forthcoming concerts:
Sunday 1 December 2019 at 5:00pm
Edward Lambert: Brighter than the Sun
Heinrich Schütz: The Christmas Story
Fleur de Bray (soprano)
Daniel Joy (tenor)
Samuel Lom (bass)
Newbury Chamber Choir & Players
Music arranged and conducted by Edward Lambert
Heinrich Schütz is widely considered the greatest German composer before Bach: there is no more appealing work of his than the famous Christmas Story, a work written in old age but in the new, exuberant Italian style. It tells the story of Christ's birth, of the Adoration by the Shepherds and the Wise Men, Herod and the Slaughter of the Innocents, and the Flight to Egypt. This version has been arranged for a small band of players and adapted to the familiar English text of the King James Bible, so making this beautiful work accessible for all.
Brighter than the Sun - a sonorous blend of old and new - is a cantata on the theme of Advent. From the English Mystery Plays, there's the scene between the Angel and an incredulous Mary; she visits her cousin Elizabeth, sings the Magnificat and confronts a jealous Joseph. There are famous medieval carols and a Hymn to the Virgin.
With music that is full of colour and joy, and featuring three superb soloists and a band of professional players, this is a winter's afternoon concert for all ages, a timeless celebration of the Christmas message.
Tickets: £15 on the door, £13:50 limited quantity in advance at newburychamberchoir.org
School-pupils free
Sunday 1 December at 5 pm
St John's Church, Newbury, RG14 7PY
Edward Lambert: Brighter than the Sun
Heinrich Schütz: The Christmas Story
Fleur de Bray (soprano)
Daniel Joy (tenor)
Samuel Lom (bass)
Newbury Chamber Choir & Players
Music arranged and conducted by Edward Lambert
Heinrich Schütz is widely considered the greatest German composer before Bach: there is no more appealing work of his than the famous Christmas Story, a work written in old age but in the new, exuberant Italian style. It tells the story of Christ's birth, of the Adoration by the Shepherds and the Wise Men, Herod and the Slaughter of the Innocents, and the Flight to Egypt. This version has been arranged for a small band of players and adapted to the familiar English text of the King James Bible, so making this beautiful work accessible for all.
Brighter than the Sun - a sonorous blend of old and new - is a cantata on the theme of Advent. From the English Mystery Plays, there's the scene between the Angel and an incredulous Mary; she visits her cousin Elizabeth, sings the Magnificat and confronts a jealous Joseph. There are famous medieval carols and a Hymn to the Virgin.
With music that is full of colour and joy, and featuring three superb soloists and a band of professional players, this is a winter's afternoon concert for all ages, a timeless celebration of the Christmas message.
Tickets: £15 on the door, £13:50 limited quantity in advance at newburychamberchoir.org
School-pupils free
Sunday 1 December at 5 pm
St John's Church, Newbury, RG14 7PY
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 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.
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 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.
Sunday 5 April 2020 at 6pm
Concert in St John's, Newbury, RG14 7PY
A. Scarlatti: Mass for 4 voices
Lotti: Requiem Requiem
D. Scarlatti: Magnificat
A feast of seasonal choral music from the eighteenth century
Concert in St John's, Newbury, RG14 7PY
A. Scarlatti: Mass for 4 voices
Lotti: Requiem Requiem
D. Scarlatti: Magnificat
A feast of seasonal choral music from the eighteenth century