The Durham Singers present a concert exploring composers responses to the idea of sleep, in our summer evening concert on Saturday 5 July at 7.30pm in the atmospheric setting of St Brandons Church, Brancepeth DH7 8DF. Our a cappella performance begins with an intriguing and meditative setting of the office of Compline, the last service of the day, by the brilliant young composer Lucy Walker. She skilfully combines enchanting, soporific harmony with ancient Gregorian chant. Interspersed will be music reflecting the Compline texts: O Ecclesia by Hildegard von Bingen, Te Lucis Ante Terminum by Tallis, Night Prayer by Roth, Nunc Dimittis fromThe Short Serviceby Gibbons, Quemadmodum by Taverner and In Pace by Sheppard. The second half of our concert features Parrys poignantSongs of Farewell,which mixes texts by eminent poets from various periods with biblical extracts, in one of the composers greatest achievements. Parry wrote the movements of this well-known work, for example, There is an old belief and Lord, let me know mine end, at the end of his life; thereby, we consider sleep in a broader sense. We hope you will come along to enjoy this poignant and peaceful musical landscape at twilight.