Category: Cambridge

December 2013 | Carol Service

Carol Service, St Clement’s Church, Cambridge

Director Colin Danskin; Organ Hugh Johns

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We were pleased to be able to contribute to the first carol service at St Clement’s Church in over thirty years.

January 2013 | American Roots

‘American Roots’
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Conductor Louisa Denby; Piano Elis Reed

Programme

Tippett – Five Negro Spirituals
Copland – Four Motets
Lauridsen – Nocturnes
Whitacre – Animal Crackers

As a result of this concert all members of the choir were offered the opportunity to be part of the one-to-a-part chorus for a professional production of Handel’s Atalanta, performed by Cambridge Handel Opera at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, in April/May 2013.

 

March 2012 | Music for Lent

Music for Lent, Pembroke College Chapel, Cambridge

Conductors Oliver Hancock & Louisa Denby

A concert very much of two halves: the first half consisted of music from English Renaissance composers, including Robert White’s emotionally-charged setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah; the second half was a little bit different, with works by later French composers, ending with Messiaen’s haunting O sacrum convivium!

 

January 2012 | An Epiphany Journey

‘An Epiphany Journey’
Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge

Conductors Patrick Allies & Louisa Denby; Minister The Rev James Gardom
Readers Richard Blakemore & Morvern Tomison

Programme

Gustav Holst – In the Bleak Midwinter

Francisco Guerrero – Los Reyes siguen la’strella

Francisco Guerrero – Ibant Magi

Peter Cornelius – The Three Kings

Trad. Polish, arr. Malcolm Sargent – Star in the South

Thomas Attwood – O God, who by the leading of a star

Orlando Gibbons – Almighty and Everlasting God

Ben Parry – And is it true?

Eduardo Falú – Villancico de la Falta de Fe

Johannes Eccard – When to the temple Mary went

Richard Sheppard – Hodie beata virgo Maria

Orlando Gibbons – Nunc dimittis from Short Service

December 2010 | Music for Advent

Corpus Christi College Chapel, Cambridge
in aid of the ministry of the Chapel

Conductors Jeremy Haneman, Patrick Allies, Louisa Denby & Oliver Hancock

Programme

Clemens non Papa – O Maria vernans rosa

Guerrero – Canite tuba in Syon

Guerrero – Ave Virgo sanctissima

Victoria – Ne timeas Maria

Victoria – Ave Maria 8v

Esquivel – Vox clamantis

Morales – Ecce virgo concipiet

Mateo de Flecha el Viejo – Riu riu chiu

Pärt – Sieben Magnificat Antiphonen

Biebl – Ave Maria