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Will Anderson and Sam Mitchell: Night Songs
Part of the Even More Song: Recitals by the Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir - 2023 Series
Add to my Calendar 24-11-2023 20:00 24-11-2023 22:00 36 Will Anderson and Sam Mitchell: Night Songs In the final concert of this month's recital series given by the Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Will Anderson (Tenor) and Sam Mitchell (Piano) present an atmospheric programme of songs exploring "Nightly Fears and Fantasies", including works by Madeleine Dring, Nadia Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Judith Weir, Lennox Berkeley, and more. The Clerks are the professional adult singers of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. The choir is revered for the vibrancy of its sound and its artistic flexibility, performing early and contemporary music with equal skill. Over the years the choir has provided a perfect platform for singers to progress to other award-winning choral groups such as the BBC Singers, The Sixteen, The King’s Singers, The Tallis Scholars and The Cardinall’s Musick as well as to solo careers in oratorio, opera and musical theatre. The choir is regularly involved in broadcasts of Evensong and other key services and concerts, and is often heard performing theme tunes and incidental music for TV dramas and films. Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Christ Church Cathedral
St Aldate's
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1DP
England
Programme
Judith Weir – Scotch Minstrelsy
Alma Mahler – Licht in der Nacht
Florence Price – Night
Madeleine Dring – Night Songs
Lennox Berkeley – Lesbos
Rebecca Clarke – The Seal Man
Nadia Boulanger – Soleils couchants
Samuel Barber – Solitary Hotel, Op.41 no.4
Performers
Will Anderson – tenor
Sam Mitchell – piano
The Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
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Programme Note
In the final concert of this month's recital series given by the Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Will Anderson (Tenor) and Sam Mitchell (Piano) present an atmospheric programme of songs exploring "Nightly Fears and Fantasies", including works by Madeleine Dring, Nadia Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Judith Weir, Lennox Berkeley, and more.
The Clerks are the professional adult singers of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. The choir is revered for the vibrancy of its sound and its artistic flexibility, performing early and contemporary music with equal skill. Over the years the choir has provided a perfect platform for singers to progress to other award-winning choral groups such as the BBC Singers, The Sixteen, The King’s Singers, The Tallis Scholars and The Cardinall’s Musick as well as to solo careers in oratorio, opera and musical theatre.
The choir is regularly involved in broadcasts of Evensong and other key services and concerts, and is often heard performing theme tunes and incidental music for TV dramas and films.
