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Thursday 23 December 2010 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Handel Messiah Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Thursday 23 December 2010 4.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Christmas with the English Chamber Choir Take time out from that last-minute Christmas shopping to enjoy well-loved carols, popular Christmas songs and readings. Guy Protheroe conductor |
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Wednesday 22 December 2010 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Handel Messiah Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Tuesday 14 December 2010 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church Sloane Street London SW1X 9BZ |
'Adeste Fideles' Christmas with the Awareness Foundation with visits from St Nicholas and Santa Lucia Christmas Hymns, Carols and Guest Readers Followed by a Gala party
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Thursday 9 December 2010 St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 5DE |
St Andrew's Parish Carol Service Traditional Lessons and Carols followed by mince pies and mulled wine |
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Saturday 13 November 2010 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Remembrance Day Concert (Belmont Ensemble's 500th concert at St Martin's) Mozart Requiem Mozart 'Great' Mass in C Minor Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Tuesday 2 November 2010 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Fauré Requiem Fauré Requiem;Pavane; Cantique de Jean Racine Mozart Ave Verum Corpus; Salzburg Symphony No.2; Church Sonata in D Bryony Malins soprano Philip Tebb baritone Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Saturday 23 October 2010 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Trafalgar Day Concert Mozart Requiem Haydn Nelson Mass Handel Zadok the Priest Arne Rule Britannia Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Saturday 4 September 2010 10.00pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Divine Liturgy, Divine Inspiration Tchaikovsky Liturgy of St John Christostom Ivan Moody psaltis Guy Protheroe conductor More familiar to many as a composer of ballet scores and symphonies, Tchaikovsky, together with Rachmaninov, also explored the rich heritage of chant written for the Russian Orthodox Church, and set about writing music for the liturgy that would combine the familiar chant with the rich harmonic language of the late 19th century. The Liturgy of St John Chrysostom lasted under an hour, and was performed with the appropriate chants that would be sung by the priest in a liturgical setting. The Choir was delighted to welcome Ivan Moody - composer, singer and now Orthodox priest based in Lisbon - as soloist. A late-evening performance, by candlelight, this was magical occasion. |
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Thursday 15 July 2010 6.30pm for 7.15pm St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe St Andrew's Hill (& Queen Victoria Street) London EC4V 5DE |
Russian Evening A unique blend of the Anglican Prayer Book liturgy with music from the Orthodox tradition, drawn from Tchaikovsky's Liturgy of St John Christostom. An introductory talk, on the musical traditions of the Church in Russia, was followed by Solemn Eucharist (celebrant Canon James Rosenthal), accompanied by Tchaikovsky's music, sung by the Choir (Guy Protheroe conductor). |
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Saturday 5 June 2010 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Mozart Requiem; Ave verum corpus Handel Zadok the priest Vivaldi Gloria in D Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Friday 23 April 2010 7.30pm St James' Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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A Concert for St George's Day A popular selection featuring the best of the English Choral Tradition. Programme includes: Parry I was glad; My soul there is a country Elgar Give unto the Lord Harris Faire is the Heaven Gowers Viri Galilei Handel Coronation Anthem: 'Zadok the Priest'; Chandos Anthem: 'As pants the hart' Britten Choral Dances from Gloriana Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare Songs John RutterThe Lord bless you and keep you Wesley Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace WaltonCoronation March: Crown Imperial German Choruses from Merrie England Henry VIII Pastime with Good Companye Trad. The Agincourt Song and speeches from Shakespeare's Henry V Ian Curror organ Dudley Hinton speaker Guy Protheroe conductor This programme had two contrasting halves. The first featured some of the most popular favourites from the English anthem repertoire, ranging from coronation anthems by Handel and Parry, through small gems like Rutter’s The Lord bless you and keep you, to Elgar’s majestic setting of Give unto the Lord. The second part featured the more secular pastoral side of English life, although still with a strong monarchical bent – there was music for two Elizabeths and two Henrys, plus of course the words of the ‘immortal bard’ - not only from Henry V but in settings by Vaughan Williams as well. |
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Monday 5 April 2010 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Handel Messiah Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Friday 2 April 2010 6.30pm St Marylebone Parish Church York Gate Marylebone Road London NW1 5LT |
The annual Good Friday performance of Stainer's Crucifixion Sir John Stainer wrote his 'Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer... interspersed with hymns to be sung by the congregation' for the Choir of St Marylebone Church in 1887 and it has been performed in the Church on Good Friday every year. Although the work fell out of favour during the 20th century (in common with other Victorian gems like St Pancras Station) it has enjoyed a considerable revival in recent years. The performance was conducted by Stephen Grahl, Director of Music at St Marylebone, who co-incidentally studied at Magdalen College Oxford, where Stainer was organist before moving to St Paul's Cathedral back in the 1870s. |
