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St Mary's, Bury St Edmunds
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and conductor Graham Ross return to Bury St Edmunds with a programme that explores the rich tapestry of polychoral Renaissance works by composers closely associated with the city of Rome, interspersed with English motets, partsongs and childhood lyrics. Victoria’s double-choir Missa Ave Regina caelorum and Lassus’s thrilling 10-part Eastertide Magnificat super ‘Aurora lucis rutilat’ are heard alongside Stanford’s The blue bird, Graham Ross’s arrangement of Abide with me, and John Rutter’s mischievous The owl and the pussycat. The concert begins with Allegri’s famous Miserere, composed for the Sistine Chapel during the 1630s, and closes with English works in celebration of music itself, including Edward Naylor’s soaring hymn How shall I sing that majesty. This is truly life-affirming music – join us for an unforgettable sonic experience.
St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
‘In peace’
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and conductor Graham Ross explore the theme of peace across the centuries, and how composers from around the world have responded to it in their writing for unaccompanied voices. With works from the UK, Estonia, France and Iceland, the programme includes Nunc dimittis settings by Josquin des Prez, Christopher Tye and Gustav Holst, and James MacMillan’s recent stunning setting of the famous Miserere text.
ROBERT RAMSEY (c. 1590–1644) How are the mighty fallen
JOHN BLITHEMAN (1525–91) In Pace
GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Come to me in the silence of the night
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT (1936–2012) A Good-Night
ARVO PÄRT (b. 1935) Spiegel im Spiegel
JUDITH BINGHAM (b. 1952) The Drowned Lovers
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD (1852–1924) The blue bird
- Interval -
JOSQUIN DES PREZ (c. 1450/55–1521) Nunc dimittis
JOHN SHEPPARD (c. 1515–58) In Pace
JAMES MACMILLAN (b. 1959) Miserere
CHRISTOPHER TYE (1505–72) Lord, now lettest thou thy servant
SIGURÐUR SÆVARSSON (b. 1963) Nunc dimittis
HOWARD SKEMPTON (b. 1947) He wishes for the cloths of heaven
GUSTAV HOLST (1874–1934) Nunc dimittis
Tickets available from: www.liveatstwilfrids.co.uk or 01925 263183
Buxtehude - Membra Jesu Nostri: Chapel of Clare College, Cambridge
Bedford Music Club
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
‘In peace’
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and conductor Graham Ross explore the theme of peace across the centuries, and how composers from around the world have responded to it in their writing for unaccompanied voices. With works from the UK, Estonia, France and Iceland, the programme includes Nunc dimittis settings by Josquin des Prez, Christopher Tye and Gustav Holst, and James MacMillan’s recent stunning setting of the famous Miserere text.
ROBERT RAMSEY (c. 1590–1644) How are the mighty fallen
JOHN BLITHEMAN (1525–91) In Pace
GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Come to me in the silence of the night
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT (1936–2012) A Good-Night
ARVO PÄRT (b. 1935) Nunc dimittis
JUDITH BINGHAM (b. 1952) The Drowned Lovers
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD (1852–1924) The blue bird
- Interval -
JOSQUIN DES PREZ (c. 1450/55–1521) Nunc dimittis
JOHN SHEPPARD (c. 1515–58) In Pace
JAMES MACMILLAN (b. 1959) Miserere
CHRISTOPHER TYE (1505–72) Lord, now lettest thou thy servant
SIGURÐUR SÆVARSSON (b. 1963) Nunc dimittis
HOWARD SKEMPTON (b. 1947) He wishes for the cloths of heaven
GUSTAV HOLST (1874–1934) Nunc dimittis
Tickets £18, £5, £2
available from enquiries@bedfordmusicclub.co.uk or call 01234 261811
Stowe School Chapel
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Jamie Campbell, violin
Oliver Coates, cello
‘In peace’
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and conductor Graham Ross explore the theme of peace across the centuries, and how composers have responded to it in their writing for voices. The programme includes serene English works by Tye, Sheppard, Tavener and Rodney Bennett, as well as Scotsman James MacMillan’s superb recent setting of the Miserere, Estonian Arvo Pärt’s timeless Spiegel im Spiegel for violin and piano, and Pēteris Vasks’s Plainscapes, a stunning evocative meditation for wordless chorus, violin and cello of the landscapes of the composer’s native Latvia.
John Sheppard (c. 1515–58) In Pace
Christopher Tye (1505–72) Lord, now lettest thou thy servant
John Blitheman (1525–91) In Pace
Tarik O’Regan (b. 1978) Nunc dimittis
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) Spiegel im Spiegel
James MacMillan (b. 1959) Miserere
- Interval -
John Tavener (1944–2013) Svyati
Graham Ross (b. 1985) Come to me in the silence of the night
Richard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012) A Good-Night
Howard Skempton (b. 1947) He wishes for the cloths of heaven
Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946) Plainscapes
Tickets: £15|£12|£8
from: https://www.stowe.co.uk/whats-on/arts-at-stowe-spring-2018/choir-of-clar...
Box office number: 01280 818002
Loughborough University Martin Hall
Choir of Clare College | Cambridge
Graham Ross | conductor
In peace
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and conductor Graham Ross explore the theme of peace across the centuries, and how composers from around the world have responded to it in their writing for unaccompanied voices. With works from the UK, Estonia, Italy, France and Iceland, the programme includes Nunc dimittis settings by Arvo Pärt, Josquin des Prez and Gustav Holst, and both Gregorio Allegri and James MacMillan’s stunning settings of the famous Miserere text – two masterpieces set four centuries apart.
ARVO PÄRT (b. 1935) Nunc dimittis
JOHN BLITHEMAN (1525–91) In Pace
GREGORIO ALLEGRI (c. 1582–1652) Miserere
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT (1936–2012) A Good-Night
GRAHAM ROSS (b. 1985) Come to me in the silence of the night
JUDITH BINGHAM (b. 1952) The Drowned Lovers
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD (1852–1924) The blue bird
- Interval -
JOSQUIN DES PREZ (c. 1450/55–1521) Nunc dimittis
JOHN SHEPPARD (c. 1515–58) In Pace
JAMES MACMILLAN (b. 1959) Miserere
CHRISTOPHER TYE (1505–72) Lord, now lettest thou thy servant
SIGURÐUR SÆVARSSON (b. 1963) Nunc dimittis
HOWARD SKEMPTON (b. 1947) He wishes for the cloths of heaven
GUSTAV HOLST (1874–1934) Nunc dimittis
Tickets: £13|£10|£5
Tickets available from: https://www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk/events/2018/03/10/choir_of_clare_...
Box office number: 01509 231914
Mozart Requiem - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Leeds Howard Assembly Rooms
Graham Ross | conductor
St John's, Smith Square, London
Graham Ross | conductor
USA Tour - December 2017
Eleanor Carter, Ashley Chow | organ
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and their director Graham Ross present a sumptuous one-hour Christmas programme in praise of the Virgin Mary and the coming of the light. Renaissance masterpieces, including Hieronymus Praetorius’s Christmas Magnificat (performed with its original interpolated carols) sit alongside traditional carols, much-loved motets by Britten, Byrd and Whitacre, and some highly-catchy arrangements guaranteed to put you in the festive mood. A perfect start to the Christmas season.
