Dunedin Consort
Actus Tragicus
The premiere of David Fennessy’s 'Bog Cantata'

Jan Dismas Zelenka Lamentation I for Holy Saturday, ZWV 53
Georg Philipp Telemann Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin, TVWV 4:17
Johann Sebastian Bach “Actus Tragicus”, BWV 106
David Fennessy Bog Cantata
Fri 7 March 2025
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
7:30pm
£6-25
Full Event Details
Pulled from an Irish bog in 2006, the Faddan More Psalter serves as the inspiration for a new cantata from David Fennessy that uses similar orchestration to the unusual forces of this evening’s other three cantatas. Pairs of recorders, cellos, and violas da gamba take centre stage, sharing the limelight with four outstanding soloists, in music that reflects on life and death.
Jan Dismas Zelenka Lamentation I for Holy Saturday, ZWV 53
Georg Philipp Telemann Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin, TVWV 4:17
Johann Sebastian Bach “Actus Tragicus”, BWV 106
David Fennessy Bog Cantata
Venue Details & Map
Location
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
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