The Choir were
the highlight of
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Tuesday 19 December 2017 7.30pm
St John's, Smith Square, London
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Graham Ross | conductor
Graham Ross | conductor
Of one that is so fair and bright
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and their director Graham Ross present a sumptuous Christmas programme in praise of the Virgin Mary and the coming of the light. Renaissance masterpieces, including Tallis's sublime 'Videte miraculum’ and Hieronymus Praetorius’s Christmas Magnificat (performed with its original interpolated carols) sit alongside more recent seasonal works, including much-loved motets by Howells, Britten, Tavener, and Rutter, two world premières by Joshua Pacey and Graham Ross, and some highly-catchy arrangements guaranteed to put you in the festive mood. A perfect start to the Christmas season.
Programme
THOMAS TALLIS (c. 1505–85) Videte miraculum
PLAINSONG Verbum supernum prodiens
WILLIAM BYRD (c. 1539/40–1623) Vigilate
HOWARD SKEMPTON (b. 1947) Adam lay ybounden
RICHARD WILBERFORCE (b. 1985) Remember Bethlehem
CECILIA MCDOWALL (b. 1951) Now may we singen
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS (1560–1629) Magnificat quinti toni (with Josef lieber and In dulci jubilo)
JOHN TAVENER (1944–2013) Today the Virgin
JOHN TAVENER God is with us
- interval -
CHARLES WOOD (1866–1926) Hail, gladdening light!
TRADITIONAL Gaudete
JOHN JOUBERT (b. 1927) Torches
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–76) A Hymn to the Virgin
PIERRE VILLETTE (1926–98) Hymne à la Vierge
JOSHUA PACEY (b. 1995) I sing of a maiden (world première)
TRADITIONAL arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919–2015) The infant king
JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945) What sweeter music
WILL TODD (b. 1970) My Lord has come
FRANZ GRÜBER (1787–1863) arr. GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Silent night (world première)
WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934–92) A babe is born
JAMES BURTON (b. 1974) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Arr. JAMES MAWSON (b. 1988) Santa Baby
Tickets: £38/£28/£15/£10 from SJSS Box Office (https://www.sjss.org.uk/events/choir-clare-college-cambridge).
Sunday 17 December 2017 2.00pm
USA Tour - December 2017
Bradbury Building, Los Angeles
304 S Broadway, 90013, Los Angeles, CA
2pm, 4pm, 6pm
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Graham Ross | conductor
Of one that is so fair and bright
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and their director Graham Ross present a sumptuous one-hour Christmas programme in praise of the Virgin Mary and the coming of the light. Renaissance masterpieces, including Hieronymus Praetorius’s Christmas Magnificat (performed with its original interpolated carols) sit alongside traditional carols, much-loved motets by Britten, Byrd and Whitacre, and some highly-catchy arrangements guaranteed to put you in the festive mood. A perfect start to the Christmas season.
CHARLES WOOD (1866–1926) Hail, gladdening light!
TRADITIONAL Gaudete
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–76) A Hymn to the Virgin
TRADITIONAL arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919–2015) O come, all ye faithful
TRADITIONAL harm. CHARLES WOOD Ding dong! merrily on high
WILLIAM BYRD (c. 1539/40–1623) Vigilate
TRADITIONAL arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS Away in a manger
ERIC WHITACRE (b. 1970) Lux aurumque
FRANZ GRÜBER (1787–1863) arr. GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Silent night (world premiere)
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS (1560–1629) Magnificat quinti toni (with Josef lieber and In dulci jubilo)
TRADITIONAL arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS The infant king
TRADITIONAL arr. GRAHAM ROSS Still, still, still
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809–47) arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS Hark! the herald angels sing
TRADITIONAL arr. ARTHUR WARRELL (1900–70) We wish you a merry Christmas
arr. JAMES MAWSON (b. 1988) Santa Baby
TRADITIONAL arr. FREDERC AUSTIN (1872–1952) arr. IAN HUMPHRIS (1927–2012) The Twelve Days of Christmas
Saturday 16 December 2017 7.00pm
USA Tour - December 2017
St Margaret’s Episcopal Church
47535 CA-74, Palm Desert, CA
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Graham Ross | conductor
Of one that is so fair and bright
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and their director Graham Ross present a sumptuous Christmas programme in praise of the Virgin Mary and the coming of the light. Renaissance masterpieces, including Tallis’s sublime ‘Videte miraculum’ and Hieronymus Praetorius’s Christmas Magnificat (performed with its original interpolated carols) sit alongside more recent much-loved seasonal works, including motets by Mathias, Britten, Tavener, Rutter and Ross, and some highly-catchy arrangements guaranteed to put you in the festive mood. A perfect start to the Christmas season.
