Crouch End Festival Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
Robert Murray tenor

Anyone who witnessed the Berlioz Te Deum at the 2009 BBC Proms (featuring CEFC among its five choirs) may be surprised to know that the Te Deum has an even bigger ‘brother’, the Grande Messe des Morts. 

Berlioz’s vision of death and the afterlife is of epic proportions.  As well as the enormous choir and orchestra, brass ensembles fire off fanfares from the four corners of the concert hall.  Berlioz also calls for a vast array of percussion including sixteen timpani.

This unbelievable “surround sound” provides an unmissable musical and theatrical experience.   No wonder the work is a favourite of Matthew Bellamy from Muse, whose own concerts are arguably the modern day equivalent.

Booking and information

Saturday 9 October 2010, 7.30pm
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS

TICKETS: £24/£21/£19/£12.50/£9
Half price for age 18 & under
20% discount for CEFC Friends, Crouch End Card holders and Barbican members

Barbican box office 020 7638 8891
Barbican online booking – reduced booking fee for online bookings

Behind the notes

Read more about Berlioz and Grande Messe des Morts in our information and education section, Behind the notes, which also includes video clips of previous performances recommended by CEFC musical director David Temple.

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