Sacred and secular music for a summer afternoon

A summer picnic concert

Chandos Chamber Choir is delighted to present a programme of sacred and secular music at Christ Church, Southwark, to celebrate the summer season.

The first half of our concert comprises a selection of unaccompanied sacred music.  This half of the programme will include well-known pieces such as William Byrd’s Ave Verum Corpus and William Harris’ Faire is the Heaven, and also works by contemporary composers such as Arvo Pärt’s The Deer’s Cry and Ola Gjeilo’s Prelude Exsultate Jubilate.  A highlight is Bob Chilcott’s My Prayer, one of a number of modern works inspired by seventeenth-century composer Henry Purcell’s well-known piece Hear My Prayer.

Between the two halves of the concert we hope you will join us for a picnic in the beautiful grounds of Christ Church.  Bring your own picnic to enjoy what we hope will be a splendid summer afternoon (wet weather alternative available).

The second half of our concert will be a relaxed set of summer-themed songs, starting with an arrangement of Irving Berlin’s Blue Skies, and featuring madrigals, folk songs and a spiritual by a range of composers from Thomas Weelkes and Thomas Morley through to Rosephanye Powell.

We look forward to seeing you at 4.30pm on Sunday 5 July at Christ Church, Southwark, for a wonderful summer’s afternoon.