PLAINSONG Verbum supernum prodiens
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (c. 1525–94) Surge, illuminare
WILLIAM BYRD (c. 1539/40–1623) Vigilate
JOHN TAVENER (1944–2013) Today the Virgin
RICHARD WILBERFORCE (b. 1985) Remember Bethlehem
HERBERT HOWELLS (1892–1983) Long, long ago
MORTEN LAURIDSEN (b. 1943) O magnum mysterium
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS (1560–1629) Magnificat quinti toni (with Josef lieber and In dulci jubilo)
– interval –
CHARLES WOOD (1866–1926) Hail, gladdening light!
TRADITIONAL Gaudete
JOHN JOUBERT (b. 1927) Torches
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–76) A Hymn to the Virgin
PIERRE VILLETTE (1926–98) Hymne à la Vierge
TRADITIONAL arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919–2015) The infant king
JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945) What sweeter music
WILL TODD (b. 1970) My Lord has come
FRANZ GRÜBER (1787–1863) arr. GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Silent night (world première)
WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934–92) A babe is born
JAMES BURTON (b. 1974) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Arr. JAMES MAWSON (b. 1988) Santa Baby
Trad. arr. FREDERIC AUSTIN (1872–1952) arr. IAN HUMPRHIS (1927–2012) The Twelve Days of Christmas
Tickets: $35
available from: http://dfom.org/cc/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
Friday 15 December 2017 7.00pm
USA Tour - December 2017
First United Methodist Church
1411 Broadway St, Lubbock, TX
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Graham Ross | conductor
Of one that is so fair and bright
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and their director Graham Ross present a sumptuous Christmas programme in praise of the Virgin Mary and the coming of the light. Renaissance masterpieces, including Tallis’s sublime ‘Videte miraculum’ and Hieronymus Praetorius’s Christmas Magnificat (performed with its original interpolated carols) sit alongside more recent much-loved seasonal works, including motets by Mathias, Britten, Tavener, Rutter and Ross, and some highly-catchy arrangements guaranteed to put you in the festive mood. A perfect start to the Christmas season.
PLAINSONG Verbum supernum prodiens
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (c. 1525–94) Surge, illuminare
WILLIAM BYRD (c. 1539/40–1623) Vigilate
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS (1560–1629) Magnificat quinti toni (with Josef lieber and In dulci jubilo)
JOHN TAVENER (1944–2013) Today the Virgin
JOHN TAVENER God is with us
GARTH EDMUNDSON (1892–1971) Toccata on ‘Vom Himmel Hoch’ (organ solo)
CHARLES WOOD (1866–1926) Hail, gladdening light!
TRADITIONAL Gaudete
JOHN JOUBERT (b. 1927) Torches
TRADITIONAL arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919–2015) The infant king
JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945) What sweeter music
ERIC WHITACRE (b. 1970) Lux aurumque
FRANZ GRÜBER (1787–1863) arr. GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Silent night (world première)
WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934–92) A babe is born
JAMES BURTON (b. 1974) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Arr. JAMES MAWSON (b. 1988) Santa Baby
Trad. arr. FREDERIC AUSTIN (1872–1952) arr. IAN HUMPRHIS (1927–2012) The Twelve Days of Christmas
More information here: http://www.fumc.com/concerts/
Wednesday 13 December 2017 7.30pm
USA Tour - December 2017
North Congregational Church, St Johnsbury
1325 Main Street, St Johnsbury, VT
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Graham Ross | conductor
Of one that is so fair and bright
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and their director Graham Ross present a sumptuous Christmas programme in praise of the Virgin Mary and the coming of the light. Renaissance masterpieces, including Tallis’s sublime ‘Videte miraculum’ and Hieronymus Praetorius’s Christmas Magnificat (performed with its original interpolated carols) sit alongside more recent much-loved seasonal works, including motets by Mathias, Britten, Tavener, Rutter and Ross, and some highly-catchy arrangements guaranteed to put you in the festive mood. A perfect start to the Christmas season.
