A College so rich
in musical talent
Michaelmas Termcard 2022 now available
We are delighted to announce our Termcard for Michaelmas term 2022, available at the link below:
Michaelmas Termcard 2022 (cam.ac.uk)
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NEW RELEASE: Pan's Anniversary
“A recent arrangement by Timothy Burke of Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, featuring 39 voices from Clare College, Cambridge, weaving wondrously radiant textures above the Britten Sinfonia strings. Most inspiring.”4★ The Times
Our new album of previously unrecorded works by Vaughan Williams is released worldwide today on Albion Records!
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Congratulations to Helen Lilley!
Many congratulations to Clare Choir alumna Helen Lilley (Clare 2009) on receiving an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Defence. Helen sang with the Choir from 2009-2013 before embarking on her career in the Civil Service. Huge congratulations, Helen!
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Summer Concerts 2022
The Choir makes a return visit to Southend-on-Sea for to deliver their programme Atlantic Exchange - a selection of Anglo-American a Capella choral music and makes their debut performance at the Warwick Choral Festival with a beautiful choral programme celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vaughan Williams alongside motets and anthems from England and America.
Further details of the Choir's Summer Concerts and infromation on booking tickets can be found HERE
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Tour to Denmark!
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge were delighted to make their debut performances around northern Denmark. They sung a morning service at Mariager Kirke performing works by Byrd, Victoria and Anna Thovaldsdóttir amongst a host of Danish hymns. That same afternoon, following a delicious lunch and a stroll to the fjords, the Choir delivered their programme A Lenten Sequence, a Capella music ranging from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. It was a huge pleasure for the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge to be invited to perform alongside the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra with soloists Gareth Brynmor John (baritone) and Elsa Benoit (soprano) at Musikkens Hus, Aalborg, a concert that was broadcasted on Danish Radio.
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ICE LAND: The Eternal Music
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge are delighted to announce the release of their latest album of Icelandic choral music with Carolyn Sampson, soprano, The Dmitri Ensemble and Graham Ross on harmonia mundi international.
Icelandic music of the last half century is the focus of this recording led by conductor, Graham Ross. Born from his close collaboration with the native composers of the “Land of Fire and Ice,” this programme sets out to explore and highlight their hypnotic soundworld, instinctively leaning towards contemplation. A prime example is the touchingly beautiful Requiem by Sigurður Sævarsson, which here receives its world premiere recording.
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We're back for 2022!
2022 begins and our Lent Termcard is published!
Highlights include the worldwide release of our new Iceland album for harmonia mundi international, Bach’s St Matthew Passion with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Poulenc’s Gloria with Aalborg Symfoniorkester, Walton’s The Twelve on the anniversary of HM The Queen’s accession to the throne, James MacMillan’s Miserere for Ash Wednesday, a 90th birthday celebration of composer and former Clare organist Martin How, Eriks Esenvalds’ Stars for a candlelit Candlemas Compline, Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri for a special service of Music and Readings for Passiontide - and much more.
HANDEL: Dixit Dominus and BACH: Magnificat
HANDEL Dixit Dominus and BACH Magnificat
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December Concert Series - TICKETS AVAILABLE
We are delighted to announce our upcoming UK December concert series!
On Sunday 5 December, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge alongside the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment will be joined by soloists Lucy Knight (soprano), Emilia Morton (soprano), James Hall (countertenor), Hugo Hymas (tenor) and Andrew Davies (bass) to give a performance of Handel: 'Dixit Dominus' and Bach: 'Magnificat', conducted by Graham Ross.
In addition to this, the Choir look forward to touring their 'What Sweeter Music' programme around London, Suffolk and Cambridge, a compilation of festive choral masterpieces old and new, including Hieronymus Praetorius' 'Christmas Magnificat', 'Hymns to the Virgin' by Villette and Britten, James Long's invigorating 'Vigilate', and a selection of motets that tell us that Christmas has begun.
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