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Vivace Chorus
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St Joseph’s Church, Guildford on
Saturday 12 November from 10am to 4pm
This is the first Christmas Fair we have held so we have arranged
a number of stalls of food, clothes and gift items that we feel will
be of interest, together with RNLI Christmas cards, calendars and
diaries.
St Joseph's is a central location with access to easy parking and
we look forward to seeing you there!
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A Gala Concert
From the germ
of an idea early
this
year
come
a
liaison
between
the
Vivace
and
has
Chorus
the
RNLI
resulting in this
g
exciting musical
occasion
the
with
focus
providing
&
of
much
needed support to our Lifeboat service.
As you will see, we have a wide choice of music and an
diverse range of instrumentalists as well as two choirs.
This is the first major concert that we have organized in
Guildford, and we intend to make this an annual event, so we
hope that you will enjoy the programme.
There will a retiring collection
on behalf of the RNLI
at the end of the concert
If you would like to help the RNLI, please go to our web site at
www.quildfordrnli.org.uk or telephone 01483 825949 for more
details.
The RNLI is totally independent
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and solely funded by voluntary
contributions.
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It provides four
main services:-
u A 24/7 Lifeboat rescue service
from 235 lifeboat stations with
‘ 4,500 crew members
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A
Lifeguard
service
on
152
beaches around the coast and
growing
u The RNLI Flood Rescue Team
is a specially trained group with
worldwide capability
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Guildford
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Lifeboats
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PARRY
Music from the
Royal Wedding
The Brandenburg Sinfonia
Conductor: Jeremy Backhouse
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Tickets 11, £16 and £22
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6.30 pm Pre-concert talk
Jeremy Backhouse
Jeremy Backhouse is one
of
Britain’s
conductors
of
leading
amateur
choirs.
He
)
has
been
the
sole
conductor of the Vasari
Singers since its inception
in 1980. Since winning the
prestigious Sainsbury’s Choir of the Year competition in 1988, the
Vasari Singers have performed regularly on the South Bank and at St
John's, Smith Square in London, as well as in the cathedrals of
Canterbury, Chichester, Winchester, Hereford, Ely, Peterborough and
Westminster Abbey. Jeremy and the Vasari Singers have broadcast
frequently on BBC Radios 3 and 4.
Jeremy is totally committed to contemporary music and to the
commissioning of new works. He and Vasari have commissioned over
20 new works in their recent history, from small anthems, to works of the
grandest scale: the most recent examples being an 80-minute oratorio
by Francis Pott entitled A Cloud of Unknowing (2006), and a glorious
Requiem from Gabriel Jackson (2008) which the choir will commit to
disc in 2011.
In January 1995, he was appointed Chorus Master of the Guildford
Philharmonic Choir, working closely with conductors such as Sir David
Willcocks, Jonathan Willcocks, Vernon Handley and Edward Gardner.
When the choir went independent and became the Vivace Chorus,
Jeremy became its Conductor and Music Director. In May of this year he
conducted a thrilling performance of Mahler's “Symphony of a
Thousand” (No.8), in front of a capacity audience in the Royal Albert
Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2009 Jeremy took up the post of Music Director of the Salisbury
Community Choir.
Dr Anthony Gritten
Anthony is a Fellow of the Royal College of
Organists.
His recitals have included the
complete works
of Johannes
Brahms
in
Westminster Abbey, performances of music
by Daniel Roth in King’s College Cambridge
and
Westminster
performances
Cathedral,
of Wolfgang
Nachtschwéarmerei’
Rihm’s
in
rare
‘Bann
Manchester
Cathedral and of Mauricio Kagel's ‘Rrrrr...
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in St. Michael's Cornhill, St. John’s Smith
Square,
and St. Alban’'s and
Canterbury
Cathedrals.
In October 2007 he played the complete
works of Buxtehude in a single six-and-a-half hour recital in St. Peter
Mancroft Norwich, to celebrate the tercentenary of the composer’s
death, and in 2008 he performed the complete works of Mendelssohn in
four recitals, to celebrate the bicentenary of the composer’s birth.
