one interval
Conductor:
Bob Chilcott
The Shepherd’s Carol
Gardner
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Tavener
The Lamb
David Bednall
Noe, Noe
John Rutter
There is a flower
Howells
Like as the hart
Finzi
God is gone up
J. S. Bach
Toccata in F major, BWV 540
Mendelssohn–Best
Paulus – Ouverture
Toccata-Prelude on Vom Himmel hoch
Dupré
Variations sur un Noël
Jonathan Dove
Seek him that maketh the seven stars
James Burton
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Darke
In the bleak midwinter
Wade–Willcocks
O come, all ye faithful
Gruber–Ledger
Silent night
Mack Wilberg
Ding, dong, merrily on high – transcription
For centuries, England's university towns have been leaders in much more than just academic training – they also set a high bar in sports and music, for example. These activities are based around the colleges, which also lend their names to the university’s many and varied music ensembles. Some of these, such as the storied Choir of St John's College, have become known around the world.
The choir is not only a university tradition: it is also belongs to the tradition of choral singing in English cathedrals, as St John’s College is linked to St John’s College Chapel. The home of the chorus, it is mentioned in records dating back as far as the 1670s. Singing in the chorus today are both adults – university students – and boys enrolled at the St John's College School. The choir's adults and children perform both together and separately.
Currently serving as the choirmaster of the Choir of St John's College is Andrew Nethsingha. Of Sri Lankan heritage, he too pursued organ studies at St John's College, while Thomas Trotter, the organist accompanying the choir, is also a Cambridge graduate, albeit of King's College rather than St Johns. The extremely colourful and varied programme bearing the words “British cathedral music” in its subtitle contains several early pieces of English music, but also works by living British composers. It does not neglect the great figures from the Continent either – represented by the Germans Bach and Mendelssohn, as well as France's Dupré. It even offers a look across the pond, as Garth C. Edmundson lived and worked in the United States.
The concert will be preceded from 6.30 pm by a conversation entitled Prelude, where ticket holders will be invited to get to know the performing musician and the works to be performed more closely.
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
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