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A concert of Italian Renaissance music - Glories of Venice sung by Exultate Singers

David conducts Exultate Singers at All Saints' Church, Clifton, in a beautiful programme of Italian Renaissance treasures. Including double- (and more!) choir anthems by Gabrieli, Croce, Monteverdi and Rigatti.

Tickets available from Exultate Singers website and Providence Music shop

Bristol Schools Chamber Choirs Summer concert - Tuesday 7th July at 7.30pm

David conducts the Bristol Schools Chamber Choirs in their annual summer concert at St George's, Bristol - an evening showcasing the wonderful voices of these young singers. Tickets: £9, concessions £7, under 18s £3. Available online from St George's box office or call 0845 402 4001

Exultate Singers appears on Songs of Praise - Sunday 12th JulyIn March, Exultate Singers appear in a episode of Songs of Praise which will feature an interview with the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. The programme will be broadcast on Sunday 12th July = please note change of date due to the tennis! - and features David's beautiful arrangements of well known hymns including Dear Lord and Father of mankind and Be still my soul.

RSCM Millennium Youth Choir makes BBC Proms debut

The BBC Proms 2009 season was announced on Wednesday 8th April, and includes the Millennium Youth Choir's Proms debut on Sunday 6th September. The singers will join members of other youth choirs (including the CBSO Youth Chorus, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Wales and the Hallé Youth Choir) under the direction of Nicholas McGegan to sing in a performance of Handel's Messiah. More information >

Second Exultate Singers CD on sale

Exultate Singers' new CD, A Time For Singing, was released in November, and is available to buy from the Exultate Singers' website or at Providence Music shop in central Bristol. The recording includes David's Song of Ruth alongside a diverse selection of pieces from Duke Ellington to Tallis. More information >

David's anthem sung for Pope

David's anthem Love's redeeming work is done was sung at the Papal Mass in Washington DC on 17th April. The Mass was celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in the newly built Washington Nationals baseball stadium with a congregation of 40,000 in attendance. The Archbishop of Washington wrote to David saying, "Your piece for the Mass that Pope Benedict celebrated helped to make that Eucharistic liturgy beautiful, prayerful and memorable for the tens of thousands people who came to worship and be with the Pope. Thank you for your generous contribution of time and talent."

The anthem was written for the RSCM Bristol Course in 2004 and is published by the RSCM. You too can sing along at home - buy the music here.

For more information about the Pope's visit to Washington including video of the Papal Mass click here. To read a Bristol Evening Post article about the performance, click here.