THOMAS TALLIS (c. 1505–85) Videte miraculum
PLAINSONG Verbum supernum prodiens
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (c. 1525–94) Surge, illuminare
WILLIAM BYRD (c. 1539/40–1623) Vigilate
HERBERT HOWELLS (1892–1983) Long, long ago
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS (1560–1629) Magnificat quinti toni (with Josef lieber and In dulci jubilo)
JOHN TAVENER (1944–2013) Today the Virgin
JOHN TAVENER God is with us
– interval –
TRADITIONAL arr. GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
JOHN JOUBERT (b. 1927) Torches
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–76) A Hymn to the Virgin
PIERRE VILLETTE (1926–98) Hymne à la Vierge
JOSHUA PACEY (b. 1995) I sing of a maiden (world première)
TRADITIONAL arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919–2015) The infant king
JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945) What sweeter music
WILL TODD (b. 1970) My Lord has come
FRANZ GRÜBER (1787–1863) arr. GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Silent night (world première)
WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934–92) A babe is born
JAMES BURTON (b. 1974) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Arr. JAMES MAWSON (b. 1988) Santa Baby
Trad. arr. FREDERIC AUSTIN (1872–1952) arr. IAN HUMPRHIS (1927–2012) The Twelve Days of Christmas
Tickets: $35 | $25 | $15 | Students Free
Monday 11 December 2017 7.30pm
USA Tour - December 2017
St Michael’s Episcopal Church
1520 Canterbury Rd, Raleigh, NC
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Graham Ross | conductor
Of one that is so fair and bright
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and their director Graham Ross present a sumptuous Christmas programme in praise of the Virgin Mary and the coming of the light. Renaissance masterpieces, including Tallis’s sublime ‘Videte miraculum’ and Hieronymus Praetorius’s Christmas Magnificat (performed with its original interpolated carols) sit alongside more recent much-loved seasonal works, including motets by Mathias, Britten, Tavener, Rutter and Ross, and some highly-catchy arrangements guaranteed to put you in the festive mood. A perfect start to the Christmas season.
THOMAS TALLIS (c. 1505–85) Videte miraculum
PLAINSONG Verbum supernum prodiens
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (c. 1525–94) Surge, illuminare
RICHARD WILBERFORCE (b. 1985) Remember Bethlehem
HERBERT HOWELLS (1892–1983) Long, long ago
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS (1560–1629) Magnificat quinti toni (with Josef lieber and In dulci jubilo)
JOHN TAVENER (1944–2013) Today the Virgin
JOHN TAVENER God is with us
– interval –
CHARLES WOOD (1866–1926) Hail, gladdening light!
TRADITIONAL Gaudete
JOHN JOUBERT (b. 1927) Torches
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–76) A Hymn to the Virgin
PIERRE VILLETTE (1926–98) Hymne à la Vierge
JOSHUA PACEY (b. 1995) I sing of a maiden (world première)
TRADITIONAL arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919–2015) The infant king
JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945) What sweeter music
WILL TODD (b. 1970) My Lord has come
FRANZ GRÜBER (1787–1863) arr. GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Silent night (world première)
WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934–92) A babe is born
JAMES BURTON (b. 1974) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Arr. JAMES MAWSON (b. 1988) Santa Baby
Trad. arr. FREDERIC AUSTIN (1872–1952) arr. IAN HUMPRHIS (1927–2012) The Twelve Days of Christmas
Tickets:
$20 | $10
available from: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/choir-of-clare-college-cambridge-england-in...
Sunday 10 December 2017 5.00pm
USA Tour - December 2017
First Presbyterian Church
617 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Graham Ross | conductor
Of one that is so fair and bright
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and their director Graham Ross present a sumptuous Christmas programme in praise of the Virgin Mary and the coming of the light. Renaissance masterpieces, including Tallis’s sublime ‘Videte miraculum’ and Hieronymus Praetorius’s Christmas Magnificat (performed with its original interpolated carols) sit alongside more recent much-loved seasonal works, including motets by Mathias, Britten, Tavener, Rutter and Ross, and some highly-catchy arrangements guaranteed to put you in the festive mood. A perfect start to the Christmas season.
