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| October
28th 2006 And we
Rejoiced, songs of sorrow and light Unitarian Chapel, Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead NW3 Conductor:Kerry Prest |
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| Programme | |
| Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) | O nata lux, Loquebantur variis linguis |
| Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) | Hosanna to the son of David |
| Henry Purcell (1659-1695) | Hear my prayer, O Lord |
| Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) | Hymn to the Virgin |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) | Love bade me welcome from Five Mystical Songs-solo baritone Vincent Lawlor |
| Miriam Mackie (b 1951) | arrangement of Steal Away, choir and soprano Ruthie Smith |
| John Tavener (b1944) | Hymn for the dormition of the Mother of God |
| Arvo Pärt (b1935) | The Beatitudes (1990-91) |
| Miriam Mackie (b1951) | His coming to the sepulchre (2003-5), choir with soprano Ruthie Smith and tenor Phil Lee |
| To make the music better (2006), solo alto Lisa Colledge | |
| Prayer of St Francis of Assisi (2004), tenor David Abrahams and baritone Vincent Lawlor | |
| Land of the Living (2000), choir and tenor David Abrahams | |
| And we rejoiced (2005), choir and soprano Ruthie Smith and alto Lisa Colledge | |
| Hymn to God, in my sicknesse (2000-5), solo baritone Vincent Lawlor | |
| November 18th 2007 All that has
divided us St James's Piccadilly W1 |
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| Conductor:Kerry Prest | |
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| Programme | |
| Thomas Weelkes (c1576-1623) | Gloria in excelsis Deo |
| Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) | Christus factus est |
| Gustav Holst (1874-1934) | Psalm 86 (1912) |
| William Harris (1883-1973) | Bring us, O Lord (1959) |
| John Tavener (b1944) | Hymn for the dormition of the Mother of God (1985) |
| Arvo Pärt (b1935) | Cantate Domino canticum novum (Psalm 95) (1977/96) |
| Henryk Górecki (b1933) | Amen (1975) |
| Miriam Mackie (b1951) | And we rejoiced (2005) |
| Hymn to God,my God, in my sicknesse (2005) | |
| A poison tree | |
| Prayer of St Francis (2004) | |
| All that has divided us | |
| July 26th 2008 Sacred and
Profane St Peter and St Paul, Deddington |
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| Conductor: Richard Crossland | |
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| Programme | |
| GP de Palestrina (1525-1594) | Scapulis suis |
| Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) | Lasciatemi morire |
| Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) | Two lyrics from Sacred and Profane (Ye that passen by and Carol) |
| Miriam Mackie (b1951) | His coming to the Sepulchre, You will know the truth |
| Arvo Pärt (b1935) | The Beatitudes |
| Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) | The Silver Swan |
| Michael Tippett (1905-1998) | Spirituals from 'A child of our time' (Steal away and Go down, Moses) |
| Miriam Mackie (b1951) | Steal away, The Silver Swan |
| Morten Lauridsen (b1943) | Sure on this shining night |
| November 22nd 2008 Sacred
and Profane Unitarian Chapel, Rosslyn Hill NW3 1NG |
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| Conductor: Richard Crossland | |
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| Programme | |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) | Gaudent in coelis |
| GP de Palestrina (1525-1594) | Scapulis suis |
| Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) | Sacred and Profane (Saint Godric's Hymn, I mon waxe wod, Lenten is come, Carol, Ye that passen by) |
| Miriam Mackie (b1951) | His coming to the sepulchre, You will know the truth |
| Arvo Pärt (b1935) | The Beatitudes |
| Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) | The Silver Swan |
| Michael Tippett (1905-1998) | Spirituals from 'A child of our time' (Steal away, Go down, Moses and Deep River) |
| Miriam Mackie (b1951) | Steal Away, The Silver Swan,Sweet Flower |
| Randall Thompson (1899-1984) | Alleluia |
| Morten Lauridsen (b1943) | O magnum mysterium |
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| July 9th 2009 Music for a summer evening St Giles in the fields, 60 St Giles High St, WC2H 8LG |
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| Conductor: Janette Ruocco | |
