The School’s acclaimed Chamber Choir made their annual visit to London on Thursday 1 February to perform in the Brandenburg Choral Festival. This year’s concert took them to a new venue – Holy Sepulchre London, the National Musicians’ Church.
Their 1 hour concert programme featured two major choral works by English composers – Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs, and Elgar’s From the Bavarian Highlands. Form 7 baritone Will was the distinguished soloist in the Vaughan Williams, supported by excellent choral singing from the rest of the choir, who really came into their own in the concluding movements, The Call and Let all the world.
At the heart of the programme, the choir sang exquisitely in a sequence of unaccompanied works by Villette, Florence Price and Elgar, as well as performing a moving encore of Bewitched, bothered and bewildered especially arranged by the Director of Music.
Their programme concluded with Elgar’s set of songs, accompanied brilliantly by Head of Piano, Anne Bolt. These were a massive test for a small choir, but they rose to the challenge with real aplomb. In the words of the Festival Director, “Bravo. A very impressive performance.”
You can listen to a recording of the programme here.
Congratulations to all our brilliant singers, many of whom will be performing again as soloists in the Singing Competition this Sunday 4 February.
