Friday 23 May 2008
Music by composers living in Cornwall
Put by the sun Jonathan Carne
Lux mundi Paul Comeau
The New College Service Paul Drayton
Love's Redeeming Work is Done Paul Drayton
Ending Graham Fitkin
Three Medieval Lyrics Russell Pascoe
Salmow Kernewek Russell Pascoe
The music performed at this concert was recorded on the following three nights for St Mary's Singers' new CD to be released in the Autumn.
Palm Sunday 16 March 2008
A liturgical performance of J S Bach's St Matthew Passion in Truro Cathedral
St Mary's Singers and Orchestra, with young professional soloists
Tuesday 11 December 2007
St Mary's Singers with celebrity readers
Saturday 17 November 2007
Magnificat Bach
Cantata 51 "Jauchzet Gott" Bach
In the second half we were joined by pupils from local secondary schools:
Zadok the Priest Handel
Nulla in mundo pax sincera Vivaldi
Gloria, Et in terra pax, Laudamus te and Gratias agimus tibi (from the Mass in B Minor) Bach
Vespers (1610) Monteverdi
With the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
St John Passion Bach
Carol concert to raise money for the Hame Farm Trust with celebrity
readers and traditional Christmas music.
Music by living composers
i thank you God for most this amazing day - Eric Whitacre
Seek him that maketh the seven stars - Jonathan Dove
Funeral Ikos - John Tavener
O magnum mysterium - Morten Lauridsen
The Beatitudes - Arvo Pärt
A New Song - James MacMillan
The second half was combined with pupils from local secondary schools, including Richard Lander School, Truro School and Truro High School for Girls:
I was glad - Hubert Parry
I will lift up mine eyes - Russell Pascoe (first performance)
Saturday 17 June 2006
At St Mary’s Penzance
Songs of Farewell Parry
Fantasia and Fugue in G Parry - organ solo played by Tom Little
Faire is the heaven Harris
Funeral Ikos Tavener
Magnificat Drayton
Saturday 20 May 2006
Mass in B Minor J S Bach.
With orchestra and Martene Grimson (soprano), James Laing (alto), Nathan Vale (tenor) and Dawid Kimberg (bass).
Palm Sunday 9 April 2006
Liturgical performance (free admission) with Orchestra
St John Passion Bach
Saturday 19 November 2005
With pupils from Richard Lander School, Truro High School for Girls, Truro School, other local schools and colleges and Robert Sharpe, organ
Ceremony of Carols Britten
Chichester Psalms Bernstein
Blessed City Bairstow
Gloria Rutter
Saturday 25 June 2005
With Orchestra
Chandos anthem no 9 ‘O Praise the lord with one consent’ Handel
The arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel
Cantata 80 ‘Ein feste Burg’ Bach
Laudate Dominum Mozart
O sing unto the Lord Purcell
The Morning Arne
Palm Sunday 20 March 2005
Liturgical performance (free admission) with Orchestra
St John Passion Bach
Saturday 6 November 2004
With pupils from Richard Lander School, Truro High School for Girls and Truro School and Robert Sharpe, organ
Cantos Sagrados James MacMillan
Missa brevis Britten
Blow, northern wind Russell Pascoe
Requiem John Rutter
Saturday 19 June 2004
With Orchestra
Rejoice in the Lord always Purcell
Lord, let me know mine end Greene
O Lord, rebuke me not Purcell
Chacony Purcell
Nulla in mundo pax sincera Vivaldi
Magnifict Pergolesi
Dixit Dominus Handel
Palm Sunday 4 April 2004
Liturgical performance (free admission) with Orchestra
St John Passion Bach
Saturday 29 November 2003
With Robert Sharpe, organ
Te Deum
Faire is the heaven Harris
Paean Howells
Three Medieval Lyrics (Blow, northern wind; Jesu Christ, myn leman swete; The penitent hopes in Mary) Russell Pascoe
All this time this song is best Walton
Magnificat Paul Drayton
Pomp and Circumstance March no 1 Elgar
Rejoice in the Lamb Britten
Saturday 31 May 2003
With Orchestra
Fürchte dich nicht Bach
Concerto for two violins Bach
‘Utrecht’ Te Deum Handel
Organ concerto no 13 in F ‘The Cuckoo and the Nightingle’ Handel
Canon Pachelbel
Magnificat Buxtehude
Saturday 23 November 2002
With Robert Sharpe, organ
Warum ist das Licht gegeben Brahms
Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen Brahms
Hear my prayer Mendelssohn
Toccata and Fugue in D minor / major Reger
Locus iste Bruckner
Os justi meditabitur Bruckner
Geistliches Lied Brahms
Sonata III Mendelssohn
Richte, mich Gott Mendelssohn
Saturday 6 July 2002
With Orchestra
Magnificat Pergolesi
Stabat Mater Pergolesi
Concerto in G Ernst (trans Bach)
Beatus vir Monteverdi
Cantate Domino Monteverdi
Christe, adoramus te Monteverdi
Concerto in A minor Vivaldi
Magnificat Vivaldi
Saturday 24 November 2001
With Andrew Nethsingha, organ
O what their joy and their glory must be Harris
Holy is the true light Harris
Flourish for n occasion Harris
Te Deum Britten
Let all the world in every corner sing Leighton
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem Howells
My soul, there is a country Parry
Fantasia and Fugue in G Parry
O Lord that seest from yon starry height Wood
Lord, thou hast been our refuge Vaughan Williams
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