Sunday 7 June 3.00pm
£15 (Under 35s £10)

Contrafactum draws together talented amateur and semi-professional singers to work intensively on short projects at home and abroad. The current group will spend three days in York preparing Echoes across the ages prior to the concert with JanJoost van Elburg.

The programme will explore pairs of choral works which use the same text: one from the Renaissance period and one by a living composer. Featuring O salutaris hosia (Byrd and Esenvalds), Alma redemptoris mater (Lassus and McDowall), Lady, when I behold (Wilbye and Mealor) the concert will culminate in James’s MacMillan’s monumental setting of Psalm 50: Miserere mei – contrasted with that of Jean L’Heritier composed around 500 year earlier.

JanJoost van Elburg is a prominent Dutch choral conductor and singer, renowned for his expertise in early music. He is much sought after as a vocal coach and teacher of ensemble technique, singing theory and choral conducting. He has directed his own choir highly acclaimed choir, Lelikoor, in Amsterdam for over 30 years.

For any access requirements please email the Box Office on boxoffice@ncem.co.uk or leave a note on your booking.

Please note there is a £1.50 administration fee per transaction