Choral at Cadogan 2014-15

Choral at Cadogan 2014-15

30 SEPTEMBER 2014 – 14 MAY 2015

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Once again Choral at Cadogan is proud to be presenting a wonderful series of concerts by some of the best names in choral singing.

BBC Singers and the award-winning viol consort Fretwork open the series with works by two composers from the late Tudor and early Jacobean era set alongside two major works from living composers.

This season The Tallis Scholars present two widely contrasting programmes: I have put together the first programme, Metamorphosis, to show how composers from three separate traditions interpreted the same texts: Catholic, Anglican and Russian Orthodox. Our second programme marks Arvo Pärt’s 80th birthday, in which we will perform some of his most effective tintinnabuli compositions alongside other Tallis Scholars favourites, including Allegri’s Miserere.

We are delighted to welcome three groups for their first appearance in the series. Orfeó Català, who are considered one of the symbols of Catalan culture, will give a lunchtime concert of Catalan treats – music by Enric Granados, Pau Casals, Toldrà, Montsalvatge will demonstrate the remarkable legacy of this territory. From closer to home come Andrew Carwood and his superb ensemble The Cardinall’s Musick to perform a programme based around the Psalms of David. Gothic Voices will return to the British choral scene with a bang performing a programme of music dating from the 12th Century right up to the present day with a World Premiere by Andrew Smith. And it will be a delight to have the Choir of Westminster Abbey with us again to set the mood for Christmas with a seasonal mixture of renaissance and modern favourites.

I look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be yet another special season of choral masterpieces at Cadogan Hall.

Peter Phillips, Artistic Director

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Contents 2014 p.4

30 September – BBC Singers

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23 October – The Tallis Scholars

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11 December – Choir of Westminster Abbey

2015 p.10 5 February – The Cardinall’s Musick p.12 4 March – Gothic Voices p.14 26 April – Orfeó Català p.16 14 May – The Tallis Scholars

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Tuesday 30 September, 7.30pm

BBC Singers and Fretwork Voices and Viols The English consort song, in which voices and viols intertwine, was at its zenith in the works of William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons, and in this concert the award-winning viol consort Fretwork teams up with the BBC Singers to perform works by these two composers from the late Tudor and early Jacobean era. Sacred and secular 17th century music sits alongside two major works from living composers: Thea Musgrave’s Winter Words sets powerfully emotional poems about man’s inhumanity to man, and Nico Muhly’s My Days takes words from Psalm 39, echoing a setting of the same text by Gibbons.

PHOTO: MARK ALLAN

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Gibbons O clap your hands together Byrd Christ Rising: Fantasy Tye Christ Rising from the Dead Thea Musgrave Wild Winter Gibbons The cries of London; What is our life!; In Nomine in 5 parts No. 2; Behold, thou hast made my days Nico Muhly My Days Andrew Carwood conductor Fretwork BBC Singers

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Thursday 23 October, 7.30pm

The Tallis Scholars Metamorphosis We welcome back The Tallis Scholars in a programme that Peter Phillips has chosen to show how composers from three separate traditions interpreted the same texts: Catholic, Anglican and Russian Orthodox. It is interesting to hear how the sacred mood is so similar between the Renaissance and Modern composers, yet is achieved by quite different stylistic means. Once more The Tallis Scholars demonstrate their spectacular versatility.

PHOTO: ERIC RICHMOND

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Palestrina Magnificat for Double Choir Gibbons Magnificat Pärt Magnificat Sheppard Pater noster Tavener Pater noster Stravinsky Pater noster Palestrina Pater noster a 5 Palestrina Pater noster for Double Choir Chant Ave Maria

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Mouton Ave Maria Pärt Ave Maria Stravinsky Ave Maria Josquin Ave Maria Pärt Nunc dimittis Gibbons Nunc dimittis Palestrina Nunc dimittis for Double Choir Peter Phillips director

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Thursday 11 December, 7.30pm

The Choir of Westminster Abbey Nova, Nova The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned as one of the finest choirs of its type. Famous throughout the world for its performances at the great state and Royal occasions which take place in the Abbey, the Choir also undertakes an extensive programme of concerts, broadcasts and recordings, in addition to singing the daily choral services. In this rare London performance away from the Abbey, the Choir presents a rich and varied selection of Christmas music, from Renaissance masterpieces by Byrd, Gibbons and Tallis to contemporary carols by Matthew Martin and John Rutter. The centrepiece of the programme is Poulenc’s exquisite set of miniatures depicting scenes from the Nativity story Quatre motets pour le temps de NoÍl.

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Byrd Vigilate Taverner Mater Christi sanctissima Tallis Videte miraculum Sheppard Verbum caro factum est Byrd Magnificat (Great Service) Bull Almighty God, which by the leading of a star Gibbons See, see, the Word is incarnate Tavener Hymn to the Mother of God Tavener The Lamb Tavener Mother of God, here I stand Poulenc Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel

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Poulenc Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel: O magnum mysterium; Quem vidistis pastores; Videntes stellam; Hodie Christus natus est Howells A spotless rose Matthew Martin Dormi Jesu Head The road to Bethlehem Gardner Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Chilcott Nova, nova James O’Donnell conductor Daniel Cook organ / piano

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Thursday 5 February, 7.30pm

The Cardinall’s Musick Psalms of David The Psalms of David have provided inspiration for countless generations of composers. Sung several times a day during services in the Catholic rite and at the centre of Anglican Mattins and Evensong, they contain all human emotion, from pain and loss to rejoicing and exultation. This programme contrasts European composers including Allegri’s famous Miserere (Psalm 51) and other double-choir pieces by Victoria alongside more closely argued pieces by English composers.