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| Programme | |
| Heinrich Schutz (1584-1672) | Jauchtzet dem Herrn |
| Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) | I praise the tender flower |
| Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) | The succession of the four sweet months |
| The evening primrose | |
| Janette Ruocco (b1956) | Psalm 23 |
| Miriam Mackie (b1951) | The Silver Swan |
| Henry Purcell (1659-1695) | Hear my Prayer |
| Remember not Lord our Offences | |
| Thou Knowest Lord the Secret of our Hearts | |
| Howard Helvey (b1968) | O Lux beatissima |
| Eric Whitacre (b1976) | Sleep |
| Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) | Concord |
| Concord and Time | |
| Final Dance of Homage | |
| Thomas Weelkes (c1576-1623) | Gloria in excelsis Deo |
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| October 15th 2009 Motels, madrigals and
mystics St Giles in the fields, 60 St Giles High St, WC2H 8LG |
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| Conductor: Janette Ruocco | |
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| Programme | |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) | Sicut Servus |
| Janette
Ruocco (b1956) Three Blake Songs |
Little
Boy Lost The Fly Ah! Sunflower |
| Salamone Rossi(1570-1630) | Elohim Hashivenu |
| Maurice
Duruflé (1902-1986) Four motets on Gregorian Themes |
Ubi
caritas Tota pulchra es Tu es petrus Tantum ergo |
| Thomas Weelkes (?1576-1623) | Gloria in excelsis Deo |
| Howard Helvey (b1968) Teasdale Madrigals |
Sunset:St
Louis I am wild Life has lovliness to sell |
| Miriam Mackie (b1951) | The Land of the Living |
| Rihards Dubra (b1964) | Panis angelicus |
| Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) | O Clap Your Hands Together |
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| January31st 2010 Blow, blow thou winter wind St James's, PIccadilly, W1J 9LL |
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| Conductor:
Janette Ruocco |
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| Programme | |
| Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) | Ave
Maria |
| Sergei
Rachmaninov (1873-1943) |
Bogoroditsye Dyevo |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) | Sicut Servus |
| Salamone Rossi(1570-1630) | Elohim Hashivenu |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611) | Ave
Maria |
| Hans Leo Hassler (c.1564-1612) | Dixit Maria |
| Howard Helvey (b1968) | O Lux Beatissima |
| Rihards Dubra (b.1964) | Panis angelicus |
| Alexander Campkin (b.1984) | Calm me, O Lord |
| Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) | Four
motets on Gregorian themes |
| Benjamin
Britten (1913-1976) Choral Dances from Gloriana |
Time Concord Concord and Time Final Dance of Homage |
| Janette
Ruocco (b.1956) Three Blake Songs |
The
Little Boy Lost The Fly Ah! Sunflower |
| Janette Ruocco | A Shakespeare Fragment |
| Janette Ruocco | Blow,blow thou winter wind |
| Howard
Helvey Teasdale Madrigals |
Sunset:St Louis I am Wild Life has loveliness |
| Miriam Mackie (b.1951) | Sing |
| Ralph
Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Two Shakespeare Songs |
The
cloud capp'd towers Over hill,over dale |
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| May 20th 2010 Hear my Prayer St Giles in the Fields WC2H 8LG |
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| Conductor:
Janette Ruocco |
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| Programme | |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) | Ave Maria |
| Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) | |
| Carlo Gesualdo (c1561-1613) | O Vos Omnes |
| Pablo Casals (1876-1973) | |
| Felice Anerio (c1560-1614) | Christus Factus Est |
| Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) | |
| Henry Purcell (1659-1695) | Hear my Prayer |
| Bob Chilcott (b1955) | |
| William Byrd (1542/3-1623) | Ave Verum Corpus |
| Janette Ruocco (b1956) | |
| Anton Arensky (1861-1906)-Otche Nash | The Lord's Prayer |
| Jacob Handl (1550-1591)- Pater Noster | |
| Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) | Bogoroditse Dyevo |
| Arvo Pärt (b1935) | |
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| June 26th 2010 Renaissance and Contemporary
vocal works Church of St Peter and St Paul Deddington Oxfordshire |
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| Conductor: Janette Ruocco | |
