Following the outstanding success of Verdi Requiem in 2008, Yorkshire Voices this year present two of the most distinctive works of recent years.

Karl Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
David Fanshawe African Sanctus 

Harrogate Choral Society
Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir

performing as

'Yorkshire Voices'

With The Mighty Zulu Nation Dancers
Backbeat Percussion
Yorkshire Voices Instrumental Ensemble

Andrew Padmore - conductor
Maureen Brathwaite - soprano
Beth Mackay - mezzo soprano
Paul Dutton - tenor
Alistair Ollerenshaw - bass

Yorkshire Voices present two of the most distinctive works of recent years. Premiered in April 2000, The Armed Man subtitled 'A Mass for Peace', was commissioned by the Royal Armouries. The Mass is interspersed with words from the Bible, Kipling, Tennyson, and the Islamic Call to Prayer as a cry against the horrific consequence of war. 
 
'I Love the World' wrote David Fanshawe as a footnote to his score for African Sanctus, which celebrates the sounds and beliefs of Africa. It draws together Christian, Islamic, Tribal and Folk based music, rhythm and dance into a truly unique work of great power.

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