Hertford College Chapel Choir sings a late-night performance of Rachmaninoff Vespers on Shrove Tuesday – 12 February 2013 – at 10.00 pm.

Rachmaninoff’s score works a number of styles of Russian church chants into a sublime whole. The unaccompanied harmonies lull one into a meditation, which suddenly surge to angelic crescendos before falling once again. Unofficial copies of recordings of the Vespers were available throughout the later Soviet period, keeping faith and tradition alive.

This will be a semi-liturgical performance in the chapel, showcasing the music of Rachmaninoff within a setting of candles, incense and icons.

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