Events in 2013
Sunday 17th February 2013:
'Music in Quiet Places' -- Ings Church, 2.30 pm
Monteverdi - 'Beatus Vir'
Whitacre - 'Lux Aurumque'
Victoria - 'O Magnum Mysterium'
Victoria - 'Vere Languores Nostros'
Weelkes - 'Hosanna to the Son of David'
Holst - two Psalms
Bach - 'Sanctus' & 'Hosanna' from the B-minor Mass
Duet -- Christine Wood & Emily Robinson
Organ solo -- Hugh Davies
'Music in Quiet Places' -- Ings Church, 2.30 pm
Monteverdi - 'Beatus Vir'
Whitacre - 'Lux Aurumque'
Victoria - 'O Magnum Mysterium'
Victoria - 'Vere Languores Nostros'
Weelkes - 'Hosanna to the Son of David'
Holst - two Psalms
Bach - 'Sanctus' & 'Hosanna' from the B-minor Mass
Duet -- Christine Wood & Emily Robinson
Organ solo -- Hugh Davies
March 13th 2013 at Kendal Parish Church
Mary Wakefield Festival 'Choral Celebration Evening' .
Seven choirs from around South Cumbria participated in this happy event.
Levens choir sang Benjamin Britten's 'Jubilate Deo' and 'This Little Babe',
Eric Whitacre's 'Alleluia' and a setting by Gustav Holst of Psalm 148.
Mary Wakefield Festival 'Choral Celebration Evening' .
Seven choirs from around South Cumbria participated in this happy event.
Levens choir sang Benjamin Britten's 'Jubilate Deo' and 'This Little Babe',
Eric Whitacre's 'Alleluia' and a setting by Gustav Holst of Psalm 148.
Sunday 21st April 2013:
'Music in Quiet Places' -- Beetham Church, 4.00 pm
Britten - 'Jubilate Deo'
Bruckner - 'Locus iste'
Self - 'This is the Day'
Whitacre - 'Alleluia'
Rachmaninov - 'Bogoroditsye Dyevo'
Tallis - 'Alleluia'
Bach, B-minor Mass - 'Qui Tollis', 'Cum Sancto Spiritu' and 'Gloria'
Also organ solo by Hugh Davies
and duet by Emily and Christine.
'Music in Quiet Places' -- Beetham Church, 4.00 pm
Britten - 'Jubilate Deo'
Bruckner - 'Locus iste'
Self - 'This is the Day'
Whitacre - 'Alleluia'
Rachmaninov - 'Bogoroditsye Dyevo'
Tallis - 'Alleluia'
Bach, B-minor Mass - 'Qui Tollis', 'Cum Sancto Spiritu' and 'Gloria'
Also organ solo by Hugh Davies
and duet by Emily and Christine.
Saturday June 8th 2013
Choir Study Day at Cowan Bridge
Led by Peter Seymour,
helping us prepare for the B-minor Mass
Choir Study Day at Cowan Bridge
Led by Peter Seymour,
helping us prepare for the B-minor Mass
J.S.Bach's B Minor Mass
Performances:
Saturday, 6th July 2013 at Kendal Parish Church, 7.30 pm
Saturday, 13th July 2013 at Lancaster Cathedral, 8 pm
Orchestra: The Baroque Players, Leader Susan Marshall
Soloists: Laurie Ashworth (soprano), Joyce Tindsley (mezzo),
Christopher Steele (tenor), Jolyon Dodgson (bass)
Performances:
Saturday, 6th July 2013 at Kendal Parish Church, 7.30 pm
Saturday, 13th July 2013 at Lancaster Cathedral, 8 pm
Orchestra: The Baroque Players, Leader Susan Marshall
Soloists: Laurie Ashworth (soprano), Joyce Tindsley (mezzo),
Christopher Steele (tenor), Jolyon Dodgson (bass)
Following these two concerts, many appreciative messages were received, including the following:
"Congratulations on the B minor Mass performance in Lancaster on Saturday! The opening 'Kyrie' engaged the capacity audience immediately with both choir and orchestra sounding magnificent, and the elusive 'tingle factor' was present for me in this and also in the 'Confiteor Unum Baptisma' in the second half. The 'Gloria' and all the other joyful sections blew everybody away with their brilliance, and all my other favourite sections ('Qui Tollis', 'Et Incarnatus Est', Crucifixus', and the unbearably beautiful 'Agnus Dei', as well as the moving 'Dona Nobis' which brings this masterpiece to its close) were beautifully done. Levens choir seems to be going from strength to strength, and the sopranos even managed to make those high Gs and As sound effortless and beautiful."
