WORTH ABBEY

Sunday 6 April at 7.30pm

The Stations of the Cross

Poems by Paul Claudel – Music by Marcel Dupré

Alice Kennedy (narrator)
D’Arcy Trinkwon (organ)

An all-too-rare chance to hear Claudel’s intense and moving ‘The Stations of the Cross’ alongside Dupré’s great organ work that it inspired. A true ‘concert spirituel’, the two works – so rich in human and spiritual drama – powerfully evoke the Stations of the Cross and result in a work of searing emotional impact.

Dupré’s organ work originated from a concert at the Brussels Conservatoire in 1931: Claudel’s poems were recited, and after each Dupré improvised a musical commentary depicting the events of each station. Such was the success of the work that he ‘wrote’ down these creations, giving the ‘premier’ of them the following year in Paris’ great Salle du Trocadero.

DT has performed this work on many occasions including several performances at both Westminster and St Paul’s cathedrals.

Admission is free – a retiring collection will be taken.