Over 700 years of European choral tradition will be showcased in an evening of choral music as Lynnwood’s Trinity Lutheran Church hosts a performance by the internationally acclaimed Choir of Trinity College at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3.
The distinguished Richard Marlow, Fellow and Director of Music at Trinity College since 1968, will lead the Cambridge, England choir in its first visit to the Pacific Northwest, presenting a broad program of music that spans seven centuries. The concert will include an expressive setting of the Lord’s Prayer by well known opera composer Giuseppi Verdi, Renaissance compositions from England and the European continent, austere medieval polyphony and the contemporary work Transcendence by Indian composer Vanraj Bliatia.
The choir has toured and recorded extensively. Recordings have been produced by the Conifir and Hyperion labels, and are available through Global Music Network (gmn.com).
Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity College has educated a distinguished roster of scholars and teachers who have had a profound impact on the course of westem civilization and philosophy. A long tradition of exceptional musicians has been a part of the Trinity heritage, from Tudor composer Robert Whyte to Ralph Vaughan Williams and Charles Villiers Stanford in the past century. Sir Isaac Newton, Sir Francis Bacon and Lord Byron were all members of Trinity, and the College numbers 26 Nobel Prize winners among its members.
The choir performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3 in the acoustical ambience of Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 6215 196th Street SW in Lynnwood. Tickets are available in advance by mail (checks only) for $17 each, or on the day of concert at the door for $20 each. Discounts are also available for students and seniors. For further information, contact Trinity Lutheran Church at 425-778-2159.
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