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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