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2 2 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 – 7 J U N E 2 0 1 8
YEARS OF CHORAL MUSIC
AT CADOGAN HALL
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12 20February NationalYouthChamberChoir
14 21March ChoirofKing’sCollege,Cambridge
16 25May VoxLuminis
18 7June TheTallisScholars
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2017
2018
4 22September TheTallisScholars
6 23November StileAntico
8 18&19December TheSixteen
10 23December TheTempleChurchChoir
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Friday 22 September, 7.30pm
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips director
Palestrina Laudate pueri
Palestrina Virgo prudentissima
Monteverdi Messa a quattro voci da cappella (1650)
Allegri Miserere
Gesualdo O vos omnes
Gesualdo Aestimatus sum
Lotti Crucifixus
Monteverdi Crucifixus
Monteverdi Adoramus te
Monteverdi Domine ne in furore
Monteverdi Cantate Domino
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ThisprogrammeofItalianmasterpiecesiscentredroundtheunaccompanied(orprimaprattica)writingofMonteverdi,theanniversaryofwhosebirthin1567isbeingcelebrated.ThisacappellastylereacheditszenithinthemusicofPalestrinaandthenacquiredamoreharmonicandevenmadrigalianfocus,asshownintheMonteverdiworks,aprocesswhichcouldgonofurtheronceinthehandsofGesualdo.AddtothisAllegri’sMiserere–arguablythemostfamouspieceofchoralmusicintheworld–andthispromisestobeaneveningtosavour.
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Thursday 23 November, 7.30pm
Stile Antico Divine Consolations
Oliver John Ruthven organ
Kate Aldridge violone
Lassus Justorum animae
Schütz Musikalische Exequien
Handl Ecce ouomodo moritur justus
Hassler Ego sum resurrectio
Daser Media vita
Knofel In te Domine speravi
Bach Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
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Inthisalluringprogramme,criticallyacclaimedvocalensembleStileAnticoexploresanexquisiteselectionofGermanBaroquerepertoire.DelvingintotherichtraditionofLutheranfuneralmusicwrittentoconsoleanduplifttheliving,theensembletracesajourneyfromthepolyphonicworksofthelateRenaissance(oftenperformedinBach’sLeipzig),bywayofSchütz’smasterpiece,theMusikalischeExequien,toBach’slongestandmostmovingmotet,Jesu,meineFreude.
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Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 December, 7.30pm
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Saturday 23 December, 7.30pm
The Temple Church Choir
Roger Sayer director
Poulenc O magnum mysterium
Sweelinck Hodie Christus natus est
Di Lasso Mirabile mysterium
Sweelinck Cantatye domino
Byrd Vigilate
Byrd Rorate coeli
Reger Maria Wiegenlied
Mendelssohn Wienachten
Lauridsen O magnum mysterium
Arr. Darbourne All I want for Christmas
Darbourne Silent night
Arr. Roberts Jingle bells
Rodney Bennett The insect world
Blake The Snowman
Arr. Davies I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
Arr. Roberts 12 days of Christmas
Arr. Chilcott We wish you a merry Christmas
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TheTempleChurchChoirbringswithitaselectionofworksdisplayingthebeautyandjoyofChristmasmusic.AcrossthecenturiestheChristmasstoryhasbeentheinspirationformanyextraordinarymusicalcompositions.Inthisprogrammesomeoftheseareexploredinbothsacredandsecularmusic.Therearesparklingarrangementsofsomeoftheoldfavouritesaswellasembracingmoretenderofferingsfromthe16thto20thcenturies.
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Tuesday 20 February, 7.30pm
National Youth Chamber Choir Twenty Somethings
Ben Parry director
Monteverdi O primavera, gioventú de l’anno; Rimanti in pace
Ramsey Sleep, fleshly birth
Weelkes As Vesta was from Latmos Hill
Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord
Vaughan Williams No longer mourn for me
Britten Hymn to the Virgin
Campbell Ave Maria
Leighton God’s grandeur
Owain Park Shakespeare love songs
David Hamilton Caliban’s song
Swingle It was a lover
Trad. American Shenandoah
Trad. Hawaiian Sanoe
Trad. Irish Star of the County Down
Sting Fields of gold
Billy Joel Lullaby
Webster/Harris Spider-Man
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Howgreatwerethe‘greatcomposers’intheirtwenties,andtowhatextenthadtheirtalentsfoundwhatwenowrecogniseastheirdistinctivevoices?Thisconcertfeaturesarangeofmusicbytwenty-somethingspastandpresent,performedbytheoutstandingtwenty-somethingsoftheNationalYouthChamberChoirofGreatBritain.
Public Masterclass: NYCC with Peter Phillips: 5.30-6.30pmPeterPhillipsleadstheNYCCinamasterclassofferingauniqueinsightintomattersofperformancepracticeaswellasanopportunitytolearnmoreabouttherepertoireitself.
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Wednesday 21 March, 7.30pm
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury director of music
Palestrina Stabat Mater
Tallis Lamentations (part 1)
Poulenc Lenten motets
Lassus Stabat Mater
Tallis Lamentations (part 2)
Brahms Warum ist das Licht gegeben?
Brahms Schaffe in mir, Gott
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TheeventsofLentandHolyWeekhaveinspiredcomposersoverthecenturiestowritesomeoftheirmostprofoundmusic.Here,twogreatsettingsofthepoemStabatMater,whichdescribesJesus’motherstandingatthefootoftheCrossonthefirstGoodFriday,arecoupledwithTallis’dramaticinterpretationofsombrewordsfromtheLamentationsofJeremiah.Twomotets,withappositetextsbyBrahmsandPoulenc’ssequenceoffourpenitentialmotetscompletetheprogramme.
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Friday 25 May, 7.30pm
Vox Luminis
Lionel Meunier director
‘Vox Luminis has the virtue of turning everything that it touches into gold’ (ElPais,2017)
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TheChoralatCadoganseriesisproudtohaveplayedanimportantpartinthemeteoricriseofVoxLuminisintheworld-wideclassicalmusicscenesincetheywonGramophoneArtistoftheYearin2012.
BelgianbasedensembleVoxLuminisjoinstheseriesforthethirdtime.OncemoretheensemblecannotresistthetemptationtoperformBritishmusictoCadoganHall’sdiscerningaudience.ThisseasontheyperformsomeofthemostpoignantandimportantworksoftheRenaissancecanon,namelytheLamentationsofJeremiahbyThomasTallisandMediavitabyJohnSheppard.LionelMeunierwillinterweavethesepieceswithsomeoftheirfavouriteworksfromclosertohome.
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Thursday 7 June, 7.30pm
The Tallis Scholars Spem in alium
Peter Phillips director
White Domine quis habitabit
Sheppard Missa Cantate
Sutton Salve Regina
White Magnificat
Tallis Spem in alium
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Tallis’s40-partmotetSpeminaliumstandsasoneofthemostastonishingachievementsofthehumanspirit,unrivalledintheacappellaidiominitscomplexity.Theverysizeandscopeofitcallsforforceswhichenableustoprogrammesomeothersubstantialmasterpieceswecannotnormallyperform:Sheppard’s6-voiceMissaCantate;andRobertWhite’sgloriousMagnificat,repletewithatriplegimell.ButperhapsthepiècederésistanceinthiscontextisJohnSutton’s7-voiceSalveReginafromtheEtonChoirbook.ItmayhavefewerpartsthanSpem,butitisjustasmuchofachallengetosing.
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