8 February 2026 - J S Bach Choir of Lausanne at Christ Church

Описание: The J S Bach Choir of Lausanne (Le Chœur J.-S. Bach de Lausanne https://choeurbach.ch/) performing extracts from the music of Tallis, Donizetti and Mascagni at Christ Church Lausanne, 8 February 2026.

The choir performed these pieces as part of our service of Holy Communion, in a preview of their full concert performance of Donizetti's Messa di Requiem and Mascagni's Regina Coeli (from Cavalleria Rusticana) at Lausanne Cathedral on 25 February 2026, with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, under the direction of Romain Mayor.

Programme:
1. If ye love me - Thomas Tallis (c.1567)
2. Kyrie eleison (Lord have Mercy) - from Messa di Requiem, Gaetano Donizetti (1835)
3. Confutatis maledictis and Te decet hymnus - from Messa di Requiem, Gaetano Donizetti
4. Rex tremendae majestatis - from Messa di Requiem, Gaetano Donizetti
5. Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven) - from Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni (1890)

Donizetti's Messa di Requiem was composed in 1835 and dedicated to his friend, the composer Vincenzo Bellini. Though it fell into obscurity for over a century, the original score was rediscovered and published by musicologist Vimos Pesko in 1975.

This video has been edited from the original livestream of the service to highlight the choir's performances. Fr. John's sermon, which includes references to these pieces, is available separately here:    • Sermon from 8 February 2026 - Second Sunda...  

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