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Songs of Hope: The Renaissance Choir's 50th anniversary concert in Southsea
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Add to my Calendar 11-07-2026 19:30 11-07-2026 21:30 36 Songs of Hope: The Renaissance Choir's 50th anniversary concert in Southsea The Renaissance Choir is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. This is one of a series of special concerts. The repertoire includes examples of the choir’s development over its life.We will be performing our birthday commission, Schofield’s Songs of Hope, alongside unaccompanied works on the theme of reflection, salvation and joy from the 16th through to the 21st century. You can listen to both Allegri’s Miserere Mei and MacMillan’s Miserere, plus works by Renaissance composers Byrd and Victoria. These are complemented by contemporary works by Whitacre, Hill and Cage.We offer a myriad of sound worlds within a set of related themes, capturing the beauty of the human voice. The programme of delights comes from the award-winning Renaissance Choir, regarded by many as the amateur choir’s version of The Sixteen. The concert will make good use of the gorgeous cathedral-like acoustic of Southsea’s Church of the Holy Spirit. Church of the Holy Spirit, Portsmouth DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Church of the Holy Spirit
28 Heyward Road
Southsea
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO4 0DY
England
Programme
Ian Schofield – Songs of Hope
John Cage – 4'33
Jackson Hill – Voices of Autumn - Aki no ko-e (1982)
Eric Whitacre – This Marriage
Eric Whitacre – Three flower songs: II, 'With a lily in your hand'
James MacMillan – Miserere
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere
Tomás Luis De Victoria – Officium Defunctorum a 6
William Byrd – Ne irascaris / Civitas sancti tui
Performers
Peter Gambie – Conductor
Renaissance Choir
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Programme Note
The Renaissance Choir is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. This is one of a series of special concerts. The repertoire includes examples of the choir’s development over its life.
We will be performing our birthday commission, Schofield’s Songs of Hope, alongside unaccompanied works on the theme of reflection, salvation and joy from the 16th through to the 21st century. You can listen to both Allegri’s Miserere Mei and MacMillan’s Miserere, plus works by Renaissance composers Byrd and Victoria. These are complemented by contemporary works by Whitacre, Hill and Cage.
We offer a myriad of sound worlds within a set of related themes, capturing the beauty of the human voice.
The programme of delights comes from the award-winning Renaissance Choir, regarded by many as the amateur choir’s version of The Sixteen. The concert will make good use of the gorgeous cathedral-like acoustic of Southsea’s Church of the Holy Spirit.
