ST MARY’S CHURCH, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, RG9 2AU
Cecilia McDowall: The Ice is Listening
Join us for the world premiere of The Ice Is Listening by Novello award-winning composer British Cecilia McDowall, commissioned especially to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Henley Choral Society.
Inspired by Henley’s location on the Thames, with text created by Oxford-based poet Kate Wakeling, The Ice is Listening is a cantata about the delicate relationship between water, ice and humanity and the intricate, longstanding connections between all three. The work accordingly passes through time and space, both close and distant, exploring the uneasy pageantry of the 1683-4 frost fairs on the Thames, and reflecting on what we stand to lose as the Greenland ice sheet melts.
This Gala Concert also includes the Vivaldi Gloria, one of sacred music’s most uplifting choral works, and the extraordinarily inventive Bach Mass in G Major.
With a star cast of young soloists, and the talents of the London String Collective, you are warmly invited to this very special occasion introducing a compelling anthem for our times.
Tickets £20 under 18s £5.00
Please book online at
www.henleychoralsociety.org.uk
