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All-Night Vigil with the 大象传媒 Singers and Abel Selaocoe

Let the shadows of evening envelope you, as Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil meets African musical traditions in a captivating evening from cellist Abel Selaocoe and the 大象传媒 Singers.

Night is universal, and dusk has inspired some of the most beautiful music ever written, including Rachmaninov's Vespers, the quiet and deeply moving profession of the composer's dedicated faith. Tonight its movements are interwoven with serene snapshots of different African twilights by Abel Selaocoe, a remarkable artist whose music aims to 'understand different ways we seek refuge, not always a place of comfort but one of empowerment that allows potential to live a fulfilled life'. This concert might be more reflective than his usual high-octane performances, but you can be in no doubt the outcome will be just as beautiful.

Rachmaninov: Vespers
interwoven with: music of African twilight

大象传媒 Singers
Sofi Jeannin, conductor
Abel Selaocoe, cello and voice

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 23 May 2023 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Trad.

    Nagula

    Composer: Abel Selaocoe. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Singer: Abel Selaocoe.

  • Trad.

    Tshepo

    Composer: Abel Selaocoe. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Singer: Abel Selaocoe.

  • Trad.

    Meditation / Ancestral affirmations

    Composer: Abel Selaocoe. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Singer: Abel Selaocoe.

  • Abel Selaocoe

    Cello cadenza

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe.

  • Trad.

    African hymn: Esohle Esohle (All is made by you)

    Composer: Abel Selaocoe. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Singer: Abel Selaocoe.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    All-Night Vigil

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Four Last Songs

    Orchestrator: Anthony Payne. Singer: Jennifer Johnston. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Ralph Vaughan Williams - Discoveries.
    • ALBION.
    • 06.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata No 3 in F sharp minor, Op 23, 'Etats de l'ame'

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Abel Selaocoe

    Dipolelo / Recite

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe.
    • Where is Home / Hae ke Kae.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Giovanni Benedetto Platti

    Cello Sonata No 7 in D major

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Performer: Elizabeth Kenny. Performer: Kadialy Kouyate. Performer: Fred Thomas.
    • Warner.

Broadcast

  • Tue 23 May 2023 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3