The Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir in Concert at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford on Thursday 29th June 2023

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

The Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir in Concert

Add to my Calendar 29-06-2023 20:00 29-06-2023 22:00 36 The Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir in Concert The Clerks of the world-renowned Christ Church Cathedral Choir present a joyful concert to celebrate end of the choir’s year and the start of the summer. With polyphonic favourites by Byrd and Gibbons, new works by Nico Muhly, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Joanna Marsh, Judith Wier, and Piers Connor Kennedy, arrangements of beloved folksongs, and more, there’s something for everyone. 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/YYYY

Details

Christ Church Cathedral
St Aldate's
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1DP
England

Thursday 29th June 2023
8:00 PM

Programme

William Byrd – Sing Joyfully unto God Our Strength
Judith Weir – Vertue
Robert Parsons – Ave Maria
Orlando Gibbons – O clap your hands together

Performers

The Clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford

Programme Note

The Clerks of the world-renowned Christ Church Cathedral Choir present a joyful concert to celebrate end of the choir’s year and the start of the summer.

With polyphonic favourites by Byrd and Gibbons, new works by Nico Muhly, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Joanna Marsh, Judith Wier, and Piers Connor Kennedy, arrangements of beloved folksongs, and more, there’s something for everyone.

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.

The clerks of christ church cathedral choir in front of a silhouetted skyline of christ church, oxford

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