Oeuvre: Praeter rerum seriem

Music from Anne Boleyn's Songbook in a highly evocative and expertly performed programme at Cadogan Hall. 

The theme of tonight’s concert, revealed the programme notes, was that of “marking time and preserving timeless values” – Christmas being a season that connects the past with the present.

By calling this year’s Choral Pilgrimage tour The Earth Resounds and including excerpts from a piece known as the “Earthquake mass”, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen created an expectation of drama and excitement before they’d sung a single note.