Several messages were received from members of the orchestra, including these:
"Thank you Ian, it was a great privilege to be able to play that amazing work with your choir, who did such a superb job."
"Always an enjoyable (if exhausting) work to take part in and I'm glad the choir had a good time. We thoroughly enjoyed our two visits to the area, and were billeted with delightful, friendly people on both occasions."
"From my side I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The performances were first class, and both in lovely venues. I also have to say that it was an awesome experience meeting and playing alongside Crispian Steele-Perkins!"
"It was amazing that you had been able to gather together so many Baroque specialists, the horn player in Lancaster was particularly good."
"The atmosphere was lovely and it was a great pleasure to take part in the performance.... And being in what was probably the coolest place in Lancaster was an added bonus!"
It's hard now to recall that these two performances took place during a heatwave!
Finally here is a message from audience member Tim Burnett:
"Just to say that was quite some performance last night, & good to see you watching the conductor so well! Fantastic choral sound & singing, not to mention the horn-player et al. My sister & brother-in-law, who are avid culture buffs, came away saying the Oxford Bach Choir could never have matched it. Yeah!!"
"Congratulations on the B minor Mass performance in Lancaster on Saturday! The opening 'Kyrie' engaged the capacity audience immediately with both choir and orchestra sounding magnificent, and the elusive 'tingle factor' was present for me in this and also in the 'Confiteor Unum Baptisma' in the second half. The 'Gloria' and all the other joyful sections blew everybody away with their brilliance, and all my other favourite sections ('Qui Tollis', 'Et Incarnatus Est', Crucifixus', and the unbearably beautiful 'Agnus Dei', as well as the moving 'Dona Nobis' which brings this masterpiece to its close) were beautifully done. Levens choir seems to be going from strength to strength, and the sopranos even managed to make those high Gs and As sound effortless and beautiful."
Several messages were received from members of the orchestra, including these:
"Thank you Ian, it was a great privilege to be able to play that amazing work with your choir, who did such a superb job."
"Always an enjoyable (if exhausting) work to take part in and I'm glad the choir had a good time. We thoroughly enjoyed our two visits to the area, and were billeted with delightful, friendly people on both occasions."
"From my side I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The performances were first class, and both in lovely venues. I also have to say that it was an awesome experience meeting and playing alongside Crispian Steele-Perkins!"
"It was amazing that you had been able to gather together so many Baroque specialists, the horn player in Lancaster was particularly good."
"The atmosphere was lovely and it was a great pleasure to take part in the performance.... And being in what was probably the coolest place in Lancaster was an added bonus!"
It's hard now to recall that these two performances took place during a heatwave!
Finally here is a message from audience member Tim Burnett:
"Just to say that was quite some performance last night, & good to see you watching the conductor so well! Fantastic choral sound & singing, not to mention the horn-player et al. My sister & brother-in-law, who are avid culture buffs, came away saying the Oxford Bach Choir could never have matched it. Yeah!!"
Poster by Becky Hutchinson
Saturday, 19th October 2013
'Come and Sing' Verdi Requiem, with concert in Cartmel Priory at 7.30 pm.
This very successful event raised £2,536 for the Levens Choir choral scholars scheme
'Come and Sing' Verdi Requiem, with concert in Cartmel Priory at 7.30 pm.
This very successful event raised £2,536 for the Levens Choir choral scholars scheme
Benjamin Britten Centenary Concert
Friday 22nd November 2013 at St Thomas' church, Kendal
Friday 22nd November 2013 at St Thomas' church, Kendal
Photo of the choir by Martin Grace
Programme
Britten: Christ's Nativity and other pieces; Cello sonata
Schumann: Four sacred pieces for double choir; Fantasy pieces for cello
Cellist: Jeremy Lamburn Pianist: Paul Greenhalgh
Soloists: Gill Smith Emily Robinson
This was a challenging programme for the choir, but the result was
warmly praised by members of the audience of just over 60 people.
CLICK HERE to read an example.
Britten: Christ's Nativity and other pieces; Cello sonata
Schumann: Four sacred pieces for double choir; Fantasy pieces for cello
Cellist: Jeremy Lamburn Pianist: Paul Greenhalgh
Soloists: Gill Smith Emily Robinson
This was a challenging programme for the choir, but the result was
warmly praised by members of the audience of just over 60 people.
CLICK HERE to read an example.