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Tuesday 16 February 2010 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
Fauré Requiem;Cantique de Jean Racine; Pavane Mozart Ave verum corpus; Salzburg Symphony NO.2; Church Sonata in D Saint-Saëns Calme de nuit; Les fleurs et les arbres Franck Panis angelicus Bryony Malins soprano Philip Tebb baritone Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson, Guy Prtheroe conductors |
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Saturday 16 January 2010 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ |
St Martin-in-the-Fields Mozart Festival Mozart Requiem; Laudate Dominum Handel Zadok the Priest Vivaldi Gloria in D Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 December 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ
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Handel Messiah with the Belmont Ensemble Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Lucie Spickova mezzo-soprano Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 December 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ
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Handel Messiah with the Belmont Ensemble Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Lucie Spickova mezzo-soprano Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Wednesday 23 December 2009 4.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ
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Christmas with the English Chamber Choir A popular programme of carols, Christmas songs and readings. Guy Protheroe conductor |
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Saturday 19 December 2009 8pm Sunday 20 December 7.30pm Memorial Hall Marlborough College Wilts SN8 1PA |
Rick's Musical Tales of Christmas 2009 Rock legend Rick Wakeman was joined by family and friends for a special Christmas celebration. Guitarist Gordan Giltrap and singer Jemma Wakeman were there, and Rick's sons Oliver and Adam made it too. Members of the ECC provided vocal backing and also performed some of their own favourite numbers. |
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Thursday 17 December 2009 6.30pm St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 5DE |
St Andrew's Parish Carol Service A traditional festival of lessons and carols in the Choir's 'home' Church of St Andrew's |
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Thursday 10 December 2009 6.15 for 7.00pm St Peter's Church Eaton Square London SW1W 9AL |
Blue Cross Carol Concert This popular annual event raises much-needed funds which enable Blue Cross to care for sick and abandoned animals in London and the UK. Special guests included BBC presenter, Paul Martin, musician Rick Wakeman, presenter and author, Wendy Turner, and politician, journalist and renowned animal lover, Roy Hattersley. The evening was presented by Charles Hodson - anchor man of CNN International's World Business Today. There were traditional carols with audience participation, some new choir carols and choir and trumpeters joined forces for the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah The trumpeters of the London Banqueting Ensembles Coln Stuart organ Guy Protheroe conductor |
To find out more about the work of Blue Cross click here |
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Saturday 5 December 2009 7.30pm St James' Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL |
Christmas Celebration - With The Belmont Ensemble Handel music from Messiah including Hallelujah Chorus; Arrival of the Queen of Sheba James Lawrence baritone Peter G Dyson and Guy Protheroe conductors |
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Thursday 3 December 2009 6.30pm St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 5DE |
Festal Eucharist for the Feast of St Andrew Haydn St Nicholas Mass Tavener The Lamb |
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Saturday 21 November 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
St Cecilia Day Concert Purcell Hail Bright Cecilia (Symphony and Grand Chorus) Handel Zadok the Priest Haydn Nelson Mass Mozart Requiem Lucie Spickova mezzo-soprano Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Saturday 7 November 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
Remembrance Concert Mozart Requiem; Ave verum; Laudate Dominum Handel Zadok the priest Purcell Funeral Music for Queen Mary; Dido's Lament Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Lucie Spikova mezzo-soprano Richard Rowntree tenor James Lawrence bass Belmont Ensemble of London Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Tuesday 10 November 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
Remembrance Concert Fauré Requiem; Pavane; Cantique de Jean Racine Salzburg Symphony No 2 Belmont Ensemble of London Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Saturday 10 October 2009 7.00pm Church of Ss Peter and Paull Eye, Suffolk |
Concert in aid of EYE Town Hall Improvements Ltd Bruckner Tota pulchra es Maria; Virga Jesse; Os justi Fauré Madrigal Tomkins When David heard that Absolom was slain Rutter The Lord bless you and keep you Bach/Gounod Ave Maria Tavener Song for Athene Ravel Trois chansons Wilbye Draw on sweet night Vautor Sweet Suffolk Owl Lauridsen Les chansons des roses Kosma Autumn leaves Lloyd Webber Memory Arlen Over the rainbow Concert followed by buffet supper and Cabaret The Choir also sang during the Church Service on the morning of Sunday 11 October: Tallis If ye love me Stanford Beati quorum via Wesley Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace |
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Saturday 26 September 2009 7.30pm St James' Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL |
