Jeremy Backhouse conducts Vivace Chorus, Brandenburg Sinfonia with Francis Pott (piano).
| Rachmaninov: |
Vespers (5 extracts) |
The setting of Guildford Cathedral is perfect for this programme of pure Rachmaninov, where you can lose yourself in the romance of the Piano Concerto No. 2 and in the beautiful choral tones of the Vespers and The Bells.
A venture to thrill the heart of this ex-opera singer took place last night at G Live. Guildford’s new concert venue hosted the Vivace Chorus in an exciting programme of operatic favourites old and new. We are used to the serious side of this choir in the soaring space of Guildford Cathedral, even the plush grandeur of the Royal Albert Hall, but tonight we saw Vivace in a new light.
Can 150 voices sound like a whisper? At Vivace, they can. We can sing with the subtlety of a much smaller group, but when the music calls for volume, we deliver with staggering power. Never losing musicality and interpretation, we take the notes from the page and turn them into astonishing live experiences.
That’s why audiences keep coming back: it’s the pull of being in the moment with the performers, feeling the vibrations and seeing the passion at first hand.
