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Sunday 12 February 2023 5.15pm

50 years of Co-Education - Voice and Lute Recital; Choral Evensong

50 YEARS OF CO-EDUCATION:

VOICE AND LUTE RECITAL -

Elin Manahan Thomas (Clare 1995) | soprano

Elizabeth Kenny (Clare 1985) | lute

Sunday 12 February, 17:25pm

‘Queens of Heaven and Earth’

John Dowland (c. 1563–1626)

Can she excuse my wrongs

His golden locks

John Dowland

Fantasie No. 1

Anonymous

Woe worth the tyme

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

V’adoro, pupille from Giulio Cesare

Henry Purcell (1659–95)

The Blessed Virgin’s Expostulation

This Lent Term we focus our celebrations of Clare’s 50th anniversary of co-education. At the start of the academic year of 1972/73 Clare became one of the first Cambridge Colleges to admit women to its student body and Fellowship (alongside King’s and Churchill). With 50 years of co-educational intake Clare boasts a distinguished list of musical alumni, with many professional musicians having started their journeys at the College. This Term we welcome back just some of the very many who have joined the celebrated lineage of Clare’s musical history.

Soprano Elin Manahan Thomas (Clare 1995) and lutenist Elizabeth Kenny (Clare 1985) perform a recital of ‘Queens of Heaven and Earth’, and join the Chapel Choir to perform a Magnificat by Italian Renaissance composer Claudia Rusca and Mendelssohn’s Hear my prayer (12 February).

Each Sunday Evensong during full term is preceded by a recital in Chapel at 5.25 p.m. Visitors are welcome, and admission is free.

CHORAL EVENSONG

Sunday 12 February, 18:00pm

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

Daniel Blaze and Samuel Jones

Graham Ross

VOLUNTARY Gibbons Fantazia of foure Parts

INTROIT Roderick Williams Ave verum corpus Re-imagined

RESPONSES Janet Wheeler

PSALM 148 (Longhurst)

CANTICLES Rusca Magnificat sesto tono à 8 with Elizabeth Kenny (Clare 1985); Judith Weir St John’s Service Nunc dimittis

ANTHEM Mendelssohn Hear my prayer with Elin Manahan Thomas (Clare 1995)

PREACHER The Master, Loretta Minghella OBE

HYMNS 425 (Eisenach), 336 (Angel Voices)

VOLUNTARY Rheinberger Sonata No. 8 in e, Op. 132: i. Introduction and Fugue

Sunday 05 February 2023 5.15pm

50 years of Co-Education - Piano Recital and Choral Evensong

50 YEARS OF CO-EDUCATION:

PIANO RECITAL - Cordelia Williams (Clare 2006)

Sunday 5 February, 17:25pm

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Bagatelle in c, WoO 52

Bagatelle in C, WoO 56

Robert Schumann (1810–56)

Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82

i. Eintritt (Entry)

ii. Jäger auf der Lauer (Hunters on the lookout)

iii. Einsame Blumen (Lonely Flowers)

iv. Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Place)

v. Freundliche Landschaft (Friendly Landscape)

vi. Herberge (Wayside Inn)

vii. Vogel als Prophet (Bird as Prophet)

viii. Jagdlied (Hunting Song)

ix. Abschied (Farewell)

Pianist Cordelia Williams (Clare 2006) performs Beethoven and Schumann ahead of a service featuring Lili Boulanger’s setting of Psalm 24 and Herbert Howells’ The fear of the Lord, commissioned for the College’s 650th anniversary (5 February).

Each Sunday Evensong during full term is preceded by a recital in Chapel at 5.25 p.m. Visitors are welcome, and admission is free.

CHORAL EVENSONG

Sunday 5 February, 18:00pm

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

Daniel Blaze and Samuel Jones

Graham Ross

VOLUNTARY Alain Climat, JA 79

INTROIT Lilly Vadaneaux (Clare) The Lord’s Prayer *

RESPONSES Joshua Pacey (Clare 2013) **

PSALM 24 (L. Boulanger)

READINGS John IV: 4–30

CANTICLES Rachmaninov Velichit dusha moya Gospoda; Howells Nunc dimittis (St Paul’s Service)

ANTHEM Howells The fear of the Lord ***

PREACHER The Rev’d Sophie Young

HYMNS 466 (Moscow), 56 (St Edmund)

VOLUNTARY Vierne Symphony No. 2 in e, Op. 20: V. Finale

* This introit was premièred by Graham Ross and the Choir in 2022

** These responses were composed for and premièred by Graham Ross and the Choir in 2013 and 2014 respectively

*** This anthem was composed for and premièred by John Rutter and the Choir for the College’s 650th anniversary in

1976

Sunday 29 January 2023 5.15pm

50 years of Co-Education - Cello Recital and Choral Evensong

50 YEARS OF CO-EDUCATION:

CELLO RECITAL - Zoë Martlew (1968–, Clare 1987)

Sunday 29 January, 17:25pm

Jonathan Harvey (1939–2012)

Curve with Plateaux (1982)

Andrew Toovey (1962-)

The (silvery yesclowns tumble!are made per!form (1987)

Zoë Martlew (1968–, Clare 1987)

G-lude (based on J. S. Bach) (2020)

Cellist and composer Zoë Martlew (Clare 1987) returns to perform a programme of her own works and Jonathan Harvey, and joins the Choir in a performance of Frank Ferko’s Lord, let at last thine angels come (29 January).

