Cambridge Taverner Choir - Fauré & Tippett: Fauré Requiem & Tippett Five Negro Spirituals at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford on Saturday 23rd September 2017

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Cambridge Taverner Choir - Fauré & Tippett

Fauré Requiem & Tippett Five Negro Spirituals

Add to my Calendar 23-09-2017 19:30 23-09-2017 21:30 36 Cambridge Taverner Choir - Fauré & Tippett Directed by Owen Rees, The Cambridge Taverner Choir belongs to a generation of exciting chamber choirs which, like The Tallis Scholars and The Sixteen, emerged from the Oxford and Cambridge choral tradition.  As well as regular concert series and festival appearances in Cambridge, the choir has performed in many parts of the U.K., including Oxford, Durham and Winchester, and appeared at the prestigious York Early Music Festival.  The choir has undertaken highly successful tours of Portugal, Norway, Switzerland and Italy; it has also broadcast on Radio 3, and has been featured on Radio 4. The choir has released five critically acclaimed recordings, and Music from Renaissance Portugal was short-listed for the Gramophone Early Music Award in 1994.  Holy Trinity Church, Guildford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Holy Trinity Church
High Street
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3RR
England

Saturday 23rd September 2017
7:30 PM

Programme

Gabriel Fauré – Requiem, Op.48 (1883)
Gabriel Fauré – Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11
Michael Tippett – A Child of our Time: Five Spirituals

Performers

Owen Rees – Director
Ben Giddens – organ

Cambridge Taverner Choir

Programme Note

Directed by Owen Rees, The Cambridge Taverner Choir belongs to a generation of exciting chamber choirs which, like The Tallis Scholars and The Sixteen, emerged from the Oxford and Cambridge choral tradition.

As well as regular concert series and festival appearances in Cambridge, the choir has performed in many parts of the U.K., including Oxford, Durham and Winchester, and appeared at the prestigious York Early Music Festival.

The choir has undertaken highly successful tours of Portugal, Norway, Switzerland and Italy; it has also broadcast on Radio 3, and has been featured on Radio 4.

The choir has released five critically acclaimed recordings, and Music from Renaissance Portugal was short-listed for the Gramophone Early Music Award in 1994.

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