Saint Cecilia Singers

Full Programme Details for our 2009 - 2010 Season

 

Gloucester Heritage Day Church Trail

Saturday 12th September 2009

 

The Saint Cecilia Singers exercised their legs as well as their voices for this event and trailed around the City to perform a short programme of music at the following venues:- St Mary de Lode, St Nicholas' Church and Blackfriars.

 

Programme

Let the earth acclaim him..................................Bob Chilcott  (b. 1955)

Ave Maira............................................Robert Parsons  (c.1530-1570)

Cantantibus organis.....................................Peter Phillips  (1560-1628)

 

From Five English Folk Songs (no.3) 

 Just as the tide was flowing.........Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

 

The Bluebird..............................Charles Villiers Stanford  (1852-1924)

My Beloved Spake.....................................John Sanders (1933-2004)

 

         

 

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'CRUSE' 50th Birthday Concert

Friday 23rd October 2009 at 7.30pm

Gloucester Cathedral

 

Programme

Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare..........................George Shearing (b.1919)

   

 

                                                                                                         i)  Live with me and be my love

                                                                               ii)  When daffodils begin to peer

                                                                               iii) It was a lover and his lass

                                                                               iv) Spring

                                                                               v) Who is Sylvia?

                                                                               vi)  Fie on sinful fantasy

                                                                               vii) Hey, ho, the wind and the rain

 

 

 Five Traditional Songs..........................................arr, John Rutter

                                                                                  i)  The girl I left behind me

                                                                                  ii)  O Waly, waly

                                                                                 iii) The British Grenadiers

                                                                                 iv) Golden slumbers

                                                                                 v)  Dashing away with the smoothing iron

            

 

                                                  The heavenly aeroplane...........................................John Rutter

 

I N T E R V A L

 

Birthday Madrigals................................................John Rutter

                                                                                  i)   It was a lover and his lass

                                                                                  ii)  Draw on, sweet night

                                                                                  iii)  Come live with me

                                                                                  iv)  My true love hath my heart

                                                                                   v)  When daises pied

          

 

                                                                        

 

                              In the mood........................................................................Joe Garland arr. Peter Gritton

                                 Over the rainbow......................................................................Harold Arlen arr. Guy Turner

                                    Hey Jude...................................................John Lennon and Paul McCartney arr Peter Gritton

                                  With a little help from my friends............John Lennon and Paul Mccartney arr. peter Gritton

 

   

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT

St Peters Church, Winchcombe

Saturday 12th December 2009 at 7.30pm

 

 

    

Programme

Bogoroditsye Dyevo.................................................Sergei Rachmaninoff

In procession:  Once in royal David's City................arr James O'Donnell

Reading

Magnificat...........................................................................Gerald Finzi

Dormi Jesu...........................................................................John Rutter

Joys seven.............................................................arr. Stephen Cleobury

It came upon the midnight clear...............................arr. David Willcocks

Reading

Illuminare Jerusalem..............................................................Judith Weir

In dulci jubilo.......................................................................arr. Pearsall

Sussex Carol..................................................................arr. Philip Ledger

I N T E R V A L

While shepherds watched.............................................arr. Ashley Grote

Reading

Quem vidistis, pastores?.....................................................Richard Dering

The Lamb............................................................................John Tavener

The Shepherds Carol...............................................................Bob Chilcott

The First Nowell.........................................................arr. David Willcocks

Reading

The Three Kings..................................................................Jonathan Dove

Bethlehem Down..................................................................Peter Warlock

I saw three ships...........................................................arr. Simon Preston

O come all ye faithful..................................................arr. David Willcocks

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'O COME LET US ADORE HIM'

Gloucester Cathedral Concert

Saturday 19th December 2009 at 7.30pm

Programme

 

Bogoroditsye Dyevo...................................................Sergei Rachmaninoff

In procession:  Once in royal David's City....................arr. James O'Donell

Reading

Magnificat.............................................................................Gerald Finzi

Dormi Jesu.............................................................................John Rutter

Joys seven................................................................arr. Stephen Cleobury

It came upon the midnight clear..................................arr. David Willcocks

Reading

Illuminare Jerusalem...............................................................Judith Weir

In dulci jubilo........................................................................arr. Pearsall

Sussex Carol...................................................................arr. Philip Ledger

Reading

While Shepherds...........................................................arr. Ashley Grote

Quem vidistis, pastores?.......................................................Richard Dering

The Lamb..............................................................................John Tavener

The Shepherds Carol.................................................................Bob Chilcott

The First Nowell..........................................................arr. David Willcocks

Reading

The Three Kings....................................................................Jonathan Dove

Bethlehem Down....................................................................Peter Warlock

I saw three ships.............................................................arr. Simon Preston

O come all ye faithful....................................................arr. David Willcocks

 

 

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Gloucester Music Society

St Mary de Lode, Gloucester

Thursday 25th February 2010 at 7.30pm

Tickets (prices tbc) available from www.gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk

Programme

My beloved spake.......................................................John Sanders (1933-2004)

 

From Songs of Farewell op 47................Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)

My soul, there is a country

At the round earth's imagined corners

Never weather-beaten sail

 

Five Flower Songs Op 47.............................................Benjamin Britten (1913-76)

To Daffodils

The succesion of the four sweet months

Marsh Flowers

The Evening Primrose

Ballad of Green Broom

       

 

I N T E R V A L

Seven Poems of Robert Bridges op 17..........................................Gerald Finzi (1901-56)

Clear and Gentle Stream

Haste on My Joys!

I have loved Flowers that fade

I Praise the Tender Flower

My Spirit sang all day

Nightingales

Wherefore Tonight, So Full of Care

Five Traditional Songs.....................................................arr. John Rutter (b. 1945)

The Girl I left behind me

O Waly, Waly

The British Grenadiers

Golden Slumbers

Dashing away with the smoothing iron

       

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Choral Evensong at Gloucester Cathedral

Saturday 27th March 2010

                                                          Introit           Parry - I know my soul hath power to Know All Things

                                                          Responses     Sanders (Dresden)

                                                          Psalm            103

                                                          Canticles          Drayton - New College Service

                                                          Anthem          Parry - Lord, let me know mine end

 

Choral Evensong at Westminster Abbey

Thursday 8th April 2010

                                                               Responses                Sanders (Dresden)

                                                               Psalm                        130

                                                               Canticles                    Drayton   New College Service

                                                               Anthem                      Sanders   My beloved spake

 

    

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Lunchtime Concert at Southwark Cathedral

Friday 9th April 2010

 

Programme

Songs of Farewell...........................Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)

My soul, there is a country

I know my soul hath power to know all things

Never weather-beaten sail

There is an old belief

At the round earth's imagined corners

Lord, let me know mine end

 

Five traditional songs............................................arr. John Rutter (b.1945)

The girl I left behind me

O Waly, waly

The British Grenadiers

Golden Slumbers

Dashing away with the smoothing iron

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 Gloucester Three Choirs Festival

Concert at Highnam Church

Tuesday 10th August 2010 at 11.00am

Tickets (prices tbc) available from www.3choirs.org or Tel : 0845 652 1823 (lines open May 18th 2010)

Programme

to be introduced by Anthony Boden

 

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry

1848 - 1918

 

SONGS OF FAREWELL

My soul, there is a country

I know my soul hath power to know all things

Never weather-beaten sail

There is an old belief

At the round earth's imagined corners

Lord, let me know mine end

 

 

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