £15.00
Max: £25.00
Performer name: The Purcell Singers
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