The City Choir of Washington In Ely
Classical Movements presents The City Choir of Washington****
Add to my Calendar 08-07-2018 13:00 08-07-2018 15:00 36 The City Choir of Washington In Ely Classical Movements presents The City Choir of Washington**** on their debut tour of England in July 2018. Under the direction of its GRAMMY award-winning conductor Robert Shafer, in only 10 years TCCW has built a reputation as one of the capital’s premiere choirs, with the Washington Post heralding them "a first-class chorus." Their tour program combines American, English and French choral works spanning the 19th century to today. A highlight of this tour will be the Choir’s own 2012 commission, Sir John Tavener's Tolstoy's Creed, alongside the Fauré Requiem and works by Robert Shafer and Eric Whitacre. Ely Cathedral, Ely DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Ely Cathedral
The College
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 4DL
England
Programme
Robert Shafer – Psalm 121: I will lift up mine eyes
Eric Whitacre – The Chelsea Carol
John Tavener – The Lamb
John Tavener – Tolstoy's Creed (2012)
Gabriel Fauré – Requiem, Op.48 (1883)
Performers
Robert Shafer – Conductor
City Choir of Washington
Programme Note
Classical Movements presents The City Choir of Washington**** on their debut tour of England in July 2018. Under the direction of its GRAMMY award-winning conductor Robert Shafer, in only 10 years TCCW has built a reputation as one of the capital’s premiere choirs, with the Washington Post heralding them "a first-class chorus."
Their tour program combines American, English and French choral works spanning the 19th century to today. A highlight of this tour will be the Choir’s own 2012 commission, Sir John Tavener's Tolstoy's Creed, alongside the Fauré Requiem and works by Robert Shafer and Eric Whitacre.