Petite Messe Solennelle by G. Rossini The concert, conducted by Duncan Saunderson, was given by a choir of about 80 singers, with piano and harmonium accompaniments by Julian Littlewood and Gareth Williams. The soloists were Penelope Martin-Smith (soprano), Nicholas Clapton (countertenor), Mark Milhofer (tenor) and Tom Edwards (bass). A recording of the concert, benefiting from the...
The concert at St. Barnabas was one of the most successful ever given by the Society. This was in no small measure thanks to the presence of James Bowman, whose reputation ensured a lively interest in the event and a full-to-overflowing church on the night of the performance. But credit is due to the soloists,...
In conjunction with Stanmore Choral Society Conducted by David Gould and Duncan Saunderson Handel, Zadok the Priest, Let the Bright Seruphim Mozart, Ave Verum, Laudate Dominum Gibbons, This is the Record of John Bach, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Schubert, Ave Maria Haydn, Insanae et Vanae Curae Bruckner, Locus Iste Mendelssohn, Hear my Prayer Elgar, Give Unto the Lord, Ave Verum Stanford, Te Deum Stainer, God So Loved the...
Saturday 29th January 2005, 8.00 pm St Michael's Church Music by Bach, Purcell and Vaughan-Williams. Bach's "Magnificat in D" was written for his new employers at Leipzig for a grand Christmas service in 1723. Purcell's "My Heart Is Inditing", his most opulent anthem, was written for the coronation of James II at Westminster Abbey in...
Saturday 21st May 2005, 8.00 pm St. Margaret's Church, St. Margaret's Road, Summertown To celebrate the centenary of Sir. Michael Tippet's birth in 1905, the choir interspersed his famous settings of spirituals from "A Child Of Our Time" with Father Guido Haazan's "Missa Luba", based on African melodies and rhythms and accompanied by drumming. The...
Saturday, 21st January 2006, 8pm St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, North Oxford Vivaldi Gloria Handel Utrecht Te Deum Britten Jubilate J. S. Bach Lobet den Herrn Ghislaine Morgan (soprano) Sue Young (soprano) Stephen Taylor (countertenor) Ben Linton (tenor) Tom Edwards (bass) With Summertown Players Antonio Vivaldi, "Il Prete Rosso" ("The Redhaired Priest") was one of the greatest Italian baroque composers...
Saturday, 13th May 2006, 8pm St Barnabas Church , Cardigan Street, Jericho, Oxford Fauré Requiem Vierne Messe Solennelle Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Duruflé Tota Pulchra Es, Notre Père Tom Edwards baritone Otta Jones treble Head Chorister, Choir of New College, Oxford Julian Littlewood organ Concert Recording Below are some of the highlights of the recording made of the concert. Programme Notes Fauré...
