2008's engagements

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Saturday 16 February 2008 at 1pm

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Polyphony

Stephen Layton conductor

Poulenc Timor et Tremor
Pärt .which was the son of...
Poulenc Vinea Mea Electa
Pärt Dopo la Vittoria
Pärt Magnificat
Pärt Nunc Dimittis
Poulenc Tenebrae Factae Sunt
Pärt I Am the True Vine
Poulenc Tristis Est Anima Mea
Pärt Morning Star
Pärt Da Pacem Domine


Saturday 8 March 2008 at 7.45pm

St George's Church, High Street, Beckenham. BR3 1AX.

Helena Dix soprano
Graham Neal tenor
David Stout baritone

Beckenham Chorale

James Blair conductor

Lambert The Rio Grande
Orff Carmina Burana


Sunday 9 March 2008 at 6.30pm

St Giles Parish Church, Matlock, Derbyshire.

Graham Neal tenor
Julian Empett baritone

Stephen Oxley conductor
Tom Corfield organ

Stainer The Crucifixion


Friday 14 March 2008 at 7.30pm

Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, London.

Carolyn Sampson soprano
Michael Chance counter-tenor
Ian Bostridge tenor/Evangelist
Roderick Williams bass
James Rutherford bass/Christus

Polyphony
Academy of Ancient Music

Stephen Layton conductor

JS Bach St John Passion


Saturday 15 March 2008 at 7.30pm

St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Bromley, Kent.

Graham Neal evangelista
James Oldfield Jesus
Gareth Dayus-Jones Pilatus and bass arias
Meeta Ravel soprano
Timothy Garrard
countertenor
Timothy Kiddell 
tenor

Bromley Parish Church Singers

Thomas Corns conductor

JS Bach St John Passion (sung in English)


Sun 16 March 2008 at 3.00pm

All Saints' Pastoral Centre, London Colney, Main Chapel

Graham Neal tenor

Quorum

Ewart Hopkins conductor

Georg Frideric Handel Messiah (Part 2)
Georg Frideric Handel Chandos Anthem No. 9, 'O praise the Lord with one consent'


Friday 21 March 2008 at 7pm

Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, HM Tower of London

The Choir of the Chapels Royal, HM Tower of London

Colm Carey conductor
Sam Gladstone organ

A concert of Lenten music


Friday 28 March 2008 at 7.30pm

Norwich Cathedral

Elin Manahan Thomas soprano
Iestyn Davies counter tenor
Allan Clayton tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams baritone
Jacqueline Shave violin

Polyphony
Britten Sinfonia

Stephen Layton conductor

Fauré Requiem
Pawel Lukaszewski Via Crucis (UK première tour)


Saturday 29 March 2008 at 7.30pm

Concert Hall, West Road, Cambridge

Elin Manahan Thomas soprano
Iestyn Davies counter tenor
Allan Clayton tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams baritone
Jacqueline Shave violin

Polyphony
Britten Sinfonia

Stephen Layton conductor

Fauré Requiem
Pawel Lukaszewski Via Crucis (UK première tour)


Saturday 5 April 2008 at 6.30pm

Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Carolyn Sampson soprano
Iestyn Davies alto
James Gilchrist tenor
Peter Harvey baritone

Ex Cathedra
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Jeffrey Skidmore conductor

Handel Messiah


Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 7.30pm

St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth

Cappella Nova

Alan Taverner director

Victoria Missa Laetatus sum
Victoria Motets and Polyphonic Hymns


Thursday 8 May 2008 at 7.30pm

Greyfriar's Kirk, Edinburgh

Cappella Nova

Alan Taverner director

Victoria Missa Laetatus sum
Victoria Motets and Polyphonic Hymns


Friday 9 May 2008 at 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews

Cappella Nova

Alan Taverner director

Victoria Missa Laetatus sum
Victoria Motets and Polyphonic Hymns


Saturday 10 May 2008 at 7.30pm

St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness

Cappella Nova

Alan Taverner director

Victoria Missa Laetatus sum
Victoria Motets and Polyphonic Hymns


Sunday 11 May 2008 at 7.30pm

St Andrews-in-the-Square, Glasgow

Cappella Nova

Alan Taverner director

Victoria Missa Laetatus sum
Victoria Motets and Polyphonic Hymns


Friday 16 May 2008 at 7.30pm

St. George's  Church, Bloomsbury Way, Bloomsbury Village. WC1A 2HR.

Graham Neal tenor

Situation Opera

Nick Newland and Marion Wood conductors

Mozart RequiemK626
Mozart Exsultate, Jubilate K165
Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 9 K271


Saturday 17 May 2008 at 7.30pm

St. George's Parish Church, Beckenham, Kent.

Susannah Startup soprano
Graham Neal tenor
Reuben Thomas bass

The Choir of St. George's
St. George's Chamber Orchestra

Madeleine Lovell conductor

Rossini Overture Il Signor Bruschino
Schubert Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D 759 'Unfinished'
Mozart Coronation Mass K 317

Part of the St George’s Arts Festival 


Friday 20 June 2008 at 7.30pm

Sadler's Wells, London

Richard Hickox conductor
Roderick Williams The Pilgrim

Philharmonia Voices

Vaughan Williams The Pilgrim's Progress


Sunday 22 June 2008 at 4.00pm

Sadler's Wells, London

Richard Hickox conductor
Roderick Williams The Pilgrim

Philharmonia Voices

Vaughan Williams The Pilgrim's Progress


Saturday 28 June at 7.30pm

Royal Festival Hall, London

Heidi Grant Murphy soprano
Simon Keenlyside baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Philharmonia Voices
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Philharmonia Orchestra

Lorin Maazel conductor

Brahms Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn
Brahms A German Requiem


Friday 4 July 2008 at 8.00pm

St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh

Cappella Nova

Alan Tavener director

Voices Of Scotland
Scottish Music and Poetry from the 6th Century to the 21st.

The programme includes In convertendo a 5 by Patrick Douglas (Prebendary of St Giles'), A Mediaeval Scottish Triptych by Ronald Stevenson, Elegy for Colum Cille by Rebecca Rowe, Warldis Vanitie: Ane Merroure for Marie Stuart by Gabriel Jackson and other exquisite medieval and renaissance music from Scotland