Each Sunday Evensong during full term is preceded by a recital in Chapel at 5.25 p.m. Visitors are welcome, and admission is free.

CHORAL EVENSONG

Sunday 29 January, 18:00pm

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

Daniel Blaze and Samuel Jones

Graham Ross

VOLUNTARY Judith Bingham The Three Angels: ii. Michael

INTROIT Zoë Martlew (Clare 1987) Karakia (Maori Prayer)

RESPONSES Cecilia McDowall

PSALM 24 (Attwood)

CANTICLES Arvo Pärt Magnificat; G. Holst Nunc dimittis

ANTHEM Frank Ferko Lord, let at last thine angels come with Zoë Martlew (Clare 1987)

PREACHER The Rt Rev’d Vivienne Faull

HYMNS 338 (Evelyns, omit * v.), 33 (Divinum Mysterium, omit * vv.)

VOLUNTARY Harvey Toccata for organ and tape

Sunday 22 January 2023 5.15pm

50 years of Co-Education - Composer Spotlight Recital and Evensong

50 YEARS OF CO-EDUCATION:

COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT RECITAL - Freya Waley-Cohen

Sunday 22 January, 17:25pm

Freya Waley-Cohen (Clare 2008) | composer/curator

Jaqueline Seki (Clare 2021) | violin

Julius Kiln (Clare 2020) | viola

Seth Collin (Clare 2020) | cello

Gregory May (Clare 2020) | piano

Freya Waley-Cohen (1989–, Clare 2008)

Sardine (2016) for cello and piano

Water (2018) for cello and piano

Bad Habit (2021) for piano

Conjure (2019) for string trio

Composer Freya Waley-Cohen (Clare 2008) curates a Composer Spotlight recital of her chamber works played by Clare undergraduate musicians, with the Chapel Choir performing one of her works at Evensong (22 January).

Each Sunday Evensong during full term is preceded by a recital in Chapel at 5.25 p.m. Visitors are welcome, and admission is free.

CHORAL EVENSONG

Sunday 22 January, 18:00pm

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

Daniel Blaze and Samuel Jones

Graham Ross

VOLUNTARY Cheryl Frances-Hoad Where does your faith lie?

INTROIT Cecilia McDowall The Magi *

RESPONSES Maxine Thévenot

PSALM 113 (Ouseley)

READINGS John IV: 4–30; 39–42

CANTICLES Cheryl Frances-Hoad Merton Service

ANTHEM Freya Waley- Cohen (Clare 2008) Attired with stars

PREACHER The Rt Rev’d Dr Jo Bailey Wells

HYMNS 49 (Epiphany), 47 (Dix, arr. Graham Ross (Clare 2003))

VOLUNTARY Cheryl Frances-Hoad Taking your leave

* This introit was commissioned and premièred by Graham Ross and the Choir in 2022 as part of the Clare’s 50 Years

of Co-Education celebrations

Saturday 21 January 2023 8.00pm

Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem

Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45

Cambridge University Orchestra

Cambridge University Chamber Choir

Choirs of Clare, Gonville & Caius, Jesus, and Selwyn Colleges

Daniel Hyde conductor

Eleanor Dennis soprano

Ashley Riches baritone

In a momentous concert three years in the making, the Cambridge University Orchestra returns to the magnificent surroundings of King’s College Chapel for the first time since the pandemic. They are joined by soprano Eleanor Dennis, baritone Ashley Riches, the Cambridge University Chamber Choir and the choirs of Clare, Gonville and Caius, Jesus and Selwyn Colleges for a performance of Brahms’ unique and reflective German Requiem conducted by King’s College Director of Music Daniel Hyde.

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Friday 23 December 2022 8.00pm

A Spotless Rose - St Stevenskerk, Nijmegen

A Spotless Rose:

Friday 23 December, 8pm

St Stevenskerk, Nijmegen

A Christmas concert from the

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

Graham Ross, conductor

Samuel Jones & Daniel Blaze, organ

A beautiful seasonal programme, with works from Praetorius and Mendelssohn to Howells and Cecilia McDowall, including some exquisite arrangements of traditional carols, and a selection of festive favourites that herald the season of Advent and the joy of the Christmas story.

TICKETS: Choir of Clare College Cambridge | Stevenskerk Nijmegen