13 March 2010
- 7:30 PM
Ely Consort Concert
Fauré - Requiem
Corp - Missa San Marco
Tippett - Five Spirituals (from ‘A Child of our Time’)
Soprano - Clare Lloyd
Baritone - Johnny Herford
Organ - Jonathan Lilley
Conductor - Matthew Rudd
Gabriel Fauré's much loved Requiem forms the centrepiece to this concert of varied choral music performed by Ely Consort, all chosen to suit the sublime acoustics of Ely Cathedral. Two exciting young soloists will join the choir in what promises to be a very special evening.
Ronald Corp’s Missa San Marco was written for a visit by Highgate Choral Society to St Mark’s Basilica in Venice in 2003, bearing in mind the acoustics of that wonderful building. It is a simple, modern setting of the mass well suited to the Presbytery in the cathedral.
Tippett’s Five Spirituals were originally written for the oratorio Child of our Time and the composer arranged this unaccompanied version himself. The setting quickly established itself as a firm favourite in the choral repertoire.
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Tickets: £10 in advance, £12 on the door (U16s free) available ONLINE or from ELY CATHEDRAL BOX OFFICE on 01353 660349 or email: box.office@cathedral.ely.anglican.org
For future concerts visit www.elyconsort.org.uk
27 March 2010
- 7:00 PM
Ely Choral Society - Bach, St. Matthew Passion with period orchestra.
James Atherton (Evangelist)
Stephen Alder (Jesus)
Rebecca Outram, soprano
Robert Cross, countertenor
Paul Young, tenor
Mark Oldfield, baritone
Jonathan Lilley, organ
Brandenburg Baroque Soloists
Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir
Ely Choral Society
Andrew Parnell, conductor
The definitive musical experience for Holy Week and Easter. Ely Choral Society presents the first performance of Bach's monumental "St Matthew Passion" at Ely Cathedral for nearly a decade, with a superb line-up of soloist led by James Atherton in the role of Evangelist. This marvellous group of singers includes former Ely Cathedral head chorister Robert Cross, now an established young professional countertenor with a splendid career ahead. Choir and soloists will be accompanied by a professional baroque orchestra using period instruments such as oboe da caccia and viola da gamba, a first for the performance of the work at Ely. As an extra treat, the Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir will also be singing.
With some 125 singers, Ely Choral Society is Ely's largest choir. It is open to anyone who wants to sing. Its Musical Director is the composer and conductor Andrew Parnell, who has led the society from strength to strength in numbers, performance quality and repertoire. This concert is the society's seventh successive annual performance of a major choral-orchestral work at the Cathedral just before Holy Week begins. It promises to be an unforgettable evening for performers and audience alike.
Sung in English in the New Novello edition, the performance starts at 7.00pm and will end by 10.00pm, with one interval. Performed on full staging for best sound and sightlines.
Pre concert and interval refreshments will be on sale.
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Ticket: Octagon £25, Front Nave £18, Mid Nave and Transepts (reserved) £12, Rear Nave and rear Transepts (both unreserved) £5. Under 18s £2 any seat. Available from Ely Cathedral Box Office 01353 660349 (Mon-Fri 11am-3pm), ONLINE and on the door."
