Magnificat - University Choir, The 24 and Baroque Ensemble

Brinsley sang with The 24 in this Christmas concert in Central Hall, where the choir joined the University of York Choir and the University Baroque Ensemble under guest conductor Sarah Latto, with Asuka Sumi leading. Bach’s Magnificat in D marked its 300th anniversary, set against Chiara Margarita Cozzolani’s 1650 Magnificat Primo, and a group of carols to close the term, sung by The 24.¹

Programme

J. S. Bach Magnificat in D, BWV 243
Gaetano Maria Schiassi Concerto in D, “Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale”
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani Magnificat Primo
Carols Es ist ein Ros entsprungen · Praetorius Quem pastores laudavere · Puer natus · Vom Himmel hoch · Silent Night

Conductor: Sarah Latto · Leader: Asuka Sumi

Martin Dreyer found the Baroque Ensemble “immediately right on its toes”, with “first-class solo work from flutes and oboes”. There was “a crisp attack into ‘Omnes generationes’”; the end of ‘Fecit potentiam’ was “superbly triumphal” and the final Gloria “equally imposing”.²

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