Great Missenden Choral Society spring concert 

Liz Nicholls

Great Missenden Choral Society invite you to enjoy their spring concert at 7.30pm on Saturday, 12th April, at the historic St Peter and St Paul Church 

Great Missenden Choral Society provide a wonderful opportunity to hear Robert Schumann’s rarely performed but extraordinary Requiem and the ever-popular Messa di Gloria by Puccini. 

The contrast between these great nineteenth-century choral works could hardly be greater: Schumann’s Requiem was written by an ill man at the end of his life, but abounds with astoundingly beautiful and energetic music, as well as startling dramatic climaxes.  

Puccini was only in his early twenties when he wrote the Messa di Gloria, but its toe-tapping tunes, powerful harmony, and the sheer originality of his setting of the words clearly indicated that here was a young composer was destined for great things on the world stage. 

The choir will be joined by the St John’s Chamber Orchestra and soloists from the Royal College of Music conducted by Alex Flood.