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Thursday 30 March 2017 7.30pm
The Clare Reformation 500 Project
St John's Smith Square, London
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Clare Baroque (Margaret Faultless | leader)
Mary Bevan | soprano
Robin Blaze | countertenor
Nicholas Mulroy | tenor
Neal Davies | bass
Graham Ross | conductor
Graham Ross leads a stellar line-up of soloists, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and Clare Baroque (led by Margaret Faultless) in a programme that celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with J.S. Bach’s great Reformation Cantatas, BWV 79 and BWV 80, alongside chorale-based works by Brahms, Vaughan Williams and Mendelssohn.
J. S. BACH Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild BWV 79
MARTIN LUTHER Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
JOHANNES BRAHMS Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen? Op 74, No. 1
GEORG NEUMARK Wer nur den lieben Gott laßt walten
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Wer nur den lieben Gott laßt walten
ISAAC WATTS O God our help in ages past
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Lord, thou hast been our refuge
MARTIN LUTHER Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
J. S. BACH Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80
Tickets £30, £25, £20, £10
Saturday 18 March 2017 7.30pm
Season Finale Concert for Lancaster Arts
Great Hall, Lancaster University
Clare Choir are delighted to be performing for the closing concert of the Lancaster Arts Concerts season. This programme charts the music that would have been heard during Lent across five centuries, ranging from early choral works through Brahms and to great modern choral composers such as Kenneth Leighton.
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Nicolas Morris & Eleanor Carter | organ
Graham Ross | director
Programme to include:
LEIGHTON Drop, drop, slow tears
WALTON A Litany
LOBO Versa est in luctum
BRAHMS Warum ist das Licht gegeben
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Lord, thou hast been our refuge
6.45pm Pre-concert Talk & Foyer Music
Tickets: £19.75 - £9
Sunday 12 March 2017 6.00pm
The Clare Reformation 500 Project
Clare College Chapel
Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL
Graham Ross, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, violinist Margaret Faultless and a glittering line-up of distinguished instrumental ensembles present eight Bach Cantatas, performed liturgically at 6pm on Sundays during the Lent Term in Clare College Chapel, with eminent guest preachers.
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Experience
Graham Ross | conductor
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80
Free admission.
Sunday 05 March 2017 12.30pm
The Clare Reformation 500 Project
Clare College Chapel
Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL
Graham Ross, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, violinist Margaret Faultless and a glittering line-up of distinguished instrumental ensembles present eight Bach Cantatas, performed liturgically at 6pm on Sundays during the Lent Term in Clare College Chapel, with eminent guest preachers.
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists
Graham Ross | conductor
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131
Buxtehude Magnificat
Free admission.
Sunday 26 February 2017 6.00pm
The Clare Reformation 500 Project
Clare College Chapel
Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL
Graham Ross, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, violinist Margaret Faultless and a glittering line-up of distinguished instrumental ensembles present eight Bach Cantatas, performed liturgically at 6pm on Sundays during the Lent Term in Clare College Chapel, with eminent guest preachers.
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Cambridge University undergraduate instrumentalists
Rachel Stroud | leader
Graham Ross | conductor
Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150
Vaughan Williams Lord, thou hast been our refuge
Free admission.
Sunday 19 February 2017 6.00pm
The Clare Reformation 500 Project
Clare College Chapel
Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL
Graham Ross, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, violinist Margaret Faultless and a glittering line-up of distinguished instrumental ensembles present eight Bach Cantatas, performed liturgically at 6pm on Sundays during the Lent Term in Clare College Chapel, with eminent guest preachers.
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
European Union Baroque Orchestra
Jonathan Brown | bass
Graham Ross | conductor
Ich habe genug, BWV 82
Mendelssohn Wer nur den lieben Gott läβt walten, MVW A 7
Free admission.
Sunday 12 February 2017 6.00pm
The Clare Reformation 500 Project
Clare College Chapel
Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL
Graham Ross, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, violinist Margaret Faultless and a glittering line-up of distinguished instrumental ensembles present eight Bach Cantatas, performed liturgically at 6pm on Sundays during the Lent Term in Clare College Chapel, with eminent guest preachers.
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Clare Baroque
Graham Ross | conductor
Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn, BWV 92
Free admission.
Sunday 05 February 2017 6.00pm
The Clare Reformation 500 Project
Clare College Chapel
Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL
Graham Ross, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, violinist Margaret Faultless and a glittering line-up of distinguished instrumental ensembles present eight Bach Cantatas, performed liturgically at 6pm on Sundays during the Lent Term in Clare College Chapel, with eminent guest preachers.
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Cambridge University undergraduate instrumentalists
Graham Ross | conductor
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125
Brahms Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen? Op. 74, No.1
Free admission.
Sunday 29 January 2017 6.00pm
The Clare Reformation 500 Project
Clare College Chapel
Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL
Graham Ross, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, violinist Margaret Faultless and a glittering line-up of distinguished instrumental ensembles present eight Bach Cantatas, performed liturgically at 6pm on Sundays during the Lent Term in Clare College Chapel, with eminent guest preachers.
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Cambridge University Collegium Musicum
Graham Ross | conductor
Was mein gott will, das g'scheh allzeit, BWV 111
Monteverdi Beatus vir
Free admission.
Sunday 22 January 2017 6.00pm
The Clare Reformation 500 Project
Clare College Chapel
Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL
Graham Ross, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, violinist Margaret Faultless and a glittering line-up of distinguished instrumental ensembles present eight Bach Cantatas, performed liturgically at 6pm on Sundays during the Lent Term in Clare College Chapel, with eminent guest preachers.
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Experience
Graham Ross | conductor
Gott der Her ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79
Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott, BWV 192
Free admission.
