Clare Choir feels
like my family and
a whole army of
my best friends
put together
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An English Christmas - Hasselt Belgium
An English Christmas
Wednesday 20 December 2023, 20:00
Hasselt, Sint-Quintinuskathedraal, Belgium
Spiced gingerbread, warm wine, thousands of lights and almost as many gifts: cozy! But it will be a real Christmas with mighty beautiful evergreens with just the right dose of emotion and joy. As one of the best university choirs in the world, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge is the dream atmosphere maker for the most beautiful time of the year. Between stillness and party noise, the singers curate the ultimate end-of-year soundtrack with centuries-old traditionals, festive polyphony and English choral classics from the past and present.
Michael Praetorius, arr. Jan Sandström Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
William Byrd Ecce advenit dominator Dominus
Vigilate
Michael Praetorius Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Quem pastores laudavere
Cristóbal de Morales O magnum mysterium
Anonymous 15th century Ther is no Ros of swych vertu
Hieronymus Praetorius Magnificat quinti toni
Jean Mouton Nesciens mater
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Tribus miraculis ornatum
Jacob Clemens non Papa Magi venient ab oriente
William Byrd Lullaby: My Sknow Little Baby
John Sheppard Reges Tharsis
Sally Beamish In the Stillness
Herbert Howells A Spotless Rose
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An English Christmas - Eindhoven
An English Christmas
Thursday 21 December 2023, 20:00
Eindhoven, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Grote Zaal
Spiced gingerbread, warm wine, thousands of lights and almost as many gifts: cozy! But it will be a real Christmas with mighty beautiful evergreens with just the right dose of emotion and joy. As one of the best university choirs in the world, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge is the dream atmosphere maker for the most beautiful time of the year. Between stillness and party noise, the singers curate the ultimate end-of-year soundtrack with centuries-old traditionals, festive polyphony and English choral classics from the past and present.
Michael Praetorius, arr. Jan Sandström Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
William Byrd Ecce advenit dominator Dominus
Vigilate
Michael Praetorius Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Quem pastores laudavere
Cristóbal de Morales O magnum mysterium
Anonymous 15th century Ther is no Ros of swych vertu
Hieronymus Praetorius Magnificat quinti toni
Jean Mouton Nesciens mater
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Tribus miraculis ornatum
Jacob Clemens non Papa Magi venient ab oriente
William Byrd Lullaby: My Sknow Little Baby
John Sheppard Reges Tharsis
Sally Beamish In the Stillness
Herbert Howells A Spotless Rose
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An English Christmas - Almere
An English Christmas
Saturday 23 December 2023, 20:00
Almere, Goede Rede
Spiced gingerbread, warm wine, thousands of lights and almost as many gifts: cozy! But it will be a real Christmas with mighty beautiful evergreens with just the right dose of emotion and joy. As one of the best university choirs in the world, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge is the dream atmosphere maker for the most beautiful time of the year. Between stillness and party noise, the singers curate the ultimate end-of-year soundtrack with centuries-old traditionals, festive polyphony and English choral classics from the past and present.
Michael Praetorius, arr. Jan Sandström Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
William Byrd Ecce advenit dominator Dominus
Vigilate
Michael Praetorius Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Quem pastores laudavere
Cristóbal de Morales O magnum mysterium
Anonymous 15th century Ther is no Ros of swych vertu
Hieronymus Praetorius Magnificat quinti toni
Jean Mouton Nesciens mater
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Tribus miraculis ornatum
Jacob Clemens non Papa Magi venient ab oriente
William Byrd Lullaby: My Sknow Little Baby
John Sheppard Reges Tharsis
Sally Beamish In the Stillness
Herbert Howells A Spotless Rose
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O Magnum Mysterium - St John's Smith Square
O Magnum Mysterium
Monday 18 December 2023, 19:30
St John’s Smith Square, London
'O Magnum Mysterium'
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and conductor Graham Ross present a magnificent festive programme that stretches from the richness of Renaissance polyphony by Praetorius, Morales, and Mouton to masterpieces by Howells, Sally Beamish and Will Todd.
Anonymous 15th century Qui creavit celum (The Song of the Nuns of Chester)
Cristóbal de Morales O Magnum Mysterium
Spanish trad. Riu, riu, chiu
Edward Naylor Vox dicentis
Imogen Holst The Virgin unspotted
English trad. There is no rose of swych vertu
Herbert Howells A Spotless Rose
Lucy Walker The Angels’ Song
John Tavener Nowell! Nowell! Out of your sleep
John Rutter Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
Stuart Nicholson Ding! Dong! Merrily on high
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Jean Mouton Nesciens Mater
Francis Poulenc O Magnum Mysterium
French Trad. Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris
Pierre Villette Jesu, dulcis memoria
Will Todd My Lord is come
Morten Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium
Michael Praetorius In dulci jubilo a 8
William Mathias A babe is born
Warlock Benedicamus Domino
Iain Farrington Nova, nova
arr. Jim Clements Santa Claus is coming to town
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TIPPETT A CHILD OF OUR TIME
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MONTEVERDI VESPERS OF 1610
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Cambridge Summer Music Festival: A Double Celebration
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Henry Purcell: A Celebration
A celebration of the life and music of Henry Purcell, with instrumentalists from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and student step-out soloists from the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Tickets for this event are now sold out.
The Queen's Funeral March
Funeral Sentences
Canzona
My beloved spake
Hail! bright Cecilia
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Graham Ross, conductor
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A Child's Prayer
The Choir returns to Bunyan Meeting in Bedford for the 'Bedford Sings' Festival in collaboration with Bedford Music Club to present 'A Child's Prayer', a programme exploring childhood and innocence through music of Britten, Rutter, Copland, MacMillan, and Lucy Walker, among others. A selection of the Choir's CDs will be available for purchase following the concert. Tickets can be found at the link below:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/bedford/bunyan-meeting/choir-of-clare-college-cambridge/e-kbkyxg
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Daniel Blaze and Evie Perfect, organ and piano
Graham Ross, conductor
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BBC Radio 3 Evensong
The Choir broadcasts Evensong live on BBC Radio 3 from Clare College Chapel. Music will include the premiere of Director of Music Graham Ross's Clare Service, alongside Stanford's Justorum animae, Lucy Walker's Preces and Responses, and Robert Ramsey's How are the mighty fallen. All those wishing to attend are advised to be seated in Chapel by 2.45pm at the latest. The broadcast can also be accessed using the link below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024drc
