The first concert in our special A La Carte season, to celebrate ten years of Tamesis. The programme for all our concerts this season has been voted for by our audience and choir members. This term we focus on both sacred and secular music, and the evening will include the piece that achieved third place from all of the votes – Eric Whitacre’s beautiful ‘Sleep’ – and much more.

Programme (PDF)

Full Programme

• My spirit sang all day – Finzi
• Two madrigals:
  • The silver swan – Gibbons
  • Lay a garland – Pearsall

• Three part-songs:
  • Linden Lea – Vaughan Williams
  • There is sweet music – Elgar
  • The blue bird – Stanford
• Two pieces of remembrance:
  • Come away, death – Mäntyjärvi
  • Kontakion – Lang
• Alleluia – Thompson
• Three sacred pieces:
  • Beati quorum via – Stanford
  • Cantique de Jean Racine – Fauré

• • Crown my heart – Whitbourn
• Two folk-songs:
  • Bushes and Briars – Trad. arr. James
  • She moves thro’ the fair – Trad. arr. Arch
• Three evening songs:
  • Abendlied – Rheinberger
  • Sleep – Whitacre
  • The Seal Lullaby – Whitacre

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