These are
experiences
that I shall treasure
for the rest of my life
Advent Carol Services
This year, the Choir's ever-popular Advent Carol Services take place on 28 November and 1 December in Clare College Chapel. The Choir will perform a selection of fresh and familiar festive music, including the winning entry from this year's Clare College Carol Composition Competition. These services are free to attend, though they are ticketed and demand is high; ticket enquiries should be made to Gabrielle Bell, Head of the Chapel Office, at gjb62@clare.cam.ac.uk. Tickets are no longer available for those who are not College members, although please do still contact the Chapel Office if you would like to be placed on the waiting list. Current College members will have received an email with directions on how to apply for tickets.
Lugano: Bethlehem Star
The Choir performs it's 2024 Christmas programme, 'Bethlehem Star', for the first time in the Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Lugano, Switzerland, featuring music by Holst, Chilcott, McDowall, Rutter, Dove, Howells, Biebl, and Rheinberger, among others. The next day, the Choir will also provide music for the Cathedral's morning Mass, singing Kodaly's Missa Brevis.
Choir of Clare College
Daniel Blaze and Evie Perfect, organ
Graham Ross, conductor
7 December 2024, 7.30pm (concert)
8 December 2024, 10.00am (mass)
St Mary's Rotherhithe
The Choir provides music at a Carol Service in St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe, London, celebrating Clare College's connection with local charity Bede House.
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Daniel Blaze and Evie Perfect, organ
Graham Ross, conductor
St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe
9 December 2024, 8pm
Smith Square: Bethlehem Star
The Choir returns to Sinfonia Smith Square, London for its annual Christmas Concert as part of its 'Bethlehem Star' 2024 Christmas tour, with music by Rheinberger, Reena Esmail, Cecilia McDowall, James MacMillan, Rutter, Howells and more. Tickets can be purchased at the link below:
https://www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/book-online/2201/
Choir of Clare College
Daniel Blaze and Evie Perfect, organ
Graham Ross, conductor
Sinfonia Smith Square
16 December 2024, 7.30pm
Netherlands: Bethlehem Star
The Choir will perform four concerts in the Netherlands - in Vlissingen, Leiden, Amersfoort, and Nijmegen - during the Bethlehem Star Christmas 2024 tour, with music by Rheinberger, Cecilia McDowall, Reena Esmail, Rutter, Howells, and more. The concerts will take place in Vlissingen's Sint Jacobskerk, Leiden's Hooglandsekerk, Amersfoort's Joriskerk, and Nijmegen's Stevenskerk. Tickets can be purchased using the links below:
Vlissingen: https://drukkerijmiddelburg.stager.co/web/tickets/111418949
Leiden: https://zingenindekerk.nl/evenementen/the-choir-of-clare-clollege-cambridge-leiden/#dates
Amersfoort: https://zingenindekerk.nl/evenementen/the-choir-of-clare-clollege-cambridge-amersfoort/
Nijmegen: https://shop.ikbenaanwezig.nl/tickets/event/bethlehem-star-choir-of-clare-colleg
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Daniel Blaze and Evie Perfect, organ
Graham Ross, conductor
17 December 2024, 8pm (Sint Jacobskerk, Vlissingen)
18 December 2024, 7.30pm (Hooglandse Kerk, Leiden)
19 December 2024, 7.30pm (Joriskerk, Amersfoort)
20 December 2024, 8pm (Stevenskerk, Nijmegen)
St Blasien: Bethlehem Star
The Choir perform their Christmas programme 'Bethlehem Star' in the majestic Dom St. Blasien, Germany, with a selection of traditional German carols alongside some newer festive music by Bob Chilcott, Ola Gjeilo, and Boris Ord. Tickets can be purchased at the link below:
https://hochschwarzwald.reservix.de/p/reservix/event/2315124
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Daniel Blaze and Evie Perfect, organ
Graham Ross, conductor
Dom St Blasien, Sankt Blasien, Germany
21 December 2024, 4pm
Basel: Bethlehem Star
The final leg of the Bethlehem Star 2024 European tour takes place in St Franz Xaver Church, Munchenstein, Basel, Switzerland. The choir will perform a selection of traditional German carols alongside newer festive music by Ola Gjeilo, Bob Chilcott, and Boris Ord. Tickets can be found using the link below:
https://www.ticketino.com/de/seatmap/196150#
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Daniel Blaze and Evie Perfect, organ
Graham Ross, conductor
St Franz Xaver, Munchenstein, Basel
22 December, 5pm
