Choral at Cadogan 26-27: The Tallis Scholars Rachmaninov Vespers + Pärt

The Tallis Scholars Rachmaninov Vespers + Arvo Part Programme Rachmaninov Vespers (nos. 1 – 4) Arvo Part Tribute to Caesar Rachmaninov Vespers (nos. 5 – 12) Arvo Pärt Da Pacem, Domine Arvo Pärt O Holy Father Nicholas Rachmaninov Vespers (nos. 13 – 15) Performers The Tallis Scholars Peter Phillip conductor One of the great works for a capella choir, Rachmaninov’s Vespers grips hold of you from the start and never lets go. The richly burnished, resonant sound and the combination of ancient Slavonic chant and echoes of Russia’s indigenous choral traditions create an exotic yet persuasive musical language – from the other end of our own continent, but somehow a world away. Interspersing it with