Vocalis with their Musical Director James Savage-Hanford and percussionist Adam Boniface are very excited to perform Sergei Rachmaninov’s All Night-Vigil, commonly referred to as The Vespers.

The work consists of fifteen movements based on centuries-old Russian chants. The title All-Night Vigil refers to the traditional Orthodox night service preceding Sunday liturgy, combining vespers, matins and lauds.

St Wilfrid’s Church lends itself perfectly to the setting of this work. The choir will move around the church between movements, which will be interspersed with Adam Boniface playing the tubular bells, adding beautifully to the magnetic power of this piece

For connoisseurs this work is the summit of choral music and for new listeners an accessible entry point into the beauty of choral singing.