E I G H T C O N C E RT SE R I E S 1 2 OC TOB E R 2 010 - 10 M AY 2 011
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Choral at Cadogan is once again fortunate in having such a rich variety of repertoire on display. The sacred polyphony of T he Ta ll is Scho lars is contrasted with the madrigals of I Fagio l ini while the expertise of S til e A ntico in 16th century English music is set beside the 20th century repertoire of the E stonian P hi l harmonic C hamber C hoir highlighting Arvo Pärt and C yri l lu s K reek . There is joyful music for Christmas by Ta l l is and B yr d , as well as the most melancholy music by H ass l er and Tomkins . Whether you come to pay tribute to T essa B onner ’s wonderful voice in the opening Ta l l is S cho l ars concert, or to the intriguingly diverse repertoire proposed by the world-famous H i l l iard E nsemble , we look forward to seeing you here. Artistic Director P eter
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“It’s hard to imagine any deity resisting a plea sung as gorgeously as the Tallis Scholars’ rendition of the Kyrie, their voices swelling with soulful precision in the church’s resonant acoustics.”
NEw YORK TIMES
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T u es d ay 1 2 O ctober , 7. 3 0 pm T he T a l l is S cho l ars E x e x u lta v it In support of St Christopher’s Hospice Programme
Praetorius Magnificat ii SchÜtz Deutsches Magnificat Hassler Verbum caro factum est Hassler Ad dominum cum tribularer Byrd Infelix ego Praetorius Cantate domino, Videns dominus SchÜtz Es ist erschienen SchÜtz Die mit Tränen säen SchÜtz Ich bin eine rufende Stimme SchÜtz Selig sind die Toten Bach Komm, Jesu, Komm BWV229 Celebrating the life and work of soprano Tessa Bonner this programme includes Byrd’s Infelix ego alongside Hassler, Schütz, Praetorius and Bach’s glorious cantata Komm, Jesu, Komm. Director Peter Phillips
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“Jeffrey Skidmore’s light touch direction of this wonderful work was beautifully judged, allowing his tenvoice Ex Cathedra Consort space for personal display in the solo sections while moulding a rich-toned tutti.”
Birmingham Post
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S at u r d ay 1 6 O ctober , 7. 3 0 pm E x C athe d ra C onsort & B aro q u e E nsemb l e H is M a j estys S agb u tts & C ornetts Programme
Montever di Vespers (1610) Ex Cathedra makes its debut at Cadogan Hall with one of the greatest works in the history of music. Demanding instrumental and vocal acrobatics, Monteverdi’s Vespers collection from 1610 is ambitious in scale and almost operatic in mood. Performed by just 10 singers and some of the country’s finest period instrumentalists, it is also thrillingly immediate and 16 October is a resonant date on which to celebrate the 400th anniversary of this famous collection. Conductor Jeffrey Skidmore
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“The City of London Sinfonia plays with absolute engagement.”
Anna Picard The Independent
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S at u r d ay 3 0 O ctober , 7 . 3 0 pm C ity of Lon d on S infonia an d H o l st S ingers B ritons an d B a ltics Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm Programme
Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge EsenValds Songs of Silence (Concerto for guitar and strings) Britten Hymn to the Virgin Pärt Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Britten Chorale after an old French Carol Lambert The Rio Grande Stephen Layton’s first London concert as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of City of London Sinfonia combines the string and vocal music by Benjamin Britten with the atmospheric sound worlds of Baltic composers Arvo Pärt and Eriks Esenvalds. The programme ends with Constant Lambert’s most popular choral work, The Rio Grande – in its day a remarkable experiment in weaving jazz idioms into British concert music. Conductor Stephen Layton Guitar Craig Ogden Piano Martin Roscoe
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“There is nothing ordinary about a performance by I Fagiolini.”
