Choral concert by the Worthing Choral Society with cellist Sarah Davison, featuring music by Aedan Kerney, Sarah Quartel, Cecilia McDowall and Eric Whitacre.
Worthing Choral Society are performing A Winter's Day & Night at St George's Church on Saturday 14 November, with cellist Sarah Davison joining them on stage. It's a choral programme built around winter, and the title gives away the two main pieces that anchor the evening.
Sarah Quartel's A Winter Day is a five-movement work that follows the changing moods of a Canadian winter, so it's a longer piece that takes its time to move through the season. Cecilia McDowall's A Winter's Night is a cantata woven around familiar carols, and it's performed alongside Eric Whitacre's Sleep. The two together bring in the carol side of things, while Quartel's piece keeps the focus on the season itself. There's also music by Aedan Kerney in the mix, so the bill draws on four contemporary choral composers.
Sarah Davison is on cello, and the whole thing is conducted by Aedan Kerney and Sam Barton. The programme is described as a celebration of winter through the music of some of today's leading choral composers, which fits the bill—these are all living composers rather than a collection of old standards. It's a night of new choral writing rather than a look back at the classics.
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It runs from 7:30pm to 9:45pm at St George's Church on St George's Road, BN11 2DS, in the heart of Worthing. Tickets are available through TryBooking.
