London's Fatal Fire

Instrumentation

Soprano
1
Tenor
1
SATB Choir

Additional Information

A cantata in seven movements commissioned to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London (1666) based on the eponymous epic poem by Samuel Wiseman (1667).

First performance given at Spitalfields Festival on 11th June 2016 at St. Leonard's Church, Shoreditch by New London Chamber Choir with soloists Amy Corkery and Andrew Bidlack, led by Matthew Hamilton.   

Commissioned by the New London Chamber Choir and Spitalfields Music with funding from Minjas Zugik, John McLeod, the Skinner's Company Lady Neville Charity, Christine Billings, Elaine Gould and Isabel Nisbet

Details

Year
Publisher
Chester Music Ltd
Minutes
20