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Work: The Plague

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ComposerGerhard, Robert (1896-1970)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeChoral
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Crouch End Festival Chorus Proves Chilling and Brilliant

Saturday night at the Barbican Centre was anything but ordinary. Performing two works by composers John Adams and Roberto Gerhard, the Crouch End Festival Chorus (CEFC) and London Orchestra da Camera, conducted by David Temple, achieved harmonic brilliance and chilling dissonance in a single evening. The first half of the night was devoted to John Adams’ Harmonium.