Pipes and Voices – a choral and organ celebration

A concert to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the cathedral’s magnificent and newly-restored TC Lewis organ, featuring the city’s foremost symphonic chorus, the fantastic Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus. The programme will include a number of organ solos and duets, and the following wonderful choral works:

• Jonathan Dove Seek Him that maketh the Seven Stars
• Cassie White for music like the sea
• Stanford Blue Bird
• Coleridge Taylor Lea Shore & Summer is Gone
• Balfour Gardiner Evening Hymn
• Lili Boulanger Hymne au Soleil
• Durufle motets
• Jean Langlais Messe Solonnelle

The programme includes the world premiere of choral work for music like the sea by Sheffield-based Cassie White, who won second place in the Stella Jockel Young Composer Competition organised by the Chorus. It features Lili Boulanger’s wonderful Hymne au Soleil, a stirring piece for a large choir that will sound amazing in St Marie’s gorgeous acoustic, and will culminate in a performance of the rarely-performed Messe Solonnelle by Jean Langlais, a marvellous work specially written for a large choir and two organs – a real treat for lovers of organ music and majestic choral works alike!

Chorus Music Director Darius Battiwalla will conduct this exceptional choir and, as befits a concert celebrating this wonderful instrument, there will be two organists – Neil Taylor and James Mitchell.

Tickets available online and on the door on the night. £20, students £8, under-16s accompanied by an adult FREE.