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St Peter's Church
Kensington Park Road
Notting Hill
London
W11 2PN
England
Programme
William Byrd – Sing Joyfully unto God Our Strength
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – In Praise of Song
Gerald Finzi – My Spirit Sang all Day, Op.17 no.3
Jacques Arcadelt – Il bianco e dolce cigno
Claudio Monteverdi – Cantate Domino, SV 293
Judith Weir – The Song Sung True
Johann Sebastian Bach – Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (motet), BWV 225
Thomas Tomkins – Come, Shepherds, sing with me
Thomas Weelkes – Sing we at pleasure
Performers
Richard Bannan – Music Director
Alex Knight – piano / organ
Petros Singers
Programme Note
’Since singing is so good a thing, I wish all men would learn to sing.’
In honour of William’s Byrd’s famous maxim, Petros Singers present a concert praising the virtues of singing. Featuring secular music by Thomas Weelkes and Judith Weir, alongside sacred anthems by Claudio Monteverdi and Byrd himself, the performance will also include J.S. Bach’s totemic motet Singet dem Herr nein neues lied, as well as organ solos from Petros Singers' new accompanist, Alex Knight.
Petros Singers is West London’s leading amateur chamber choir. They perform a wide variety of music – from baroque to contemporary, from large-scale works to exquisite miniatures – placing particular emphasis on vibrant and communicative singing.
Richard Bannan was a choral scholar at Clare College, Cambridge before embarking on a career as a professional vocal musician, arranger and teacher. He now sings as a Lay-Clerk at St George’s Chapel, Windsor and with many of the country’s major professional ensembles.
Alex Knight combines a bustling freelance career as an organist, pianist, continuo player, conductor, music producer and teacher with his posts as Accompanist for Petros Singers, Organ Scholar at St Paul’s Cathedral, and Musical Director for the Treble Chefs.
