Strathaven Choral Society Strathaven Choral Society
Founded in 1972 by David Knox (1943-1991)

Eternal Light
Sunday 16th May 2010 at 19:30
at St Ninian's Church, Stonehouse

Sponsored by
Sainsbury's

Conductor
Tomasz Pawlik
Director of Music,
Strathaven Choral Society
Tomasz Pawlik Piano
Fiona Hobson
Accompanist,
Strathaven Choral Society
Fiona Hobson
Organ
Michael Bawtree
Michael Bawtree Soprano Saxophone
Ken Thomson
Ken Thomson Harp
Fiona Hewitt
Fiona Hewitt
Soprano
Linda Young
Linda Young Tenor
Alistair Thom
Alistair Thom Bass
Mike Cunningham
Mike Cunningham

Tickets £ 10.00;
Concessions - £7.00
Under 18 - FREE
available from members of the choir; Pamela Knox Opticians (Strathaven); and on the door
Book online - Book on-line at thebooth


St Ninian's Church is located in Vicars Road in Stonehouse close to the A71 between the Strathaven and the M74 Junction 8.


More about the works
Eternal Light: A Requiem
Howard Goodall is one of Britain's most distinguished and versatile composers. Almost everyone knows at least one of his popular TV themes for Blackadder, Mr Bean, Red Dwarf, The Catherine Tate Show, Q.I. or The Vicar of Dibley. Film scores include the EMMY®-Award winning Into the Storm (2009), BAFTA-nominated The Gathering Storm (2003), Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, Bernard and the Genie, Blackadder Back & Forth and Mr Bean's Holiday (2007). He is also a prodigious writer of choral music, with his settings of Psalm 23 and Love Divine amongst the most performed of all sacred music.

Eternal Light is a stunning new requiem for the modern day. In contrast with the great Requiems such as Mozart's or Verdi's, it is intended to provide solace to the grieving, reflecting on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English.

Visit Howard Goodall's website to learn more.

Son of God Mass by James Whitbourn
The main choral movements, which set the Ordinary of the Mass (Kyrie, Gloria in Excelsis, Sanctus and Benedictus, Agnus Dei), form a liturgical 'missa brevis', scored for choir and organ. Other movements are interspersed to turn the work into a devotional concert piece and introduce the evocative sound of the soprano saxophone.

Further information about James Whitbourn and his output


This page was last revised on 4 May 2010
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