"The Pride of Newbury" (NWN)
"Newbury’s capable, well-tuned choir prides itself on including music undeservingly overlooked."
"...an inspirational performance."
"Newbury should be proud to have musicians of this standard who clearly enjoy making music with their director."
"I was taken aback by the sheer vitality of this performance... "
"... I suspect this shall remain a stand-out Messiah in my mind for years to come."
"Newbury’s capable, well-tuned choir prides itself on including music undeservingly overlooked."
"...an inspirational performance."
"Newbury should be proud to have musicians of this standard who clearly enjoy making music with their director."
"I was taken aback by the sheer vitality of this performance... "
"... I suspect this shall remain a stand-out Messiah in my mind for years to come."
Saturday 8 February 2020 at 7:30pm
St George's Church, Newbury, RG14 6NU
Mozart: Vesperae solennes K339
Haydn: The Nelson Mass
Alys Mererid Roberts soprano
Natasha Agarwal mezzo-soprano
Guy Withers tenor
Dominic Bowe bass
The Laudate Dominum from Mozart's Vespers is one of his best-loved and familiar works; but the other pieces in the collection add up to a stunning celebration of Mozart's choral craft. Haydn's Missa in Angustiis ('for troubled times'), which became known as the Nelson Mass when it was first performed after the Battle of the Nile, has been described by his biographer as his "greatest single composition". Due to economies forced on the composer, the orchestra consists of strings, trumpets and timpani, giving the work a uniquely characteristic sound.
We welcome four splendid soloists and a period instrument band to complement the choir in this concert of classical masterworks.
Tickets at newburychamberchoir.org
£20.00 on the door
£18 EarlyBird online (limited quantity)
School-pupils free
St George's Church, Newbury, RG14 6NU
Mozart: Vesperae solennes K339
Haydn: The Nelson Mass
Alys Mererid Roberts soprano
Natasha Agarwal mezzo-soprano
Guy Withers tenor
Dominic Bowe bass
The Laudate Dominum from Mozart's Vespers is one of his best-loved and familiar works; but the other pieces in the collection add up to a stunning celebration of Mozart's choral craft. Haydn's Missa in Angustiis ('for troubled times'), which became known as the Nelson Mass when it was first performed after the Battle of the Nile, has been described by his biographer as his "greatest single composition". Due to economies forced on the composer, the orchestra consists of strings, trumpets and timpani, giving the work a uniquely characteristic sound.
We welcome four splendid soloists and a period instrument band to complement the choir in this concert of classical masterworks.
Tickets at newburychamberchoir.org
£20.00 on the door
£18 EarlyBird online (limited quantity)
School-pupils free
We would be delighted to welcome some new members in the New Year. There are no auditions - we rely on common sense and mutual assessment! We take our singing seriously, as befits a choir of about 36, and we are pretty good musicians and readers, so we don't spend ages note-bashing. However, we have fun rehearsing and performing some great music, exploring, as often as not, some of the byways of classical music, as well as some of the highways. Our repertory stretches back to the 13th century, and we have recently had new works written specially for us; most of the time, however, we sing music of the 17th and 18th centuries and these concerts are accompanied by specialist professionals playing period instruments. We're proud of the standard we achieve.
Future concerts:
February 2020: Haydn - Nelson Mass and Mozart - Vespers de confessore
April 2020: Alessandro & Domenico Scarlatti and Lotti - Mass, Requiem, Magnificat
October 2020: Handel - Acis & Galatea
December 2020: Beethoven and Cherubini
We are professionally led by Edward Lambert, our musical director, who's has had a wealth of experience conducting and coaching, and by Susan Holmes, our accompanist. We rehearse Tuesdays 7:45 to 9:45pm (max) from September to June during school terms at St Nicolas Junior School, Link Road, Newbury RG14 7LY.
Rehearsals for the new season start on 17th September.
Please contact secretary@newburychamberchoir.co.uk