Press Release

Cantate Choir perform Durufle’s Requiem and exciting new work “Decalogue” by Gareth Wilson

The Church of St Mary’s Platt
Saturday 26th November 2011

Performing new music, and working with composers is a real thrill for musicians: getting the music ‘hot off the press’. This autumn The Cantate Chamber Choir is working with Gareth Wilson, conductor, composer, theologian and educator, preparing his new work ‘Decalogue’ for their concert on Saturday 26th November in the Parish Church of St Mary Platt.

The work, sets biblical texts from both the old and new testaments, to music as a set of eleven motets for choir and organ. Each text is chosen to highlight one of the Ten Commandments, with the eleventh movement being the words of Jesus; “I give you a new commandment”.

The composer, Gareth Wilson, will conduct the work and the choir’s musical director, Robin Walker, will play the substantial organ accompaniment.

For the second half of the concert Robin will conduct the choir as they perform one of the choral repertoire’s most loved works: Maurice Duruflé’s “Requiem”, with its haunting ‘Pie Jesu’ and heavenly ‘In Paradisum’.

This concert promises to be a very special evening. Tickets, which include refreshments cost £10 and are available from: Sevenoaks Bookshop, the box office 01732 770570, or on the door. www.cantate-choir.info