RSCM Millennium Youth Choir in concert

Thursday 23rd – Friday 24th August 2012 

Come and enjoy two concerts of music from the 16th century to the present day, sung by the fresh and vibrant young voices of the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir, conducted by David Ogden and accompanied by professional organist Daniel Moult.

The first is an hour-long concert in the church of St Mary Virgin, the oldest covered building on Holy Island, reputed to stand on the site of the original monastery founded by Aidan in 635AD. Entry to the concert is free, and there will be retiring collection to be divided between the choir and the parish church.

The second concert will be given on Friday 24th August at 7.30pm in Elvet Methodist Church in Durham, during which the choir will sing a programme of music showcasing its wide repertoire and versatility, from 16th century Italian Renaissance music to pieces written in the last 12 months. Tickets will be available on the door, priced at £5 for adults, £4 concessions, £1 for under 18s.

During the week, the singers can also be heard singing Evensong at Durham Cathedral (daily at 5.15pm from Monday 20th to Saturday 25th August, except Thursday), and Sunday services at 10am (Matins), 11.15am (Sung Eucharist) and 3.30pm Evensong.

All Shall Be Well reviews

“The emergence of the Exultate Singers, founded in 2002 by David Ogden, adds to the growing list of stellar British mixed choirs capable of producing topnotch performances of some of the most dauntingly challenging choral literature.” AllMusic

“This imaginatively programmed disc marks the Exultate Singers out as a choir to be reckoned with.” BBC Music Magazine

“Sung with requisite purity by the Exultate Singers under David Ogden… the most powerful tracks are John Tavener’s exotic Syvati and Henryk Górecki’s Totus tuus, a work that encourages pure contemplation.” Financial Times

“Exultate’s style of singing stands apart from the mainstream major British choral groups, the warm quality generated by thirty-eight voices, and being much larger than their famous counterparts, the tone is not stressed. Very good sound from the popular UK recording location in St. George’s, Bristol.” David Denton, Naxos.com

Bristol Schools Chamber Choir: Mozart Requiem

Tuesday 26th June at 7.30pm, St George’s Bristol
conducted by David Ogden
with The Dorian Chamber Orchestra

The hugely talented singers of the Bristol Schools Chamber Choir, accompanied by orchestra, perform one of the most celebrated works in the choral repertoire, Mozart’s Requiem.

With thrillingly dramatic and fiery choral writing combined with moments of great tenderness, beauty and passion, the Requiem is one of the most deeply moving pieces to hear live in concert.

The beautiful young voices then explore the lighter side of the choral repertoire with a delightful mix of folk songs, spirituals and jazz arrangements, alongside classical songs and arias.

Tickets £11(£10); £9(£8); £7(£6); £6(£5); £3 under 18s from St George’s box office www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk or by telephone on 0845 40 24 001.

Exultate Singers new CD: All Shall Be Well

Exultate Singers’ new CD was released on the Naxos label on 1st May 2012. The title track is All Shall Be Well by Roxanna Panufnik, the work that Exultate Singers commissioned in 2009 for concert marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The CD includes other music for choir and cello, performed with the cellist Richard May: John Tavener’s Svyati and Knut Nystedt’s Stabat Mater, alongside choral works ranging from Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst to Jaakko Mäntyjärvi. CDs are available to purchase on the Exultate Singers’ website, Providence Music shopAmazon, HMV, etc, and to download from iTunes or Amazon or to stream on Spotify

Exultate Singers at the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music

Saturday 19th May at 7.30pm – St Pancras Church, Euston Road, London

David conducts Exultate Singers as it makes its London concert debut at the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music. The choir will give the UK premiere of a setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis which it has co-commissioned from Roxanna Panufnik, along with the London debut of her work All Shall Be Well. The concert also includes a performance of Francis Grier’s moving work for choir, organ and cello, Sword in the Soul. Tickets are £15 (£10 concessions) available online from the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music box office or Exultate Singers’ shop or by phone from 020 7388 1461.

Exultate Singers: Easter Mysteries – music for Holy Week

Wednesday 4th April 2012 at 7.45pm, St James Priory, Bristol

David conducts Exultate Singers in an exquisite programme of music for Holy Week including excerpts from Francis Grier’s moving work Sword in the Soul, Frank Martin’s sumptuous Mass for Double Choir and pieces for cello and choir with the cellist Richard May.

Programme includes:

Knut Nystedt – Stabat Mater for choir and solo cello
John Tavener – Svyati for choir and solo cello
Francis Grier – Excerpts from Sword in the Soul
Frank Martin – Mass for Double Choir
John Tavener – Threnos for solo cello

Tickets from Providence Music shop on 0117 927 6536 or online at www.exultatesingers.org

Bristol Schools Chamber Choir concert in aid of Childreach International

Bristol Schools Chamber Choir concert - Music for SpringFriday 16th March 2012 at 7.45pm, St James Priory, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NZ

David conducts the Bristol Schools Chamber Choir in a concert of music from the 17th century to the present day including excerpts from Pergolesi’s exquisite setting of the Stabat Mater and folk songs from around the British Isles. Given in aid of Childreach International, a UK registered charity that has worked with over 70,000 children in the developing world in the past year, improving children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights and protection. Tickets £5 on the door, under 18s free of charge

A Celebration for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Saturday 26th May 2012 at 7.30pm, St Alban’s Church, Westbury Park, Bristol

In the year celebrating the Diamond Anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II, City of Bristol Choir present a concert of music for Royal Occasions. From the anthems of Boyce, Purcell and Handel through to the music of Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Parry, Walton and more recently John Rutter and Paul Mealor, this concert for choir, organ and brass is a wonderful celebration of British music and the role of the monarchy through the ages.
Tickets £13 (concessions £11, under 18s £5) from City of Bristol Choir booking line by telephone on 07932 711379 (card payments accepted) or from Providence Music shop on 0117 927 6536