French music with the Belmont Ensemble Fauré Requiem, Pavane, Cantique de Jean Racine Franck Panis angelicus Poulenc Exultate Deo; Chansons Ravel Trois chansons Saint-Saens Calme de nuit; Les fleurs et les arbres Bryony Malins soprano James Lawrence baritone Belmont Ensemble of London Peter G Dyson, Guy Protheroe conductors |
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Saturday 12 September 2009 7.30pm Holy Cross Church Ramsbury, Wilts |
A concert to celebrate the 1100th anniversary of the appointment of the first Bishop of Ramsbury Lauridsen Les chansons des roses Fauré Marigal Bruckner Tota pulchra es Maria; Virga Jesse; Locus iste Tavener Song for Athene (in memoriam Barbara Croucher Ravel Trois chansons Saint-Saens Calme de nuit; Les fleurs et les arbres Kosma Autumn leaves Gershwin I got rhythm Cole Porter Let's do it Lllyd Webber Memory; Skimbleshanks the railway cat Fats Waller Ain't midbehavin' Arlen Over the rainbow The concert will be followed by buffet supper (with licensed bar) and more informal music-making in the Memorial Hall from 9.30pm |
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Saturday 25 July 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
St Martin-in-the-Fields Bach Magnificat in D Handel Zadok the Priest Handel The King Shall Rejoice Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Mozart Requiem Belmont Ensemble of London |
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Sunday 12th July 2009 1.30 - 2.30pm Foyer Bar, Level 2 Royal Festival Hall South Bank Centre London SE1 8XX |
VoiceLab welcomes back.......The English Chamber Choir Poulenc Sept Chansons Ravel Trois Chansons Lauridsen Chansons des Roses and other favourites of the choral repertoire Guy Protheroe conductor A return visit by the Choir, following its appearance in September last year, as part of this new series at the South Bank devoted to the diversity of choral work in the capital. |
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Saturday 27 June 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD
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St Martin-in-the-Fields VivaSldi Gloria in D Belmont Ensemble of London |
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Saturday 13 June 2009 7.00pm Cadogan Hall Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ
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Opening Concert of Chelsea Festival Rick Wakeman P 'n 'O (First UK Performance) Rock legend Rick Wakeman on piano, with orchestra and The English Chamber Choir open the Chelsea Festival with the UK Premier of P 'n 'O (Piano 'n Orchestra). A newly orchestrated suite of work, it includes pieces from his Six Wives of Henry VIII and from Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
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Saturday 30 May 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
Haydn at 200 Haydn The Creation Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Belmont Ensemble of London |
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Friday 1 and Saturday 2 May 2009 7.30pm Hampton Court Palace Surrey KT8 9AU
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Rick Wakeman's 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' In 1972, Rick Wakeman, the keyboard player with the supergroup Yes, released one of the most iconic albums of all time, The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Performed in spectacular style on Hampton Court Palace's West Front, to a limited audience of 5000on each night, performers on stage, with Rick, included an expanded band, the English Chamber Choir, an orchestra and a guest narrator. There were also dancers and side film screens.
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Saturday 18 April 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
St Martin-in-the-Fields Handel Festival Handel The King shall rejoice My heart is inditing Let the bright Seraphim Let their celestial concerts all unite Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Vivaldi Gloria in D Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks Susan Gilmour Bailey soprano Belmont Ensemble of London Peter G Dyson conductor
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Thursday 16 April 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
St Martin-in-the-Fields Handel Festival Handel Theodora Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Rachel Lindop mezzo-soprano Ivor Setterfield countertenor Richard Rowntree tenor James Lawrence bass Belmont Ensemble of London Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Monday 13 April 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
St Martin-in-the-Fields Handel Festival Handel Messiah Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Lucie Spickova mezzo-soprano Richard Rowntree tenor James Lawrence bass Belmont Ensemble of London Peter G Dyson conductor
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Friday 10 April 2009 6.30pm St Marylebone Parish Church York Gate Marylebone Road London NW1 5LT |
The annual Good Friday performance of Stainer's Crucifixion Sir John Stainer wrote his 'Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer... interspersed with hymns to be sung by the congregation' for the Choir of St Marylebone Church in 1887 and it has been performed in the Church on Good Friday every year. Although the work fell out of favour during the 20th century (in common with other Victorian gems like St Pancras Station) it has enjoyed a considerable revival in recent years. The performance was conducted by Stephen Grahl, Director of Music at St Marylebone, who co-incidentally studied at Magdalen College Oxford, where Stainer was organist before moving to St Paul's Cathedral back in the 1870s. |
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Saturday 24 January 2009 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
