The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge - A Summer Concert
Friday, June 30, 2023
This June, Stroud Arts Festival is thrilled to welcome back to Stroud one of the world’s leading university choirs
The Choir of Clare College. Cambridge
SUMER IS ICUMEN IN
A Summer Concert
Conductor and composer Graham Ross brings us this delightful summer concert with pieces by local composers Vaughan Williams, Holst and Howells along with Purcell, Byrd and many more. The Choir last performed in Stroud in 2015.
Established as a mixed voice choir in 1972, the Choir of Clare College has gained an international reputation as one of the world’s leading university choirs. In addition to its primary function of leading services three times a week in the College chapel, the Choir keeps an active schedule recording, broadcasting, and performing. Former directors have included John Rutter and Timothy Brown. Under the direction of Graham Ross, Director of Music since 2010, it has been praised for its consistently ‘thrilling’ and ‘outstanding’ performances worldwide. Recent engagements include performances with the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and Orquesta Sinfonia Nacional de Mexico, as well as recitals in Barcelona’s Palau de Musica, El Escorial Madrid, Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City, St John’s Smith Square London, and across the USA and Canada.
The Choir of Clare College. Cambridge
SUMER IS ICUMEN IN
A Summer Concert
Conductor and composer Graham Ross brings us this delightful summer concert with pieces by local composers Vaughan Williams, Holst and Howells along with Purcell, Byrd and many more. The Choir last performed in Stroud in 2015.
Established as a mixed voice choir in 1972, the Choir of Clare College has gained an international reputation as one of the world’s leading university choirs. In addition to its primary function of leading services three times a week in the College chapel, the Choir keeps an active schedule recording, broadcasting, and performing. Former directors have included John Rutter and Timothy Brown. Under the direction of Graham Ross, Director of Music since 2010, it has been praised for its consistently ‘thrilling’ and ‘outstanding’ performances worldwide. Recent engagements include performances with the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and Orquesta Sinfonia Nacional de Mexico, as well as recitals in Barcelona’s Palau de Musica, El Escorial Madrid, Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City, St John’s Smith Square London, and across the USA and Canada.
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £16 - £22
Where: Holy Trinity Church
1 Trinity Rd,
Stroud
Postcode: GL5 2HX
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge - A Summer Concert website