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www.somersetchamberchoir.org.uk © 2011 Somerset Chamber Choir Registered Charity No.1003687
Patrons: Dame Emma Kirkby and Sir David Willcocks
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Works: |
Monteverdi John Tavener G Gabrieli Morten Lauridsen Verdi Bax Handl Verdi Ballet Jonathan Dove Vaughan Williams Britten Barber |
In illo tempore à 6 O do not move O magnum mysterium O magnum mysterium Laudi alla Vergine Maria I sing of a maiden Pater noster Pater noster Lute- The three kings Wassail song A New Year carol Twelfth Night |
Performers: |
Somerset Chamber Choir David Miller Graham Caldbeck |
Theorbo & Guitar Conductor |
Review:
It may have been a cold, raw January afternoon last Sunday (8th January) in Taunton
but the prospect of a concert by the Somerset Chamber Choir in King’s College Chapel
was enough to warm the determination of a near-
I suspect that the audience would gorge on the singing of this choir and the musical
direction of Graham Caldbeck, its conductor, all day, but this extended appetite
led to certain pieces having a distinct feeling of being under-
The afternoon’s pleasure was much enhanced by David Miller giving a clear and helpful
introduction to his solo playing of theorbo, lute and a 19th century guitar. His
choice of pieces by Kapsberger, Visée and Mertz was a lesson in good programming.
Miller is an eclectic musician, soloist and accompanist, often working and performing
with other musicians and a professor at the Guildhall School and Trinity College
of Music in London. He was joined by Bethia Hourigan for Ballet’s ‘Lute Book Lullaby’.
Bethia, a member of the choir, charmed the audience with her fine soprano voice and
most thoughtful musicianship. This was a successful partnership of ‘thinking-
The Somerset Chamber Choir is a very impressive organisation and this is evident in the careful detail with which these concerts are organised and presented. The choir’s popularity stems from the hard work of everyone involved and finds its rightful manifestation in the music it performs and the satisfaction the audience feels afterwards.
Andrew Maddocks
Sunday 8 January 2006
King’s College Chapel, Taunton
‘Something old, something new’