John Rutter's Magnificat

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Join the NTU Choir ​and English Pro Musica for an evening ​of exquisite choral music featuring John Rutter's famed Magnificat.

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Performance information

Doors: 7.00 pm
Performance: 7.30 pm
Running time: 1 hour with no interval
Age guidance: suitable for 5+, under 14s must be accompanied by an adult

Discounts
NTU staff and ensemble members are eligible for 10% off full price tickets. Email ntuarts@ntu.ac.uk for more information.

About Magnificat and John Rutter
John Rutter’s Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary, inspired by feast-day festivities in countries such as Spain, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The passage from St Luke (chapter 1, verses 46-55), known as the Magnificat, is a poetic outpouring of praise, joy and trust in God, ascribed by Luke to the Virgin Mary on learning that she was to give birth to Christ. It has always been one of the most familiar and well-loved of scriptural texts, not least because of its inclusion as a canticle in the Catholic office of Vespers and in Anglican Evensong.  Musical settings of it abound, though surprisingly few of them, since J.S. Bach’s, give the text extended treatment.

Sir John Rutter is one of the UK's most prolific composers and conductors, associated primarily with choral music. His This is the Day was commissioned for the wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton. He holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, was awarded a CBE for services to music and has received the Ivors Academy Fellowship.

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