Music on the theme of love, exploring texts from within and without the ‘Song of Songs’. Music from the C16th and C17th including madrigals by Monteverdi. A focus on the C20th and C21st follows, exploring settings by Grieg, Sibelius and Sandstrom.
Programme: O Virtus Sapientiae - Hildegard von Bingen Ave Verum Corpus - Poulenc (i) 'Salut, dame Sainte' and (iii) 'Seigneur, je vous en prie' from Quatre Petits Prieres de Saint-Francois d'Assise - Poulenc Salve Regina - Poulenc Five Negro Spirituals - Tippett Jesu, meine Freude - Bach My Lord, what a morning, arr. Burleigh Hear… Read More »Collegium Singers Summer Concert
Collegium Singers enters its 25th year as a chamber choir singing a work which has long been associated with much larger choral forces. Ein Deutsches Requiem is most often performed with full orchestra, however at the request of his publisher, Brahms created a version of the score to be made available for chamber performance with piano accompaniment (four… Read More »Collegium Singers – Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem
Kenneth Grahame (of ‘Wind in the Willows’ fame) published a book of children’s stories in 1898, called Dream Days. His story takes place in the Berkshire Downs where he lived, and legend has it that St George fought a dragon. However, Kenneth Grahame’s dragon is of literary persuasion with a penchant for poetry and absolutely… Read More »Collegium Singers – A Dragon for Christmas! A banquet of festive treatsincluding Rutter’s The Reluctant Dragon
Collegium Singers present a concert of exultant sacred music dedicated to the Holy Spirit, culminating in Vierne's Messe Solennelle. Music of the Spirit begins with Patrick Gower's joyful Veni Sancte Spiritus before the darkness of Byrd and MacMillan's settings of Factus Est Repente. Two epic cornerstones, Elgar's The Spirit of the Lord and Tallis's Loquebantur… Read More »Collegium Singers Concert – Music of the Spirit
Musical Director – Tomos Watkins - http://www.collegiumsingers.org.uk/tomos-watkins Programme: Te lucis ante terminum – Thomas Tallis Night Prayer – Alec Roth The Day is Done – Stephen Paulus Nightingales – Gerald Finzi Te mea nui – Kate Bell Lamentations of Jeremiah, part 1 – Thomas Tallis Lamentations of Jeremiah, part 2 – Thomas Tallis Calmes des… Read More »Collegium Singers – Summer Concert – Night Journey
Music in Europe during the Thirty Years War with Guest Conductor Gawain Glenton
The Tree of Life A variety of popular carols, new carols and audience carols too with conductor Tomos Watkins Music - Mince-Pies - Mulled Wine Tickets in Advance :- Adults £15, Students £8, Under 12’s free Tickets on the Door too
AN INVITATION FROM ADRIANO BANCHIERI…. "Whoever wants some light fun, come to the party for a little while! Young lovers - bring your sweethearts! Come hear the singing and ringing!" Musical Director - William McElwee Programme: Festino nella sera del giovedi grasso Avanti cena ( Op[.18 (1608) – Adriano Banchieri L’alouette – Clément Janequin La… Read More »Collegium Singers – Madrigal Madness – Stories in song from C16 to C20
Lux Arumque – (Out of Darkness) Musical Director - Elinor Cooper Saturday 14th November 2020 at 7.30 pm Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Road, North Curry, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6LJ http://www.northcurrychurch.co.uk Programme: First half – The Dark Night Prayer – Alex Roth De profundis clamavi - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Abendlid –… Read More »Collegium Singers – Lux Arumque – (Out of Darkness)
