Past event
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Forthcoming shows featuring the same performers:
Schütz | Selig sind die Toten |
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Kim Porter | Your World |
Mahler (trans. Gottwald) | Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from Rückert Lieder) |
Britten (arr. Imogen Holst) | Rejoice in the Lamb |
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Fauré | Requiem |
Nicholas Collon | conductor |
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BBC Singers | |
Aurora Orchestra |
Presented in Imogen Holst’s arrangement for chamber orchestra and voices, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb sets the extraordinary poetry of nineteenth-century asylum inmate Christopher Smart. An ecstatic ode to the divine he perceived in abundance in the world around him despite his confinement – whether in his cat’s morning ritual, the simple beauty of flowers, or the bravery of a mouse – Smart’s text is brought to life by some of Britten’s most masterly word-setting.
Mahler’s ‘O garish world, long since thou hast lost me’ takes a contrasting perspective: a rejection of the world’s mundane tumult in favour of a personal ‘heaven’ of love and song. Meanwhile Kim Porter – herself a former BBC Singer – sets Harlem Renaissance poet Georgia Douglas Johnson’s ode to the self-expression and the pursuit of a free and fulfilled life.
At the heart of the programme is Fauré’s Requiem, written shortly after the death of the composer’s father in 1888. A serene, consoling vision of peace and ‘happy deliverance’ after death, the work remains one of the most enduringly popular treasures of choral music, and is performed here in the original chamber orchestra version rediscovered by editor John Rutter in Paris’ Bibliothèque nationale after a century of neglect.
‘Aurora Orchestra, that extraordinary group of young musicians who’ve shaken up the orchestral world’ Ivan Hewitt, The Telegraph
This event will last approximately 2 hours, including an interval.
This concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast at a later date.
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.