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SUMMARY:Summer Concert
DESCRIPTION:\nZelenka: Missa Votiva\n \n\nQueen's Park Singers\, conducto
 r Oliver Till\n\nwith the Asyla Ensmble\, leader Mark Seow\, and\n\nAngela
  Hicks soprano\nDaniel Collins countertenor\nKieran White tenor\nCrispi
 n Lewis bass\n \n\nAn opportunity to hear a neglected masterpiece\nJan D
 ismas Zelenka (1679 – 1745) was born in Central Bohemia\, now part of th
 e Czech Republic. After studying in Prague and Vienna he obtained a post p
 laying double bass in the court orchestra of the Elector of Saxony\, in Dr
 esden\, and later became Kapellmeister there.  \n\nHis music combines a h
 ighly effective use of counterpoint – hence his nickname\, the “Bohemi
 an Bach” – with intense rhythmic energy. He was a prolific composer\, 
 especially of church music\, and was much admired by his contemporaries\, 
 including J.S. Bach. However\, after his death the court kept the manuscri
 pts of his compositions under lock and key\, which partly explains why the
 y have been neglected until relatively recently.\n\nTowards the end of his
  life Zelenka embarked on – but never completed – a cycle of twelve Ma
 ss settings\, his Misse Ultimae. The Missa Votiva is the third of these\, 
 and is of special significance in that it was apparently written in fulfil
 ment of a vow that Zelenka had made to God during a bout of sickness\, tha
 t he would compose a Mass if he recovered.\n\nThe Mass is on a grand scale
 \, comprising no fewer than twenty movements\, encompassing a variety of m
 usical forms and moods\, and making full use of the forces for which it is
  scored: choir\, orchestra and four soloists. A recent review called Miss
 a Votiva “nothing less than a lost masterpiece\, strongly recommended fo
 r your discovery”.\n\nFor this special occasion\, Queen’s Park Singers
  are delighted to be joined by the Asyla Ensemble\, a chamber orchestra th
 at specializes in Baroque repertoire and performs on period instruments.\n
 \n\n \n \n\nFor full event details\, visit: https://www.queensparksinger
 s.uk/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=178687
LOCATION:St Martin's Church\, 132-4 Mortimer Road\, London\, NW10 5SN
URL:https://www.queensparksingers.uk/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=178
 687
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