Schütz & Vaughan Williams: Sacred SongsHong Kong Voices

In this Autumn of abating pandemic and ongoing wars in distant lands, Hong Kong Voices brings to you sacred songs by Schütz & Vaughan Williams.

The 17th century German composer Heinrich Schütz travelled extensively as a young man and arrived at Dresden with the grandiose Venetian polyphony. However, as the Thirty Years’ War devastated Central Europe, Schütz’s musical language turned simple and almost austere. We shall perform selections from Zwölf geistliche Gesänge, sacred songs that Schütz composed at the age of 72.

Having experienced the grief and loss of the World Wars, English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams resorted to music’s healing power, often incorporating Renaissance polyphony in his compositions. In this concert we will feature selections of his sacred choral works, including Valiant-for-Truth composed in 1941, as well as the post-war A Choral Flourish. In the midst of war and pandemic, may we pray for peace and joy in our hearts.

- Free Seating