Earthrise

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Friday 14 June, 10pm

Symphony Hall

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Free to 2001: A Space Odyssey ticket holders

Post-concert performance, following 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Alec Roth’s Earthrise is a profoundly beautiful meditation for unaccompanied 40-part choir, inspired by the famous Apollo 8 photo of the Earth rising above the moon’s surface.

Can there have been a more inspiring vision this century than that of the Earth from space? We saw for the first time what a gem of a planet we live on. James Lovelock, Homage to Gaia.

… fabulous… lushly harmonised climaxes that send shivers down the spine The Times

Ex Cathedra is a Town Hall Associate Artist.

Ex Cathedra choir
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor

Free to 2001: A Space Oddyssey ticket holders

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Symphony Hall

32 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Part of Birmingham International Concert Season 2012/13

We are thrilled to bring a glittering array of classical stars from around the globe to Birmingham to grace the stages of Town Hall and Symphony Hall this season. In 2012/13 you can enjoy inspirational performances by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra with maestro Riccardo Chailly, the Budapest...

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