No part of my
College life that
gave me more
enjoyment than
belonging to
the Choir
Matthew, the Junior Organ Scholar, writes of the Choir's concert in the amazing grounds of St Paul's School, Concord, NH, and recalls the intercontinental sporting triumph on US soil...
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Chris, Can Tenor 1, charts day two of the USA tour takes us from Princeton to Boston, for a performance in Massachusetts’s General Hospital and a rare evening off together...
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USA ‘Veni Emmanuel’ tour, December 2013
Blog No. 2
Hugo Popplewell, Dec Bass 2
Day two of our USA tour sees us give our first performance in Trinity Church, Princeton, NJ, covered in snow!
more >After a long day of travelling, and some memorable happenings en route to JFK, we arrive in Princeton, NJ for the start of our 'Veni Emmanuel' tour...
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For the first of our blog posts, 3rd year soprano Sophie Horrocks recalls the choir's performances last week of Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb and Tavener's The Lamb with the Aurora Orchestra in Bury St. Edmund's and London.
more >The choir joins forces with the Aurora Orchestra this week for two semi-staged performances of Britten's 'Rejoice in the Lamb', directed by tenor Andrew Staples and conducted by Nicolas Collon (both alumni of Clare).
more >After an exciting sell-out tour across Europe with the European Union Baroque Orchestra, the Choir return to Clare Chapel this week for Michaelmas Term. In addition to their chapel commitments, the choir have an exciting line up of engagements in the coming months, including two performances of Bach B Minor Mass, one with the Aurora Orchestra, and a tour of the USA to promote their upcoming recording, Veni Emmanuel.
more >The Chapel Administrator, Mrs Kate Littlechild, is currently on summer leave and will be back in the Chapel office from 16 September, so unfrotunately cannot deal with any CD purchases until this date.
more >We are hoping to record our final concert of our European tour with the European Union Baroque Orchestra under Lars Ulrik Mortensen on 3 September in St John's, Smith Square. See video link below for details on how you can donate:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1380571605/handel-in-london-a-royal-celebration
CARTER Callison New work
PURCELL Hear my prayer
G GABRIELI Canzon Duodecimi Toni (No.2) from Sacrae Symphonie No. 9
PURCELL Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei
A GABRIELI Ricarcer del Duodecimo Tuono
G GABRIELI Canzona per sonare No. 1 ‘La spiritata’
PURCELL Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
SCHUTZ Deutsches Magnificat
Herr nunn lässest du deinen Diener
ELGAR Howarth Venice – A Portrait
G GABRIELI In ecclesiis
The Royal Academy of Music Brass Ensemble and the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, come together for this celebration of Venetian and English art and music. The programme stretches from the influential compositions of Schütz, to the quintessentially English Purcell, right up to the present day with a new piece by Academy student Carter Callison.
Supported by John S Cohen Foundation and George Law
Friday 21 June, 7.30pm-9.15pm
Shoreditch Church (St Leonard's)
Tickets: A: £28, B: £22, C: £18, D: £10 (restricted view), E: £5 (restricted view)
http://www.spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/whats-on/summer-festival-2013/a-portrait-of-venice/
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