Dear Friends
We are delighted to bring you details of our new programme for 2023/2024. Check out our website and Facebook page for updates. Please do pass on this newsletter to anyone who may be interested in our events.
2023
December Sunday 10 December 7.30 pm at Carver Church, Lake Road, Windermere LA23 2DB
"A European Christmas" conducted by Gawain Glenton.
In this programme spanning the 16th to 20th centuries, we include music from the four corners of Europe including Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Catalonia, Spain (Cancionero de Upsala), France, Venice, and Ukraine. Featuring well-known names and some less familiar - Sweelink, Praetorius, Gabrieli, Nordqvist, Grieg, Rachmaninov, and Poulenc (Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël) - our linguistic skills are about to be stretched to the limit as the choir will sing in 7 languages (not simultaneously obviously and excluding English!). This is a hugely varied programme full of contrasts.
Tickets £15.
2024
March Saturday 30th 4 pm St John's Church Silverdale. LA5 0RH
"Tenebrae": Music for Holy Saturday. Conducted by Gawain Glenton.
A short concert (45 minutes) of music by Gesualdo, Victoria and others.
Retiring collection.
April Saturday 27th 7.30 pm, St Thomas Church, Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4QG
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Sunday 28th 3.00 pm Lancaster Cathedral, Balmoral Road, Lancaster LA1 3BT
Vivaldi motets. Conducted by Gawain Glenton
The programme for these two concerts consists of a set of Vivaldi motets. These are rarely performed and should be of great interest to those interested in early music as well as lovers of Vivaldi's music. With a soloist and 18 piece band playing period instruments, these promise to be memorable events.. More information to follow.
July Sunday 7th afternoon St Oswald's Church, Main Street, Warton, Carnforth LA5 9PG
Bruckner, and Brahms. Conducted by Gawain Glenton.
In complete contrast to our April concerts, and in celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth, we will explore the music of Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) together with compositions by his contemporary Johannes Brahms. More information to follow.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased on-line or at the door or from choir members. Students and children - tickets are free.
We look forward to seeing you again at one or more of these events. Please spread the word ...!
What the reviewers said ... recent concerts: -
July 2023 Warton. “A virtuoso display of choral music of the highest quality”
March 2023 Grange over Sands. “The result is homogeneous and sonorous and the audience was drawn in by the sincerity and depth of the music, sung with serious attention to detail, care with the language and committed communication.“
March 2023 Kendal. “The ensemble at full throttle was spine tingling”
December 2022 Windermere. “John Tavener’s The Lamb … looks innocuous but is not easy to sing, and the choir captured its beauty.”
July 2022 Kendal. “Few amateur choirs can produce bass bottom D drones and soprano top B naturals and yet Levens managed this with consummate ease. “
April 2022 Lancaster. “Monteverdi’s Domine ne in furore gave the choir the chance to demonstrate its skills, providing a lovely round, rich sound, helped by the sympathetic acoustics”
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