This academic year, in addition to their US tour and various other performances around the country, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge will appear in six of London’s main performance venues. This will include their annual Christmas performance at St John’s, Smith Square on the 17th December 2013 (for which tickets are now on sale), and a special concert at Cadogan Hall on the 26th February 2014 with the Dmitri Ensemble.
The details are as follows;
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Saturday 16th November 2013, 7.30pm
LSO St Luke’s, London
Aurora Orchestra
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Nicholas Collon | conductor
Britten arr. I Holst Rejoice in the Lamb
A new staged-performance of this much-loved work, directed by Andrew Staples.
Tickets: £12, £18, £25, £30 (20% student discount): http://lso.co.uk/aurora-orchestra-earth-song
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Tuesday 17th December 2013, 7.30pm
St John’s, Smith Square, London
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross | director
Peter Harrison, Matthew Jorysz | organ
Veni Emmanuel: Music for Advent
Music for Advent based on the plainchant ‘O Antiphons’, featuring works by Mendelssohn, Britten, Miskinis, Howells, Roderick Williams, and a newly commissioned work from John Rutter.
This concert also marks the UK launch concert of the choir’s latest recording for Harmonia Mundi USA, ‘Veni Emmanuel: Music for Advent’, which will be available for sale at the concert.
Tickets: £10, £15, £20, £25: http://www.sjss.org.uk/events/choir-clare-college-cambridge-0
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Saturday 21st December 2013, 7.30pm
Hall One, King’s Place, London
Aurora Orchestra
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Nicholas Collon | conductor
Bach Mass in B minor
Tickets: £9.50, £29.50, £39.50, £49.50, £59.50: http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/bach-mass-in-b-minor#.UnknVChttmw
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Wednesday 26th February 2014, 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall, London
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
The Dmitri Ensemble
Graham Ross | conductor
Music for the Departed: Victoria Requiem (1605), Shostakovich Chamber Symphony Op. 110a, and works for choir and strings, including works by Beethoven, Brahms, Graham Ross, Tarik O’Regan and Barber’s Adagio/Agnus Dei.
Tickets: £13, £18, £23, £28: http://www.cadoganhall.com/event/choir-of-clare-college-cambridge-140226/
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Monday 21st April 2014, 5pm
Westminster Abbey, London
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross | director
The Choir returns to Westminster Abbey to sing Choral Evensong
Free admission.
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Saturday 21st June 2014, 7.30pm
St Leonard’s Church, Spitalfields Festival, London
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross | director
Ascendit Deus: Music for Ascensiontide and Pentecost
Works by Hassler, Gabrielli, Philips and Finzi complement brand new commissions for the Choir from Brett Dean, Nico Muhly, Giles Swayne and Graham Ross
Tickets go on sale in 2014 from http://www.spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/
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