Chandos Chamber Choir

Save the date - Chandos Christmas Concert Thursday 5 December

Thu, 7 Nov 2024

Christmas concert 5 December – ticket sales now open

Christmas concert 5 December – ticket sales now open
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Posted By: Karen Parkes
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Date Posted: Sat, 2 Nov 2024

Book now for Chandos' star-themed Christmas concert on Thursday 5 December



As the nights draw in, let Chandos Chamber Choir transport you to the heavens for a carefully selected programme of choral music centred around the theme of stars.  Our repertoire combines sacred and secular music, ranging from Monteverdi and Victoria to Cecilia McDowall and Eriks Ešenvalds.


Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) and Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)


Our programme has a strong Christmas theme, featuring the journeys of the Three Kings and the shepherds to Bethlehem, and also celebrates broader references to the stars.  Perhaps the most striking of our pieces is Ešenvalds’ Stars, which may have you wondering if we have enough wine glasses left for our interval refreshments.
 
 

BOOK NOW to join us at 7pm on Thursday 5 December at St Gabriel’s, Pimlico for a star-studded evening of choral favourites, old and new.

Eriks Ešenvalds' Stars

Eriks Ešenvalds' Stars
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Posted By: Karen Parkes
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Date Posted: Sun, 3 Nov 2024

Our centrepiece for this Christmas concert is Latvian composer Eriks Ešenvalds' beautiful choral piece, Stars.

Born in 1977, Eriks Ešenvalds is a prolific composer of mainly choral works, winning acclaim and awards for his compositions.  He is currently serving as Head of the Department of Composition at the Latvian Academy of Music.

Stars was commissioned in 2011, setting to music a poem by the American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933).  The lyrics evoke a sense of immensity and grandeur, which is amplified by the ethereal tuned wine glasses which accompany the choir.

As you can seen, Chandos members have been practising diligently during the rehearsal break with their wine glasses (filled for this purpose with water, of course).  Come and hear the results on 5 December - book now for tickets.