Open University Choir autumn concert: Martines and Mozart
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Hub Theatre,
The Open University,
Walton Hall,
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
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Thursday 19th November 1:00pm until 2:00pm
A free lunchtime concert of choral orchestral music by Marianna Martines, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Paolo Papini
The OU Choir’s autumn concert characteristically features a mix of the familiar with the unfamiliar, with music by Marianna Martines, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Paulo Papini.
A pupil of Haydn, and keyboard duet partner of Mozart, Martines was at the hub of musicmaking in late eighteenth century Vienna. Her exuberant and charming setting of Dixit Dominus for chorus, soloists and orchestra stands the test of time and deserves to be more widely known.
The programme also features several works by her younger contemporary WA Mozart, including Regina coeli K276 and his familiar Ave verum corpus K618.
The concert is completed with a setting of the Magnificat by Paulo Papini, a contemporary and near neighbour of Palestrina, which has recently been transcribed by Dr Naomi Barker, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Music Department at The Open University. This will be only the second performance of this piece since the sixteenth century, and the first in a non-liturgical context.
The OU Choir is joined by the Cantoribus Ensemble and the concert is conducted by the choir's musical director, Bill Strang. The concert takes place on
Thursday 19 November at 1pm in the Hub Theatre on the OU campus.
Ticket booking
Admission is free and open to all. Tickets for the concert can be reserved in advance via Eventbrite at: https://ouchoir-martines-and-mozart.eventbrite.co.uk
Tickets on the door are subject to availability.
Accessibility
The venue is accessible. If you are a wheelchair user or have limited mobility, please book tickets for yourself and anyone accompanying you and email us at
openuniversitychoir@gmail.com to let us know you will be attending. We can then ensure that a suitable space is reserved for you.
