Paul Flight leads the California Bach Society in British masterpieces from the early 20th century. Ralph Vaughan Williams’s (1872-1958) beautiful Mass in G minor is written in a modal style that evokes Tallis and Byrd. His juxtaposition of chant and choral antiphony makes the old sound new, much like his Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis. Herbert Howells’s (1892-1983) sublime Requiem employs impressionistic sonorities to achieve its overwhelming emotional effect. We close the program with the double choir Nunc Dimittis by Gustav Holst (1874-1934), to whom Vaughan Williams had dedicated his Mass in 1922. The 30-voice choir is joined by fine soloists: soprano Victoria Fraser, tenor Julian Kusnadi, and bass Clayton Moser.
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Program Items
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mass in G Minor
Herbert Howells
Requiem
Herbert Howells
Take Him, Earth, for Cherishng
Gustav Holst
Nunc Dimittis
Performers
Paul Flight
Artistic Director
Victoria Fraser
Soprano soloist
Jose Barbasa
Alto soloist
Julian Kusnadi
Tenor soloist
Clayton Moser
Bass soloist