The Gravity of Kindness: Howard Goodall explains his thinking

Howard Goodall has written to us via David, explaining some of his thinking behind the piece he has written for us: “The Gravity of Kindness is a special commission for me, its composer. Special because it came into being as a result of a relationship between me and The Addison Singers, particularly through their conductor…

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A new piece comes to life – David Wordsworth

The Gravity of Kindness – a Christmas Meditation for soprano, chorus & chamber orchestra Commissioned by the Addison Singers in memory of Cathy Bereznicki and thanks to her generous bequest December 7th 2019 sees the premiere of the third, final and largest of the recent commissions undertaken by the Addison Singers, in memory of Cathy…

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NEW COMMISSIONS FOR 2019

  As the result of a most generous bequest from a much-missed member of the choir, Cathy Bereznicki, the Addison Singers, have been able to commission three new works, all of which will have their premiere in 2019. Michael Berkeley (who succeeds Judith Weir as ‘Featured Composer’ with the Addison Choirs in 2018/19), has chosen…

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