Bruckner Mass in E minor

This typically eclectic feast of a programme is characteristic of the much-admired Crouch End Festival Chorus under its conductor, David Temple, as it returns once again to the glorious surroundings of Holy Trinity Sloane Square. Bruckner’s Mass in E minor, originally composed for the outdoors, sounds magnificent in a large church. A 15-piece woodwind and brass group joins CEFC in music that echoes the world of Palestrina, Gabrieli and Schütz. Scored for similar forces, Stravinsky’s Mass inhabits an entirely different sound-world – chant-like, stark and hypnotically beautiful. Jessica Curry, whose award-winning music for video games has touched so many, wrote several songs during a time of extreme personal difficulty that are featured on her 2025 album, Shielding Songs. Powerful and pure, CEFC will perform three of them - Kiss the Bairns, Pie Jesu and Home. Philip Glass’s Vessels is the energetic, mesmeric number from his iconic score for the cult documentary film Koyaanisqatsi. With Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Orchestra da Camera Wind Ensemble, conducted by David Temple