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in Holy Trinity Church, Claygate

Holy Trinity Church

Our next concert on 26 May 2012 starting at 7.30pm will take place here:

  Holy Trinity Church
  Church Road
  Claygate
  KT10 0JP

   

Location map

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Location map: Holy Trinity

 

Programme

Titled "A Celebration of British Music", our summer concert will include these much-loved choral works:

  • G F Handel "The King shall rejoice"
  • Hubert Parry "Blest Pair of Sirens"
  • Hubert Parry "I was glad"
  • Benjamin Britten "Rejoice in the Lamb"
  • George Shearing "Songs and Sonnets"
  • John Rutter "Requiem"
  • ...and some favourites from The Proms!

 

Choir at concert

 

Tickets

Tickets cost £12.50 (students £7.50). Tickets are available from Ember Choral Society. Contact Peter Robson:


Please don't miss out - book early!

A Celebration of British Music
on Saturday 26 May 2012


Featured composers

George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in Halle (Germany). He received musical training in Halle, Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712. For a full biography, see Wikipedia.

Hubert Parry Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (1848-1918) was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. As a composer he is best known for the choral song "Jerusalem", the coronation anthem "I was glad" and the hymn tune "Repton" ("Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"). More about Parry here.

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH (1913-1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist; and one of the central figures of 20th century British classical music. With the premiere of his opera "Peter Grimes" in 1945 he leapt to international fame. Wikipedia has more on Britten's life and work here.

George Shearing Sir George Shearing, OBE (1919-2011) was an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for major record labels. The composer of over 300 titles, he had multiple albums on the Billboard charts. More about Shearing's career here.

John Rutter John Rutter, CBE (born 1945) is an English composer, choral conductor, editor, arranger and record producer. Born in London, he studied music at Clare College, Cambridge, where he was organ scholar and later director of music. Read more about John Rutter in this Wikipedia article.

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