Great Sacred Music: A Journey into Lent
(Thursday 6th March 2025)
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A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.
Miserere mei – William Byrd
Hymn: Forty days and forty nights
Kyrie eleison (from Officium Defunctorum) – Tomás Luis de Victoria
Emendemus in melius – Vicente Lusitano
Wash me throughly – S.S. Wesley
Hymn: From ashes to the living font
Media vita – Kerensa Briggs
Directed and led by Andrew Earis
Accompanied by Polina Sosnina
Performed by St Martin’s Voices
With thanks to the donors of the Spirit of St Martin’s Campaign for supporting this season of Great Sacred Music.
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