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They're back, and this time they're popular
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DAME MARIE RAMBERT once remarked that if the Royal Ballet saw
itself as a kind of National Gallery of dance, then the Rambert
company was the Tate. Well, she would, wouldn't she? Since then,
Britain's oldest dance company has seen its fortunes rise and fall,
reaching its lowest point three years ago. Audiences had dwindled
and a row over artistic policy had left the outfit without a
director. Putting a pile of bricks on stage could only have helped.
Exactly 12 months ago Rambert Dance ...
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They're back, and this time they're popular
The Independent - London
; DAME MARIE RAMBERT once remarked that if the Royal Ballet saw itself as a kind of National Gallery of dance, then the Rambert company was the Tate. Well, she would, wouldn't she? Since then, Britain's oldest dance company has seen its fortunes rise and fall, reaching its lowest point three years
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Clerkes update `Stabat Mater'
Chicago Sun-Times
; The image of a sorrowful Mary standing at the foot of Christ's cross has inspired artists, poets and musicians for centuries. The 13th century "Stabat Mater" text describing the scene has been set to music by composers from Palestrina through Dvorak, Rossini and Verdi to the 20th century's Vincent
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Boccherini: Stabat Mater D'Astora: Stabat Mater
Opera News
; CHORAL AND SONG BOCCHERINI: Stabat Mater D'ASTORGA: Stabat Mater Gritton, Fox, Bickley, Agnew, Harvey, The Choir of the King's Consort, The King's Consort, King. Text and translations. Hyperion CDA67108 From Hyperion come spare, reverent performances of two Stabat Mater settings spanning the
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His Majestie's Clerkes
Chicago Sun-Times
; 8 p.m. Saturday, St. Procopious Abbey Church, 5601 College Rd., Lisle 3 p.m. Sunday, Quigley Seminary Chapel, 103 E. Chestnut Tickets, $20. (312) 461-0723 Highly recommended His Majestie's Clerkes offer more than just luminous a cappella singing. Concerts by this group, founded in 1982 and headed
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music matters: A hymn from a prayer; Welsh composer Karl Jenkins is about to release his latest recording, Stabat Mater, an adaptation of an ancient hymn. As he prepares to premiere the music, he tells Sarah Miloudi how it came about.(Features)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; CLASSICAL music fans are so keen to attend the world premiere of composer Karl Jenkins' new work that he had to arrange for extra seats to be installed at the venue. Stabat Mater - the follow-up to his best-selling composition, Requiem, released in 2005 - will be performed for the first time in
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Poulenc: Stabat Mater, Litanies a la Vierge Noir, Quatre Motets pour un Temps de Penitence
Opera News
; POULENC: Stabat Mater, Litanies a la Vierge Noir, Quatre Motets pour un Temps de Penitence Howarth, Choirs of St. Johns, Clare and Gonville & Caius Colleges, Cambridge, BBC Philharmonic, Robinson (Stabat Mater). Choirs of Clare and Gonville 6Caius Colleges, Cambridge, Webber (Litanies). Choirs
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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GO: Healing grief; Composer's powerful work seeks to comfort after loss.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
; Byline: By DAVID POWELL WELSH composer Karl Jenkins' latest CD is based on the subject of grief. He believes it touches most of us in our lifetime and hopes listening to the CD will be a stirring experience. The recording, called Stabat Mater and based on a 13th Century text among others, will be
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Baroque Year Ends With Chopin, Rossini
Chicago Sun-Times
; In recent years, Music of the Baroque has marked the end of its season with a gala spring benefit concert in Orchestra Hall that moves beyond its traditional repertoire. Thursday night's program ending MOB's 23rd season featured pianist Janina Fialkowska in Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 and
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McLean Choristers Waive the Rules With "Stabat Mater"
The Washington Post
; At its concert Sunday night at the McLean Baptist Church, the McLean Choral Society proved that it is possible to perform a serious, satisfying program without adhering to the usual rules. Thomas Beveridge, music director of the McLean Choral Society, says he is "about the only conductor around who
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Evening Standard - London
; CLASSICAL Rossini: Stabat Mater, OAE/Elder Barbican Hall (4/ 5) THERE is no compelling reason why a gourmand and composer of frothy comic operas could not also be a fervent believer. And yet I confess that I have always found it difficult to take Rossini's religious works seriously. The Petite
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