Mozart Birthday Concert Handel Zadok the Priest Mozart Ave verum corpus; Laudate Dominum (Solemn Vespers) Vivaldi Gloria in D Mozart Requiem Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Lucie Spickova mezzo-soprano Richard Rowntree tenor James Lawrence bass Belmont Ensemble of London Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Thursday 18 and Tuesday 23 December 2008 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JD |
Handel Messiah Elizabeth Weisberg soprano Lucie Spickova mexxo-soprano Richard Rowntree tenor James Lawrence bass Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Thursday 11 December 2008 6.15 for 7.00pm St Peter's Church Eaton Square London SW1W 9AL
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Blue Cross Carol Concert This popular annual event raised much-needed funds which enable Blue Cross to care for sick and abandoned animals in London and the UK. The Choir was joined by the trumpeters of the London Banqueting Ensembles and Ian Curror, organist of the nearby Royal Hospital Chelsea. Readers included actress Pam Ferris, BBC TV newsreader Louise Minchin, satirist John Bird and musician turned television personality Rick Wakeman, The Choir has worked with Rick for nearly 35 years and he wrote a new carol for choir and himself at the piano, which was performed for the first time. The evening was presented by CNN newscaster Sasha Herriman - herself a former (and still occasional) member of the Choir. Music included popular carols with plenty of opportunity for audience participation, plus some more unusual numbers written for the Choir, including When Augustus reigned by Ivan Moody. |
To find out more about the work of Blue Cross click here |
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Saturday 6 December 2008 7.30pm St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL |
A Christmas Celebration by Candlelight with the Belmont Ensemble Handel excerpts from Messiah (including the Hallelujah Chorus) Corelli Christmas Concerto Vivaldi Winter from The Four Seasons Torelli Christmas Concerto Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols plus carols for choir, organ, orchestra and audience, including Adolphe Adam O Holy Night John Rutter Shepherd's Pipe Carol Once in Royal David's City; O come all ye faithful; In dulci jubilo; Ding dong merrily; Jingle bells Belmont Ensemble Peter G Dyson conductor |
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Saturday 8th November 2008 7.30pm St George's Christian Centre Barnett Wood Lane Ashtead Surrey KT21 2DA |
EcleCtiCa The Choir took its eclectic mix of repertoire to Surrey and the excellent setting of St George's. This annual time of Remembrance was marked by two of Parry's Songs of Farewell and John Tavener's Song for Athene, while on a lighter note there were the broadway numbers which were so popular recently with our South Bank audience. The programme included: Parsons: O bone Jesu Tallis: If ye love me Mozart: Soave s'il vento (Cosi fan tutte) Parry: Lord let me know mine end; My soul, there is a country (Songs of Farewell) Rachmaninov: Bogoroditse Dievo Lunghu: Pre tine te laudam Mascagni Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Restuicana) Poulenc: Sept Chansons Tavener: Song for Athene Cole Porter: Let's do it Fats Waller: Ain't misbehavin' Gershwin: I got rhythm
Guy Protheroe conductor Jeremy Cole organ Roger Carpenter piano |
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Sunday 28th September 2008 5pm-6pm Foyer Bar, Level 2 Royal Festival Hall South Bank Centre London SE1 8XX
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VoiceLab welcomes.......The English Chamber Choir Brahms Liebeslieder Walzer James Sellars Kissing Songs and popular favourites by Gershwin, Cole Porter, Fats Waller and others Ian Curror, Roger Carpenter piano duet Guy Protheroe conductor The Choir kicked off its 2008-9 season with an appearance in this new series at the South Bank devoted to the diversity of choral work in the capital. For those who missed the Songs for Lovers programme back in July (see below), it was the ideal opportunity to catch up with this wonderfully melodic and rhythmic repertoire. Around 300 people stayed around for the whole programme and were on their feet to join in a reprise of Ain't Misbehaving. |
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Saturday 19th July 2008 7.30pm Trafalgar Square London WC2
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Handel Zadok the Priest; Dixit Dominus
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Thursday 10th July 2008 7.15pm St John's Wood Church Lord's Roundabout London NW8 7NE |
Songs for Lovers …and indeed the perfect music for a summer evening: this programme features music of many styles from madrigals to musicals, opera to barbershop. It is built around two sets of love-songs, both accompanied by piano duet: Brahms’ popular Liebeslieder Walzer (Love-Song Waltzes), and the less familiar but equally enchanting Kissing Songs by the American composer James Sellars. With full choral items contrasted with solos and smaller ensembles, Brahms is complemented by his Viennese predecessor Mozart, while the jazz and popular idioms of Sellars are matched by numbers from Broadway including Gershwin and Cole Porter. Beforehand… Our starting time is designed to link with the drawing of stumps at the end of the first day of the Test Match against South Africa at Lord’s. For those arriving with time to spare, a complimentary glass of wine will be available from 6.45 in the ambulatory at the side of the Church. The programme will be performed without an interval and will last just over an hour. Afterwards… …Picnic in the Park Why not follow this musical feast with an al fresco one? Everyone is invited to bring their own picnic and to adjourn across the road to the grassy slopes leading to the Regent’s Canal. (You may want to bring cushions and rugs as well.) Alternative arrangements will be made in the event of rain! |
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Saturday 28th June 2008 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2 |
Handel Zadok the Priest
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