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Priory Church of the Order of St John
Saint John's Square
Clerkenwell
London
EC1V 4JJ
England
Programme
William Byrd – Rorate coeli desuper
Benjamin Britten – Hymn to the Virgin
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – O magnum mysterium
Josquin Desprez – Regina Coeli
Felix Mendelssohn – 3 Psalms, Op.78
Alison Willis – Thou has made me endless
Jessica Norton – Hodie Christus Natus Est
Robert Hugill – Dominus illuminatio me (world premiere)
Francis Poulenc – Mass in G major, FP 89
John Redford – Rejoice in the Lord
Performers
Jessica Norton – Conductor
London Concord Singers
Programme Note
London Concord Singers and music director Jessica Norton celebrate the 50th anniversary of the choir's founding in 1966 with a concert programme stretching from Josquin to three world premieres, by Alison Willis (the winner of the choir's 50th Anniversary Composition Competition), Jessica Norton and Robert Hugill.
Under founder music director Malcolm Cottle, London Concord Singers developed a reputation for performing new music alongside classics and new discoveries. For their 50th anniversary Jessica Norton and the choir continue this tradition with a programme which combines three world premieres with works of significance to the choir.
The choir will premiere Thou hast made me endless by Alison Willis, the winner of the choir's 50th Anniversary Composition Competition, plus a new work by the choir's conductor Jessica Norton and Dominus illuminatio mea by Robert Hugill, who has written a number of works for the choir. These new works will be joined by music by Poulenc, Mendelssohn, Byrd, Palestrina and Britten which has played a significant role in the choir's history.
