Choir weekend, Ripe,
Sussex
Friday, 8 October: Choir dinner
Saturday, 9
October: Leading a workshop on Fanshawe African
Sanctus
Sunday, 10 October: Singing morning service at Ripe
Parish Church
Fanshawe: African Sanctus
The
choir performs the vibrant and exciting African Sanctus in the fitting
surrounding of the National Musicians' Church. This unorthodox setting of the
the Latin Mass is harmonised with traditional African music recorded by the
late David Fanshawe on his journeys up the River Nile and heard in counterpoint
with the live chorus, soprano soloist and instrumental ensemble.
Stephen Jones conductor
Katherine Boyce soprano
Anna
Le Hair piano
Malcolm Ball, Phil Stevenson percussion
St Sepulchre
without Newgate, Holborn Viaduct, EC1A 9DE
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Music for Christmas
The
much-loved CCC early evening Christmas concert featuring a mixture of music old
and new plus traditional carols for choir and audience.
Stephen Jones
conductor
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Romantic German PartsongsProgramme to include music by Brahms, Mendelssohn,
Schumann, and others.
The recent centenaries of
Mendelssohn and Schumann have sparked a revival in and expansion of interest in
Romantic music, but still some of the choral music is relatively unknown. Here
is an opportunity to discover some magnificent, out-of-the-ordinary
repertoire.
Stephen Jones conductor
Anna Le Hair piano
St Lawrence Jewry, Gresham
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Crowning Glories Boyce Sinfonia No 3 in C
J S Bach Concerto for 2
Violins in D minor
Purcell My Heart is Inditing; I was
Glad
Handel Organ Concerto Opus 4 No 3 in G Minor.
Edward Adams conductor
The Handel Collection
Mark
Derudder & Irian Pakkanen violins
James O'Donnell organ
Concert sponsored by the Schroder Foundation
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Music of the SpheresProgramme to include:
Leighton Hymn to
Matter
Rutter Hymn to the Creator of Light
Howells Even
Such is Time
Dove Seek Him that Maketh the
Seven Stars
Rubbra Lauda Sion
and organ
solos
One of the reasons for the foundation of City Chamber
Choir was to explore neglected twentieth century British choral music. Here the
choir will be doing just that and revealing gems that you may not have heard.
With themes such as Time, Light and Matter, these pieces reflect the mystery
and majesty of the universe.
Stephen Jones conductor
William
Whitehead organ
St Lawrence Jewry, Gresham
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Percy Grainger: A Celebration
Grainger The Bride's Tragedy; The Merry Wedding;
folksong settings, music for two pianos
Quilter Five Lyrics
(dedicated to Grainger)
City Chamber Choir’s founder and
Music Director, Stephen Jones, has long championed the music of the innovative
Australian-born composer Percy Grainger. This concert gives a rare chance to
hear the scope of Grainger’s achievement, as a musician who was truly
ahead of his time.
Stephen Jones conductor
Anna Le Hair
piano
St Cyprian's, Clarence
Gate, Glentworth Street, NW1
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