Concert Details
Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 8:00 pm
Benjamin Britten Hymn to the Virgin
Nicholas Maw One Foot in Eden Still, I Stand
Britten Cantata misericordium
Gabriel Fauré Requiem
The eloquence of the young Benjamin Britten…
One of Britain’s most important living composers, Nicholas Maw…
The shimmering, impressionistic Requiem of Gabriel Fauré…
Cantata Singers launches the 2008-2009 season with a concert that reaches beyond the public faces of these three composers to reveal the intimate, private side of each artist.
Our year-long engagement with the music of Britten begins with the 16-year-old Britten’s luminous unaccompanied A Hymn to the Virgin, paired with his moving Cantata misericordium, composed 30 years later to honor the founding of the Red Cross. The beautiful One Foot in Eden, composed by Nicholas Maw is a contemporary nod to the tradition of the venerable English anthem. The concert closes with Fauré’s gorgeous Requiem in all its pure beauty.
This is music that is provocative and that draws us in, that asks us to come to it more than it comes to us. The rewards of that journey, no matter its length, are infinite.
Where
New England Conservatory’s
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street, Boston
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/jordanhall/
Via public transportation:
Take the Green Line "E" train to the Symphony stop. Walk one block west on Huntington Avenue, towards the YMCA. Take the first left, onto Gainsborough Street. Jordan Hall is on the right. Note: this station is not wheelchair accessible.
Click here for detailed driving directions.
Parking lots
Gainsboro Garage
10 Gainsborough Street
From Copley: West on Huntington Avenue. Cross Massachusetts Avenue, passing Symphony Hall on the right. Left at the first traffic light onto Gainsborough Street. Pass NEC on the right. Uptown Garage is the next building on the right.
Westland Garage
35 Westland Avenue
From Copley: West on Huntington Avenue. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Take the first left onto Westland Avenue. Circular parking garage is on the right, above Bread and Circus.
Join us…
Join us for post-concert AFTER GLOW following the performance at Betty’s Wok and Noodle, 250 Huntington Avenue.
*NEC’s Jordan Hall is wheelchair accessible.
*Assistive Listening Devices are available at the coatroom just prior to performances, or by contacting the Head Usher or House Manager on duty.