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A Summer Garland - Joyful Company of Singers
Choral works both summery and sombre - by Benjamin Britten, John Tavener, Richard Rodney Bennett, John Rutter, George Gershwin and more
Add to my Calendar 02-07-2026 18:30 02-07-2026 20:30 36 A Summer Garland - Joyful Company of Singers Join the the Joyful Company of Singers, one of the UK's leading amateur chamber choirs for a programme of choral works that include Benjamin Britten's Five Flower Songs and a celebration of the 80th birthday of composer and a JCS Vice-President, Giles Swayne. Other featured composers are Richard Rodney Bennett, Zoe Dixon, George Gershwin, Jonathan Lane, John Rutter, John Tavener and Vincent Youmans. JCS will be joined in performance by Philippa Davies (Flute) and Ivan Rodriguez Deb (Cello) Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm by composer and JCS Vice-President Giles Swayne. JCS is committed to reaching the widest audience possible: * We offer a ‘General Admission' price ticket for those who have access to a regular disposable income or savings and can afford this ticket price. * Our ‘Adult Concession’ and ‘U30 Concession’ rates are offered to those who need a concession to make joining our audience affordable. * For accompanied children aged under 12yrs, admission is FREE. St Gabriel's Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Gabriel's Church
Warwick Square
Pimlico
London
SW1V 2AD
England
Programme
John Tavener – Prayer for the healing of the sick
John Rutter – Musica Dei Donum
Zoe Dixon – Summer Schemes: Weathers
Richard Rodney Bennett – A Good-Night
Jonathan Lane – The Church Floore (poem by George Herbert)
Giles Swayne – the flight of the swan
~ Interval ~
John Tavener – The Lamb
Giles Swayne – To Sleep (poem by John Keats)
Benjamin Britten – Five flower songs, Op.47
George Gershwin – Summertime (arr. Roderick Williams)
Vincent Youmans – Tea for Two (arr. Peter Gritton)
John Rutter – It was a lover and his lass
John Rutter – Come Live With Me
Performers
Peter Broadbent – Conductor
Philippa Davies – flute
Ivan Rodriguez Deb – cello
Joyful Company of Singers
Programme Note
Join the the Joyful Company of Singers, one of the UK's leading amateur chamber choirs for a programme of choral works that include Benjamin Britten's Five Flower Songs and a celebration of the 80th birthday of composer and a JCS Vice-President, Giles Swayne.
Other featured composers are Richard Rodney Bennett, Zoe Dixon, George Gershwin, Jonathan Lane, John Rutter, John Tavener and Vincent Youmans.
JCS will be joined in performance by Philippa Davies (Flute) and Ivan Rodriguez Deb (Cello)
Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm by composer and JCS Vice-President Giles Swayne.
JCS is committed to reaching the widest audience possible:
* We offer a ‘General Admission' price ticket for those who have access to a regular disposable income or savings and can afford this ticket price.
* Our ‘Adult Concession’ and ‘U30 Concession’ rates are offered to those who need a concession to make joining our audience affordable.
* For accompanied children aged under 12yrs, admission is FREE.