From the suave Gibbons, to the energetic Weelkes and the everinspired William Byrd the music reflects the wide-range of emotions found in the texts.

PHOTO: DMITRI GUTJAHR

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Gabrieli Jubilate Deo a 8 Palestrina Super flumina Babylonis Victoria Nisi Dominus Palestrina Sicut vercus desiderat ad fonts Victoria Dixit Dominus Lassus Ad Dominum cum tribularer Victoria Laudate Dominum Allegri Miserere Gibbons O clap your hands together Tomkins O pray for the peace of Jerusalem Tomkins O God the proud are risen Gibbons O Lord in thy wrath

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Weelkes O Lord arise Byrd Lord in thy rage Byrd Blow up the trumpet Byrd Venite exsultemus Domino Weelkes Laboravi in gemitu meo Byrd Laudibus in sanctis Andrew Carwood director

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Wednesday 4 March, 7.30pm

Gothic Voices Mary, Star of the Sea A celebration of the biblical matriarch Mary in her various guises – caring mother, virgin lover, guiding light. Ancient ritualistic texts explore her mythical and human aspects and are set to music by masters of mediaeval England. Contemporary settings by Joanne Metcalf (1958), Andrew Smith (1970) and Arvo Pärt (1935) relate the themes to the modern day.

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Anon C13 Ave Maria Joanne Metcalf Il nome del bel fior Anon C13 Super te Ierusalem / Sed fulsit virginitas Anon C14 Stella maris illustrans omnia Anon C14 Ab ora summa nuncius Dunstaple Ave maris stella John Dunstaple Beata mater Anon C12 Tronus regis Shert Ave, decus seculi Pärt Most holy mother of God Anon C13 Stond wel Moder

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Anon C15 Sancta Maria Virgo Andrew Smith Stond wel Moder (World premiere) Anon C14 Jesu fili Dei / Jesu fili virginis / Jesu lumen veritatis Godric of Finchale Crist and Sainte Marie Frye Ave Regina Caelorum a4 Anon Gaude Maria virgo Anon Sancta mater graciae / Dou way Robin Anon Alleluya psallat / Alleuya concinat / Alleluya / Virgo Jesse

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Sunday 26 April, 1pm

Orfeó Català Song of the Stars Formed in 1891, Orfeó Català is one of Spain’s most historic choirs.

Brought together with the express purpose of introducing choral masterpieces (the St Matthew Passion, the Missa Solemnis, the Mass in B minor) into the country, Orfeó Català was also the driving force behind the construction of the Palau de la Música Catalana concert hall and is still a symbol of huge influence in Catalan culture.

The centrepiece of this Catalan programme is the Cant de les Estrelles (Song of the Stars), a work by Enric Granados which had been lost for decades and was recently re-discovered. Crowning the performance is a selection of works by Pau Casals, Toldrà, Montsalvatge and others, illustrating the remarkable legacy of this territory.

PHOTO: A BOFILL

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Granados El cant de les estrelles Casals Tres obres corals: O vos omnes; Nigra sum; Glòria a Déu Reig Sancta Maria Toldrà Dues cançons: Cançó de comiat; Festeig Morera La sardana de les monges Montsalvatge Pianto della Madona Josep Vila i Casañas Dues peces sacres: Laudate Dominum; In Paradisum Bernat Vivancos Le cri des bergers Albert Guinovart piano Juan de la Rubia organ Josep Vila i Casañas director

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Thursday 14 May, 7.30pm

The Tallis Scholars Tintinnabuli 2015 sees not only the 80th birthday of the distinguished Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, but also the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Tudor composer, John Sheppard. To link them in a concert programme may seem capricious, but in fact they are aesthetically quite closely linked, in mood if not exactly in style. In fact Pärt’s deeply contemplative language is beautifully reflected in a number of the surrounding renaissance works – Tallis’s Sancte deus, Mouton’s Nesciens mater and Allegri’s Miserere being excellent examples.

PHOTO: ERIC RICHMOND

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Tallis Loquebantur variis linguis Taverner Leroy Kyrie Mouton Nesciens mater Pärt The Woman with the Alabaster Box Pärt Tribute to Caesar Tallis Sancte deus Sheppard Libera nos, salva nos (I and II) Allegri Miserere Tallis Miserere Pärt Triodion Pärt Which was the Son of...

Peter Phillips director

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Getting to Cadogan Hall The easiest way to travel to Cadogan Hall is by public transport.

Located two minutes walk from Sloane Square tube, served by District and Circle lines, just one stop from Victoria station which has both mainline and additional tube connections.

Sloane Square Un d e rg ro u n d Two minutes wal k Upon exiting Sloane Square Station, turn immediately right, passing the Royal Court Theatre. (You will see Cadogan Hall’s tower immediately before you). Cross over Cliveden Place and walk up Sedding Street to the Hall.

Bus S loane Stre et on e m in u te walk Frequent bus services stop in Sloane Square and neighbouring streets including King’s Road, Sloane Street and Lower Sloane Street. Bus services include numbers 11, 19, 22, 137, 211, 319, 360 and c1.

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