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| Two Renaissance works | |
| Jauchzet dem Herrn | Heinrich Shutz (1585-1672) |
| Elohim Hashivenu | Salamone Rossi ( 1570-1630) |
| O Lux Beatissima | Howard Helvey |
| Three anthems | Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Hear my Prayer, O Lord | |
| Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts | |
| Remember not, Lord our offences | |
| Psalm 23 | Janette Ruocco (b1956) |
| Two Flower Songs | Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
| The succession of the four sweet months | |
| The evening primrose | |
| Two settings of Ave Maria | Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) |
| Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) | |
| Two settings of O vos omnes | Carlo Gesualdo (c1561-1613) |
| Pablo Casals (1876-1973) | |
| Teasdale Madrigals | Howard Helvey (b1968) |
| Sunset:St Louis | |
| I am wild | |
| Life has lovliness to sell | |
| Two settings of Bogoroditse Dyevo (Ave Maria) | Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) |
| Arvo Pärt (b1935) | |
| Two settings of the Lord's Prayer | |
| Otche Nash | Anton Arensky (1861-1906) |
| Pater Noster | Jacob Handl (1550-1591) |
| Choral Dances from 'Gloriana' | Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
| Time | |
| Concord | |
| Concord and Time | |
| Final Dance of Homage | |
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| November 18th 2010 Laudate
Dominum St Giles in the Fields WC2H 8LG |
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| Conductor: Janette Ruocco |
| Laudate Dominum | Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck 1562-1621 |
| Ave verum corpus | William Byrd 1540-1623 |
| Janette Ruocco b1956 | |
| Missa Brevis | James Macmillan b1959 |
| O nata lux | Thomas Tallis 1505-1585 |
| Morten Lauridsen b 1943 | |
| Salve Regina | Francis Poulenc 1899-1963 |
| Tout puissant from Petites Prières de Saint François d'Assise | |
| Seigneur, je vous en prie from Petites Prières de Saint François d'Assise | |
| Sing Joyfully | William Byrd 1540-1623 |
| Miriam Mackie b 1951 | |
| Panis Angelicus | Rihards Dubra b 1964 |
| Pierre Villette 1926-1988 | |
| Nunc dimittis | Gustav Holst 1874-1934 |
| Carols for Shoppers | Thursday, December 21st 5.30-6.30 pm | St James's Church, Piccadilly, W1J 9LL |
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| February 5th 2011 Calm me, O Lord Unitarian Chapel, Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead, NW3 |
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| Conductor: Janette Ruocco |
| Quatre motets sur des thèmes
grégoriens Four motets on Gregorian themes |
Maurice Duruflé 1902-1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Petites Prières Tout puissant Seigneur, je vous en prie |
Francis Poulenc 1899-1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organ Solo Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor |
JS Bach 1685-1750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illumination Composers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memorial Prayer | Janette Ruocco b 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sing Joyfully | Miriam Mackie b 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Flee we to te Lord | Libby Larsen b 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O Nata Lux | Morten Lauridsen b 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salve Regina | Francis Poulenc 1899-1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Père | Maurice Duruflé 1902-1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missa Brevis | James MacMillan b 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organ Solo Dieu Parmi Nous |
Olivier Messiaen 1908-1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O sacrum convivium | Olivier Messiaen 1908-1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Latin Motets | Pierre Villette 1926-1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O quam amabilis Jesu dulcis memoria Panis angelicus |
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| Nunc dimittis | Gustav Holst 1874-1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| July 7th 2011 I Heard a voice
from heaven St Giles in the fields, London WC2H 8LG |
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Conductor:
Janette Ruocco
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