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Bollington Festival Choir

Hail, Bright Cecilia

24-11-2019 19:30 - 22:00
Bollington Arts Centre
Address: Bollington Arts Centre, Wellington Road, Bollington, United Kingdom

Celebrating the Patron Saint of Music and Musicians St Cecilia (22 Nov), women composers and three iconic women all named Emily.

Soloists from the Choir & Rosalind Hall piano

…three women composers of the 17th, 19th and 21st centuries…
Isabella Leonarda Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Fanny Hensel (nee Mendelssohn) 3 Part Songs
Cecilia McDowall Kyrie / Sanctus

…a world premiere…
Donald Judge Emily Emily Emily
(Brontë, Dickinson and Wilding Davison)

…and a Baroque masterpiece…
Henry Purcell Hail Bright Cecilia

Concert Tickets: £10 (£3 for 18s and under) 01625 575554

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