the guardian
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w e d nes d ay 1 7 no v ember , 7. 3 0 pm I Fagio l ini Dia l ‘ M ’ for . . . M a d riga l , M annerist, M onte v er d i an d M is u n d erstoo d ! Programme Including English madrigals by Weelkes, Tomkins and
Nicolson . German madrigals by Schüt z and Hass ler, Monteverdi madrigals from books III and IV, De Wert ‘Qual musico gentil’. The concert will also feature the world premiere of an exciting new commission for I Fagiolini’s 25th anniversary by
Orlando Gough using words by renaissance poet Tasso . Robert Hollingworth writes: “In the twenty-first century, there aren’t many of us still making a living from madrigals - which is odd if you consider the huge interest in Renaissance sacred music of the last 30 years. Is it because it requires some imagination to bring them to life? Or because the real madrigals, the powerfully emotional, bittersweet and melancholic pieces featured in this programme, don’t fit into the British ‘hey nonny whoops there go my hose’ bracket that people expect? Come and hear masterworks which parallel the great paintings or sculptures of the age. Monteverdi needs little introduction but his master, Giaches de Wert will surprise. As well as the very finest English and German works whose gorgeous dissonance will make your hair stand on end, we premiere a new work by Orlando Gough inspired by the Renaissance poet, Tasso.” Director Robert Hollingworth
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“To listen to the purity and beauty of the voices of this young English choir, no-one could believe that man could be evil...�
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We d nes d ay 8 December , 7. 3 0 pm S ti l e A ntico P U E R N AT U S E S T Programme
Plainchant Veni Emmanuel Taverner Audivi vocem de caelo White Magnificat Byrd Rorate caeli Tallis Gloria from Missa Puer natus est Byrd Tollite portas Tallis Sanctus & Benedictus from Missa Puer natus est Byrd Ave Maria Tallis Agnus dei from Missa Puer natus est Byrd Ecce Virgo Concipiet Tallis Videte miraculum Plainchant Puer natus est Sheppar d Verbum caro This programme is centred around Thomas Tallis’s magnificent seven-part mass, written for the combined choirs of the Spanish and English Chapels Royal and first performed in December 1554. Based on the Christmas plainsong ‘Puer natus’ - ‘a boy is born’ - it celebrated not only the Advent season, but also the apparent pregnancy of Queen Mary. The mass is interspersed with contemporary liturgical settings for Advent and Christmas, from the perfect miniatures of William Byrd’s propers for the fourth Sunday of Advent to Robert White’s extended Magnificat and John Sheppard’s extraordinary Verbum Caro.
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“Visioneers of sound.”
Schwetzinger Zeitung
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T u es d ay 8 F ebr u ary, 7. 3 0 pm E stonian P hi l harmonic C hamber C hoir P sa l ms Programme
Mendelssohn Three Psalms Op.78: Warum toben die Heiden (Ps 2, op 78/1) Richte mich, Gott (Ps 43, op 78/2) Mein Gott, warum hast du... (Ps 22, op 78/3)
Sibelius Rakastava (The Lover) Op.14 Pärt Magnificat Kree k Psalms of David Psalm 22, Psalm 104, Psalm 141, Õnnis on inimene
Kreek Estonian religious folk songs Armas Jeesus, Sind ma palun, Jeesus kõige ülem hää, Kui suur on meie vaesus
Pärt Ode VI- Kondakion- Ikos, Ode IX, Prayer after Kanon from ‘Kanon pokajanen’ Works by Arvo Pärt, one of the most-loved living composers of our time, are central in the choir’s programme alongside classical and contemporary highlights including romantic colours in Mendelssohn’s Psalm settings, Nordic influences in the beautiful cycle of love songs Rakastava by Sibelius, and works by the famed Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek. Conductor Daniel Reuss
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“The Hilliards evoke such gorgeous sonic landscapes, there is such delicate complexity in their tones, that this really is beauty of a rarefied order.�
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T u es d ay 1 5 M arch , 7. 3 0 pm T he H i l l iar d E nsemb l e A H i l l iar d S ongbook Programme
Hellawell The Hilliard Songbook Fayrfax Most clere of colour Anon Madame d’amours Cornysh Ah Robin Anon Remember me my dear Arcadelt Il bianco e dolce cigno Anon Passacalli della vita Verdelot Divini occhi de Rore O sonno Bryars Selections from the First Book of Madrigals Moody Arkhangelos Sheryngham Ah! Gentle Jesu Pärt And one of the Pharisees Trad. Armenian arr. Komitas Vardapet Sharakans Pärt Most Holy Mother of God de Machaut Gloria from Messe de Notre Dame A Hilliard Songbook presents some of the ensemble’s favourite pieces, old and new, sacred and secular. Ranging from the ‘Gloria’ of Machaut’s famous Messe de Notre Dame, via traditional Armenian Sharakans, through to Arvo Pärt’s recently composed Most Holy Mother of God.
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“The rock stars of Renaissance vocal music.”
new york times
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T u es d ay 1 0 M ay, 7. 3 0 pm T he T a l l is S cho l ars Lamentation Programme
Victoria Dum complerentur Palestrina Dum complerentur Palestrina Peccantem me quotidie Victoria Lamentations for Holy Thursday Victoria Lamentations for Holy Saturday Palestrina Tribulationes civitatum Palestrina Tu es Petrus Victoria Vidi speciosam In celebration of renaissance master Tomás Luis de Victoria in the 400th anniversary of his death, this programme pairs Victoria’s famous Lamentations and the Pentecost motet Dum complerentur with Palestrina’s motet of the same title along with his Tribulationes civitatum and Tu es Petrus. Director Peter Phillips
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