Anthony was a senior music scholar at Charterhouse, then an organ
scholar (and later graduate organist) at Peterhouse Cambridge.
He
wrote his doctorate at Wolfson College Cambridge on the subject of
‘Stravinsky’s Voices’. He has worked at the University of East Anglia, the
Royal
Northern
College
of
Music,
and
is
currently
Head
of the
Department of Performing Arts at Middlesex University. He is co-editing
a volume on Music and Value Judgement.
Vivace
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The Guildford Branch of the RNLI and the Vivace Chorus present
PROGRAMME
Chorus
Lifeboats
Vivace Chorus
Handel
The Fortuna Trio
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The Water Music
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Cinq Pieces en Trio
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Allegro Vivo; Andantino; Allegro Assai; Andante; Allegro Quasi Marziale
Zadok the Priest
de Haan
Divertimento on 3 Folk Songs
Flemish war song; Swedish love Song; Camptown Races
Vivace Chorus
Rutter
The Lord bless you and keep you
Swingle
Give us this day
Vivace Youth Choir
Todd
The House of the Lord
Vivace Chorus and Youth Choir
Todd
Te Ergo Quaesumus
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Glass of wine & nibbles
Vivace Chorus
Vaughan Williams
The High Cs
Alford
HM Jollies
Traditional
Shenandoah
Binge
Sailing By
Sullivan
Sullivan at Sea
The Old Superb
Villiers
The Waves from the ‘Sea Symphony’
All arranged by Peter Cole
Will Todd Trio
Somewhere over the Rainbow
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Give me Joy in my Heart
Vivace Chorus
Parry
Conductor Jeremy Backhouse
Organist and pianist Dr Anthony Gritten
Children’s Chorus Master Martin Holford
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The Vivace Chorus
The Vivace Chorus has
two
music
aims:
of
to
make
the
highest
standard and
fun doing so.
The
chorus
to
have
has
established a reputation
for performing first-class
concerts
across
a
diverse range of musical
repertoire
and
thrives
under the exceptional leadership of its Musical Director, Jeremy
Backhouse, who is supported by Francis Pott - not just a very fine
rehearsal accompanist but a composer of international reputation and
concert pianist in his own right.
At home with the great choral works of Mahler, Brahms, Verdi, Bach and
Elgar, the chorus also performs 21st century music as part of our
‘Contemporary Choral Classics' series in which Jenkins' The Armed
Man' and Will Todd's Jazz in Blue' have both featured. In 2009 the
chorus commissioned a ‘Te Deum’ by Will Todd, some of which you
will hear tonight, and in 2010 they featured in the first ever recording
of this work.
The choir's most recent success has been a sell-out performance at
the Royal Albert Hall, where they performed Mahler's Symphony No. 8:
the 'Symphony of a Thousand'. Conducted by Jeremy Backhouse and
incorporating five choirs including the London Symphony Chorus
together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, this was an incredible
experience for singers and audience alike.
As well as singing at this world-famous concert hall, the 150 members of the
chorus have performed at Leeds Castle, Notre Dame de Paris, and St
Martin-in-the-Fields. Nearer to their Guildford home, concerts are given at
the Cathedral, Guildford’s ‘G Live’ and of course, here at Holy Trinity
Church. Further afield, the chorus undertook a highly successful tour of the
cathedral cities of Rouen, Beauvais and Paris in 2009, performing at each;
another tour is planned for June next year with concerts in Strasbourg,
Heidelberg and Freiburg.
This season's concerts will include
‘An Night at the Opera' at G Live in
March followed in May by a performance of Rachmaninov's 2TM Piano
Concerto and his choral masterpiece 'The Bells'.
Should you be interested in joining the Vivace Chorus, we rehearse in this
lovely church on Monday evenings. New members are always welcome, so
if you love beautiful choral music and want to have fun singing, please
contact Jane at membership@vivacechorus.org to find out how you can
be a part of our exciting future.
Alternatively, do visit our web site vivacechorus.org or follow us on
Facebook or Twitter.
