Silence in heaven: UCL Chamber Choir and Burntwood School Chamber Choir
UCL Chamber Choir will once again join with Burntwood School Chamber Choir, to perform music from England to the Baltic States, and from the Renaissance period all the way up to the modern day. The centrepiece of the concert is Benjamin Britten’s ‘Rejoice in the Lamb’: the two choirs join together for this major work, in which Britten sets the poem of Christopher Smart, then in an asylum. They will also demonstrate the growing link between school and university choir by singing side by side in Sullivan’s “The Long Day Closes”, Mendelssohn’s “Lift Thine Eyes” and Tallis’ choral classic “If ye love me”. Individual performances will include music by contemporary composers Kerry Andrew and Eriks Esenvalds from UCL, together with Richard Dering’s dramatic “Factum est Silentium”; Burntwood will present an Ave Verum by Poulenc and a short piece by Constantini.
Garland - Oliver Leith
Garland, by visionary young composer Oliver Leith, is a large-scale work for orchestra and chorus of 130 performers, a spectacular procession of sound, music and singing with words by Charlie Fox and costumes by Ellen Poppy Hill. Commissioned by Bold Tendencies in Garland the carpark is both instrument and stage. Alongside the orchestral forces bespoke handmade instruments (tuned corrugated plastic straws and whirly tubes, button whistles, planks of wood and ceramic shards) are played, and shopping trolleys, bicycles, scaffolding poles and a horse all form part of the composer’s spell-binding sonic world. Garland is a work of total collaboration, bringing together exceptional artists and musicians of the new generation and professional and amateur singers. Following its popular and critical success last year this revival features the original cast (including soprano Patricia Auchterlonie, EXAUDI, GBSR Duo, 12 Ensemble, percussionists Sam Wilson, Craig Apps, Jake Brown, MUSARC and the Bold Chorus) led by conductors Naomi Woo, Jack Sheen and Oli Kitching, assisted by Tristan Weymes.
Garland - Oliver Leith
Garland, by visionary young composer Oliver Leith, is a large-scale work for orchestra and chorus of 130 performers, a spectacular procession of sound, music and singing with words by Charlie Fox and costumes by Ellen Poppy Hill. Commissioned by Bold Tendencies in Garland the carpark is both instrument and stage. Alongside the orchestral forces bespoke handmade instruments (tuned corrugated plastic straws and whirly tubes, button whistles, planks of wood and ceramic shards) are played, and shopping trolleys, bicycles, scaffolding poles and a horse all form part of the composer’s spell-binding sonic world. Garland is a work of total collaboration, bringing together exceptional artists and musicians of the new generation and professional and amateur singers. Following its popular and critical success last year this revival features the original cast (including soprano Patricia Auchterlonie, EXAUDI, GBSR Duo, 12 Ensemble, percussionists Sam Wilson, Craig Apps, Jake Brown, MUSARC and the Bold Chorus) led by conductors Naomi Woo, Jack Sheen and Oli Kitching, assisted by Tristan Weymes.
Tickets: https://dice.fm/event/3oalev-oliver-leith-garland-13th-jun-bold-tendencies-london-tickets
Songs my heart has taught me
The Walthamstow Singers culminate their second year with a performance of music ranging from Bob Chilcott’s ‘Songs my heart has taught me’, to Billy Joel’s ‘Lullabye’. Hosted at St Mary’s Walthamstow, it will be a wonderful concert for a summer’s evening.
LYC Cambiata Choir Carnival Pop Up
Cambiata Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs will be performing together on Paternoster Square, featuring ‘Carnival’ themed music - including a brand new medley from Dan Moriyama that uses music from a range of international carnival cultures, and an arrangement by Tristan Weymes. It will be a celebration of a remarkable year for the choirs, and a send off for the older choir members as they move on.
Listen! The birds
Guildford Chamber Choir will be performing a concert of bird themed music, including Mozart’s ‘Spatzenmesse’. It will feature music from France with Janequin’s ‘Le Chant des Oiseaux’, and Ravel’s ‘Trois Chansons’, as well as British classics from Stanford’s ‘The Bluebird’, and Chilcott’s arrangement of American folk song ‘She’s like the swallow’.
Join the choir at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, for an evening of wings, doves, and flying.
St Mary’s Gloucester Tour
St Mary’s choir are heading on tour to Gloucester Cathedral, to sing Evensong and Eucharist services. You can hear them at Evensong on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as at Eucharist on Sunday morning.
Guildford Chamber Choir: St Albans Cathedral Tour
GCC will be performing three services at St Albans Cathedral just after Easter, with repertoire ranging from Joanna L’Estrange, James Macmillan, and William Byrd.
Beyond the Screen: Cambiata Showcase
The turn of our amazing LYC Cambiata choirs to present their Songwriting Concert. Join our Choirs working with composer Cassie White to curate the concert and prepare a new piece around video gaming and myths and legends. The concert will take place in the modern surroundings of St John’s, Waterloo and also features a performance from LYC Chamber Choir.
Tristan will be conducting the Cambiata Boys’ Choir for this concert, including in their collaborative performance with the London Youth Chamber Choir lower voices.
Pure Imagination
The Walthamstow Singers will present their Spring concert on a theme of ‘Pure Imagination’, at St Mary’s Church, Walthamstow. The choir’s fifth ever solo concert, they will perform repertoire including Stephen Paulus’ ‘The Road Home’, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ ‘Let all the world in every corner sing’ (from the Five Mystical Songs), and Tristan’s own arrangement of the classic ‘Pure Imagination’.
Guildford Chamber Choir: The Passing of the Year
GCC will perform their second concert under Tristan Weymes, which will include Jonathan Dove’s ‘The Passing of the Year’, as well as works by contemporary composers Will Harmer and Judith Weir.
UCL Spring Concert
UCL will perform their Spring Concert under Tristan Weymes. Repertoire includes Caroline Shaw’s ‘and the swallow’, alongside Benjamin Britten’s ‘Rejoice in the Lamb’, with soloists from within the choir. This will be performed at St Lawrence Jewry Church, who welcome UCL Chamber Choir back for a second year in a row.
LYC Christmas Concert: Cambiata Boys' Choir
Tristan is conducting the LYC Cambiata Boys’ Choir for the Winter term - they will be performing in a concert called ‘Christmas across the ages’, where CB will sing music from Joubert, a traditional Spanish carol, and even some Pentatonix.
This will be Tristan’s second major engagement at Milton Court.
Wilson's School Carol Service
Tristan’s first term at Wilson’s School will end with a Carol Service at Croydon Minster, featuring all choirs at the school, from the Juniors, to Cambiata, to School and Chamber Choirs. We will be joined by the school’s brass ensemble.
UCL Carol Service
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Walthamstow Singers Winter Concert
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Guildford Chamber Choir and Onyx Brass
Guildford Chamber will be performing at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, alongside Onyx Brass.
