Oxford, September 5th - 7th 2008
The weekend - entitled "Charpentier, Blow & Purcell : A Celebration of French and English Baroque Music" - was based at St. Michael's Church, Summertown under the direction of JanJoost van Elburg.
The programme was as follows:
|
Charpentier |
Laudate Dominum |
Psalm 117 |
|
Messe des Morts |
Requiem | |
|
Salve Regina à 11 |
Breviary anthem for the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
| Marais | Instrumental | Interlude |
|
Blow |
God is our hope and strength |
Psalm 46 |
|
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem |
Psalm 122: 6 - 9 | |
|
Salvator mundi |
Compline hymn for the Vigil of Christmas | |
| Instrumental | Interlude | |
|
Purcell |
Hear my prayer |
Psalm 12: 1 |
|
Lord, how long |
Psalm 79: 5, 8, 9, 14 | |
|
O God, thou art my God |
Psalm 63: 1-5, 8 |
The organ was played by Steven Hollas, and the viol & cello by Henrik Persson. The singers taking part were:
| Soprano | Catherine Bass, Sarah Franks, Sue Garlick, Juliet Grayson, Dawn Herbert, Ali Burroughes, Lucy LeFanu, Jo Tucker |
| Alto | Clare Gillies, Stella Holman, Ed McCandless, Anne Raikes, Jo Rodgers, Miranda Whiteley |
| Tenor | Rupert Candy, John Farrington, Alex Farquhar, Robin Grayson, Richard Johnstone |
| Bass | Robert Asher, Richard Coleridge, Christopher Franks, John Gillies, Peter Jefferson, Roger Williams |
A donation of £100 was made to the Bartlemas Chapel fund, Oxford.