Encounters through Music: A half-day retreat with Fauré's Requiem
- Occurring
- for 5 hours
- Venue
- Holy Sepulchre London
- Address Holborn Viaduct London, EC1A 2DQ, United Kingdom
Do you want to grow in prayer?
Do you want to deepen your relationship with God?
Do you love music?*
This is a half-day retreat, led by Peter Asprey, which will include reflections , time to hear the music and space for personal prayer and reflection, all in the beautiful surroundings of the National Musicians' Church. Take some time out for yourself to be quiet, reflect, go deeper, and experience the healing power of encounter with God through wonderful music.
When Gabriel Fauré began work on his Requiem in 1887, he envisaged composing something "quite new," a departure from previous settings of these texts. Above all, he wanted to convey an image of a merciful, forgiving God. His iconic music invites us into deep relationship with the One who loves us. It calls us to a fuller surrender, to place ourselves into the loving arms of one who longs to raise us up to life with Him.
Peter Asprey is a conductor, singing teacher. He is the Director of Music at Holy Sepulchre and has a degree in Music from Clare College, Cambridge and a Masters in Spiritual Theology from Maryvale Institute. He gives talks regularly on prayer and the spiritual life, given retreat days on music and has written and delivered an eight-week course on prayer, Heart Speaks to Heart.
Encounter God in a different way.
*You do not need to be a musician or an expert in music to enjoy this retreat.
