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Music from The Dark Side

London Schools Symphony Orchestra

,Barbican Hall
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Prepare yourself for a roller-coaster journey to the dark side of human psychology with London Schools Symphony Orchestra.

Music has always relished the eternal battle between darkness and light or its human mirror image: the conflict between good and evil.

This programme explores this endless conflict: from St Walpurga fighting with witches to the scholarly Faust, whose thirst for knowledge and power leads him to a terrible end at the hands of the satanic Mephistopheles. With a soundtrack of some of the most exciting and scary music ever written, this concert will feature readings of poems by John Milton, Christopher Marlowe and Johann von Goethe.

Tagged with: Classical music

This performance will end at approximately 9.15pm, including a 20 minute interval.

Programme

  •   Readings from Milton's Paradise Lost
  • Mendelssohn   Prelude to Die Erste Walpurgisnacht
  •   Readings from Marlowe's Dr Faustus
  • Liszt   Mephisto Waltz No 1
  • Berlioz   Witches Rakoczy March
  •   Reading from Goethe's Faust
  •   'Ride to the Abyss & Pandemonium' from The Damnation of Faust
  • Schnittke   Faust Cantata

Performers

  • Fiona Kimm   mezzo-soprano
  • Collin Shay   countertenor
  • Brenton Spiteri   tenor
  • Thomas Mole   bass-baritone
  • London Schools Symphony Orchestra Chorus  
  • London Schools Symphony Orchestra  
  • Sian Edwards   conductor
  • Dame Janet Suzman   narrator

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Barbican Hall

Location
The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
​​​​​​​The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.