The Will Todd Trio
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together in 1999 and has
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performed at festivals and
venues around the UK
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and abroad.
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the Trio
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performed
Will Todd's version of his
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‘Mass in Blue’ for choir
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and jazz trio many times
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has
in venues
small
ranging from
churches
to
large
-‘ cathedrals and concert
halls. They have appeared at the Putney Jazz on the River Festival,
and venues including Snape Maltings and Exeter's Bamfield Theatre.
Performances in 2010 included Sheffield Cathedral and Romsey Abbey
and BBC Choral Evensong broadcast live from St Martin in the Fields,
London. 2011 sees them performing for Canford Concert Society, for St
Martin in the Fields Jazz in the Crypt series and in many performances
of ‘Mass in Blue’ around the country.
The Will Todd Trio's first CD.’Sounds of Light’, was released in July
2008, as well as featuring as the basis for the larger Will Todd Ensemble
on Will Todd's ‘Te Deum’ disc.
The Vivace Youth Choir
The Vivace Youth Choir taking part in tonight's concert is made up of
children from Tormead School, Holy Trinity Church Choir and Holy Trinity
School.
The choir originally sang in the world premiere of Will Todd's 'Te Deum' in
2009 and made the CD recording in the following year. They have been
co-ordinated by Martin Holford, organist and Director of Music at Holy
Trinity and it is wonderful to welcome them back to perform two
movements from Will's glorious work.
Martin Holford
Martin Holford studied Music at the University of Surrey and was organ
scholar at Guildford Cathedral. He has been Organist and Director of
Music at Holy Trinity church since 1993. He is also Assistant Director of
Music at Tormead School.
The Fortuna Trio
Daniel Parkin
flute
Melissa Todd
clarinet
Elizabeth Trigg bassoon
Elizabeth, Melissa and Daniel are
all
graduates
of
the
Royal
of
Music
and
enjoy
and
varied
freelance
Collective
orchestral
Academy
active
careers.
experience includes London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Royal
Philharmonic and Royal Opera House orchestras as well as supporting
artists including Elton John, Julie Andrews and Squeeze. They are also
involved in a variety of chamber ensembles that have performed for
BBC broadcasting and in numerous international festivals.
The Fortuna Trio have an extensive repertoire and have appeared in
recitals around the UK as well as at corporate and social functions.
Recent clients have included Downing Street, Royal Shakespeare
Company,
The
Royal
Parks,
House
of
Commons,
UCL,
ITN,
Sainsbury's and Home House.
The trio belongs to the Music in Hospitals scheme with whom they
regularly give workshops and recitals to audiences of all ages. The
Fortuna Trio are also delighted to work with Wigmore Learning as part
of Chamber Tots.
The High Cs
The standard small brass ensemble is the quintet — 2 trumpets, horn,
trombone and tuba. It is a format greatly enjoyed by brass players,
whether they come from an orchestral, military band or brass band
background. Rather rarer is the brass sextet which adds an extra
instrument, usually another horn or a euphonium. The ensemble
tonight is such a sextet, formed specifically for this RNLI concert,
though the players know each other well and have played together in
various other groups. Our sextet's name, "The High Cs”, was the
brainchild of one of our players, Humphrey Haynes, a rather obvious
pun on the nautical duties of the RNLI as well as being a musical term!
On trumpet we have Wayne Filer and Dorinda Bray. Wayne is a
professional trumpet player with the band of The Royal Corps of
Logistics, but fills his leisure time by playing with St. Sebastian
Wokingham Brass Band - Dorinda comes from the other end of
England, Southampton — where she grew up in the brass band
tradition.
On French horn, Graham Morrill, who was also once a
professional army musician, plays in a number of wind bands in the
Thames Valley, primarily Woodley Concert Band, Reading. Our
trombonist is Paul MacNeil; Paul is an experienced orchestral and
band player.
Also a member of Saints is Humphrey Haynes on
euphonium — a virtuoso player in many musical genres. Finally on
tuba we have Peter Cole, who describes himself as being available for
anyone who wants him!
‘High Cs’ programme tonight continues with the nautical theme our
name suggests.
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