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Saturday 29 June 2019 to Tuesday 09 July 2019

Tour to Spain

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge is extremely excited to be embarking on a tour to Spain on 29th June. There will be performances in the Palau de la Música, the Sagrada Familia, the Castillo Palacio de Magalia and in the Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo El Escorial (take a peek at our 'engagements' to find out more!). We look forward to seeing many of you there!

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Monday 11 February 2019 12.45pm

Clare College Song Competition 2019 - Semi-Final

Congratulations to the ten duos who participated in the 2019 Clare College Song Competition Semi-Final last week. We are delighted that five duos have been selected to go through to the Final:

Christopher Nehaul (King's) and Joshua Geddes (Pembroke)

Michael Johnston (St Edmund's) and Toby Hession (Clare)

Hannah Littleton (Gonville & Caius) and Stephen Tian-You Ai (Clare Hall)

Charlie Baigent (King's) and Donal McCann (King's)

Christopher Holiday (Clare) and Toby Hession (Clare)

In addition, two further duos from the Semi-Finalists have been selected to participate in the Masterclass with Roger Vignoles:

Jess Hopkins (Clare) and Toby Hession (Clare)

Megan Smania (Murray Edwards) and Mark Zang (Emmanuel)

Congratulations to all!

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Tuesday 02 October 2018 1.00pm

Clare College Song Competition 2019

Clare College hosts its biannual Song Competition in 2019 for solo singers and piano accompanists studying at Cambridge University in the performance of Art Song. The competition will be adjudicated across three rounds by Graham Ross, Nicola-Jane Kemp, Dr Stephen Cleobury, Lynette Alcántara, and as a Head Judge at the final by the celebrated pianist Roger Vignoles, who will give a public masterclass for invited performers from the Semi-Final and Final rounds.

1st prize:

The Clare College Singer’s Prize, £400

A London lunchtime recital at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Monday 26 August 2019

2nd prize:

£200

The Clare College Accompanist's Prize:

£150

(not necessarily from the winning singer’s duo)

Any singers and their pianists from the Semi-final/Final may be invited to take part in a public masterclass with Roger Vignoles on the afternoon of the Final.

HOW TO APPLY:

Application Form: Clare College Song Competition 2019 Application Form

Rules: Clare College Song Competition 2019 Rules

An Application Form plus an entry fee of £20 as a cheque made payable to 'Clare College' should be sent in an envelope addressed to:

‘Clare College Song Competition'

c/o Nicola Robertson,

A1 Old Court

Clare College

Cambridge

CB2 1TL

by 5pm on Wednesday 21 November 2018.

IN ADDITION, an unedited recording of two ‘Art’ songs – one English and one foreign language (NB: ‘Art’ songs do NOT include works from opera, oratorio, operetta or musicals), unedited and recent (less than 3 months). They must be uploaded to a YouTube channel, Dropbox or Vimeo and the shared links sent to BOTH n.kemp@etoncollege.org.uk and gr267@cam.ac.uk by 8pm on Wednesday 21 November 2018.

(please test the links before forwarding).

Successful applicants for the Semi-Final will be informed as soon as possible after submission of their application.

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Wednesday 09 May 2018 3.00pm

New Release - O lux beata Trinitas: Music for Trinity

We're thrilled to introduce the ninth and final instalment of our celebrated series of Music for the Church Year.

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Wednesday 20 December 2017 3.45pm

December 2017 Tour Blog: Day 15

Rhea writes the blog for the biggest social event of the year: a day off.

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Tuesday 19 December 2017 4.00pm

December 2017 Tour Blog: Day 14

Helena and Georgie write Day 14 of the Tour Blog, with our return from the USA and our sell-out concert at London's St John's, Smith Square.

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Sunday 17 December 2017 12.00pm

USA December 2017 Tour Blog: Days 12-13

Ashley and Liam describe the last day of the USA tour, our journey to LA, our concerts at the incredible Bradbury Building, and a hasty journey to the airport.

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Saturday 16 December 2017 12.15pm

USA December 2017 Tour Blog: Day 11

Isaac and Jackson describe the journey from Lubbock to Palm Desert, with palm trees, shopping malls, and the most luxurious homestays of the tour.

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Friday 15 December 2017 12.15pm

USA December 2017 Tour Blog: Day 10

Theo and Rebecca write day 10 of the USA Tour Blog, with possibly our most American day yet: Buddy Holly, golf, a great concert and a party to rival all parties.

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Thursday 14 December 2017 12.15pm

USA December 2017 Tour Blog: Day 9

Julia and Nick chart the longest travel day of the tour, with buses, planes, more planes, more buses, and questionable airport cuisine.

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