I was staggered
by their marvellous
performances
A Spotless Rose - Kruiskerk, Amstelveen
A Spotless Rose
Thursday 22 December
Kruiskerk, Amstelveen, Netherlands
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.
A Spotless Rose - Janskerk, Utrecht
A Spotless Rose
Wednesday 21 December
Janskerk, Utrecht, Netherlands
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.
A Spotless Rose - St Jacobskerk, Vlissingen
A Spotless Rose:
Tuesday 20 December, 8pm
St Jacobskerk, Vlissingen, Netherlands
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: Agenda voor de Grote of Sint Jacobskerk in Vlissingen
Spotless Rose - Sacramentskerk, Breda
Spotless Rose
Monday 19th December, 7:30pm
Sacramentskerk, Breda, Netherlands
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.
Spotless Rose - St John’s Smith Square, London
A Spotless Rose:
Sunday 18 December, 5pm
St John’s Smith Square, London
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: https://www.sjss.org.uk/events/choir-clare-college-cambridge
A Spotless Rose - Wiltshire Music Centre
Spotless Rose
Saturday 10 December, 7.30pm (also LiveStreamed)
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
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.
A Spotless Rose - Holy Trinity, Long Melford, Suffolk
A Spotless Rose:
Friday 9 December, 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk
https://www.longmelfordchurch.com
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.
A Spotless Rose - Clare College Chapel
A Spotless Rose:
Clare College Chapel Clare College, Cambridge
Thursday 8 December, 7.30pm
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: A Spotless Rose (adcticketing.com) | 01223 300085 | boxoffice@adctheatre.com
J S Bach’s Christmas Oratorio:
J S Bach’s Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1, 2, 3 and 6
Saturday 3 December 2022, 7.30pm
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
With Mary Bevan, Iestyn Davies, James Gilchrist, Neal Davies, Graham Ross & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Clare College Choir are delighted to present Parts 1, 2, 3 and 6 of J S Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Designated by Alfred Dürr as one of the pinnacles of world musical literature, Bach's Christmas Oratorio was composed for the Christmas church festival at Leipzig in 1734. This included not only Christmas Day and the two following days, but also the Feast of the Circumcision, the Sunday after New Year and the Feast of the Epiphany. Thus it spread over into the New Year of 1735. Although Bach performed the Christmas Oratorio in six separate parts, it nevertheless forms a complete and unified work.
TICKETS: Christmas Oratorio (adcticketing.com) | 01223 300085 | boxoffice@adctheatre.com
Concert at St Mary's, Warwick
St Mary’s Warwick
Tuesday 5 July 2022, 7.30pm
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and conductor Graham Ross make their debut at St Mary's, Warwick with a beautiful choral programme celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vaughan Williams alongside motets and anthems from England and America, including works by local composers William Denis Browne and Howard Skempton.
TICKETS: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge – Leamington Music / 01926 334418
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
George Gillow & Samuel Jones, organ
Graham Ross, conductor
A Vaughan Williams legacy
Robert Wylkynson (c. 1450–1515) Jesus autem transiens
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Kyrie from Mass in g
*Ralph Vaughan Williams O, clap your hands
Judith Weir (1954–) a blue true dream of sky
Howard Skempton (1947–) He wishes for the cloths of heaven
Ralph Vaughan Williams Gloria from Mass in g
*William Denis Browne (1888–1915) Magnificat in A
Gustav Holst (1874–1934) Nunc dimittis
*Ralph Vaughan Williams Lord, thou hast been our refuge
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*Ralph Vaughan Williams Antiphon from Five Mystical Songs
Sarah Cattley (1995–) O Western Wind… An anniversary
*Herbert Howells (1892–1983) A Hymn for St Cecilia
Eric Whitacre (1970–) Leonardo dreams of his flying machine
Ralph Vaughan Williams Sanctus & Benedictus from Mass in g
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Crossing the Bar
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) The Blue Bird
Ralph Vaughan Williams Agnus Dei from Mass in g