THOMAS TALLIS (c. 1505–85) Videte miraculum
PLAINSONG Verbum supernum prodiens
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (c. 1525–94) Surge, illuminare
WILLIAM BYRD (c. 1539/40–1623) Vigilate
HOWARD SKEMPTON (b. 1947) Adam lay ybounden
HERBERT HOWELLS (1892–1983) Long, long ago
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS (1560–1629) Magnificat quinti toni (with Josef lieber and In dulci jubilo)
JOHN TAVENER (1944–2013) Today the Virgin
JOHN TAVENER God is with us
– interval –
CHARLES WOOD (1866–1926) Hail, gladdening light!
TRADITIONAL Gaudete
JOHN JOUBERT (b. 1927) Torches
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–76) A Hymn to the Virgin
PIERRE VILLETTE (1926–98) Hymne à la Vierge
JOSHUA PACEY (b. 1995) I sing of a maiden (world première)
TRADITIONAL arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS (1919–2015) The infant king
JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945) What sweeter music
WILL TODD (b. 1970) My Lord has come
FRANZ GRÜBER (1787–1863) arr. GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Silent night (world première)
WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934–92) A babe is born
JAMES BURTON (b. 1974) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Arr. JAMES MAWSON (b. 1988) Santa Baby
Trad. arr. FREDERIC AUSTIN (1872–1952) arr. IAN HUMPRHIS (1927–2012) The Twelve Days of Christmas
More information here: https://www.fpcgreensboro.org/worship/special-services-and-concerts
Saturday 09 December 2017 7.30pm
USA Tour - December 2017
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
900 Broadway, Columbus, GA
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
Graham Ross | conductor
Of one that is so fair and bright
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and their director Graham Ross present a sumptuous Christmas programme in praise of the Virgin Mary and the coming of the light. Renaissance masterpieces, including Tallis’s sublime ‘Videte miraculum’ and Hieronymus Praetorius’s Christmas Magnificat (performed with its original interpolated carols) sit alongside more recent much-loved seasonal works, including motets by Mathias, Britten, Tavener, Rutter and Ross, and some highly-catchy arrangements guaranteed to put you in the festive mood. A perfect start to the Christmas season.
THOMAS TALLIS (c. 1505–85) Videte miraculum
PLAINSONG Verbum supernum prodiens
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (c. 1525–94) Surge, illuminare
WILLIAM BYRD (c. 1539/40–1623) Vigilate
*TRADITIONAL arr. MACK WILBERG (b. 1955) Ding, Dong! Merrily on high
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS (1560–1629) Magnificat quinti toni (with Josef lieber and In dulci jubilo)
JOHN TAVENER (1944–2013) Today the Virgin
JOHN TAVENER God is with us
– interval –
CHARLES WOOD (1866–1926) Hail, gladdening light!
TRADITIONAL Gaudete
JOHN JOUBERT (b. 1927) Torches
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–76) A Hymn to the Virgin
PIERRE VILLETTE (1926–98) Hymne à la Vierge
JOSHUA PACEY (b. 1995) I sing of a maiden (world première)
*JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945) What sweeter music
WILL TODD (b. 1970) My Lord has come
FRANZ GRÜBER (1787–1863) arr. GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Silent night (world première)
WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934–92) A babe is born
JAMES BURTON (b. 1974) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Arr. JAMES MAWSON (b. 1988) Santa Baby
Trad. arr. FREDERIC AUSTIN (1872–1952) arr. IAN HUMPRHIS (1927–2012) The Twelve Days of Christmas
*performed with local choirs
Tickets: $39
Friday 08 December 2017 6.30pm
USA Tour - December 2017
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
900 Broadway, Columbus, GA
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Local Choirs
Graham Ross | conductor
Graham Ross | conductor
Graham Ross directs a choral workshop with Clare Choir for local choirs in Columbus, GA.
TRADITIONAL arr. MACK WILBERG (b. 1955) Ding, Dong! Merrily on high
JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945) What sweeter music
Monday 04 December 2017 7.15pm
Handel's Messiah - Union Chapel, London
Union Chapel, London
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Elin Manahan Thomas | soprano
Christopher Lowrey | countertenor
Andrew Tortise | tenor
Jonathan Brown | bass
Graham Ross | conductor
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Elin Manahan Thomas | soprano
Christopher Lowrey | countertenor
Andrew Tortise | tenor
Jonathan Brown | bass
Graham Ross | conductor
Graham Ross conducts The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with four outstanding soloists in a performance of Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah, performed in the beautiful setting of London's Union Chapel.
Tickets: £25/£15, available from https://store.unionchapel.org.uk/events/2017-12-04-handels-messiah-union...
