A montage of our April Spring concert day telling the story from start to finish
Elgar, Dove, Holst, Ireland, Stanford & Lili Boulanger
Spring Concert. Saturday 1st April 2023. 7.30pm – 9.45pm.
Dove: Vast Ocean of Light
Lili Boulanger: Hymne au Soleil
Vierne: Hymne au Soleil
Holst: Selections from Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda
Ireland: The Hills
Stanford: The Blue Bird
Elgar, arr. Phelps: Sea Pictures
Church of St James the Greater
216 London Road
Leicester
LE2 1NE
Experience a Saturday evening concert of luscious twentieth and twenty-first century music performed in the Italianate splendour of St James the Greater. It was curated by Music Director and conductor Richard Laing (“Breathtakingly expert conductor”, “faultless authority” and “dynamic direction… the Orchestra da Camera has never sounded better”) and is performed by the Leicester Bach Choir (“The choir once again presented an evening of moving and inspiring music in the magical setting of St James the Greater”). Organist Ivan Linford (who has given recitals in all the major English cathedrals) performs Vierne’s Hymn to the sun, a theme also addressed in the choral piece by contemporary French composer Lily Boulanger. The primary accompanist is pianist Anita D’Attellis (“I was immediately struck by a unique sensitivity in her playing – just sublime!” and “Mesmerising and always elegantly controlled. Perfect.”).
Anita D'Attellis
Anita d’Attellis has performed extensively as a solo pianist, chamber musician and accompanist, with recitals at the Brighton and Cheltenham International Festivals, Snape Maltings, the Royal Festival Hall and the Birmingham Symphony Hall. A keen chamber musician, Anita’s piano trio won national competitions which led to concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, the Purcell Room and St. John’s Smith Square. Festival reviewer comments include: “I was immediately struck by a unique sensitivity in her playing – just sublime!” and “Mesmerising and always elegantly controlled. Perfect.”