The Cambridge Singers & John Rutter
A 30th Anniversary Celebration
Repertoire
- Giles Swayne
- Magnificat I
- Rodney Bennett
- A Farewell to Arms
- Vaughan Williams
- Three Shakespeare Songs
- John Rutter
- Musica Dei donum
- Elgar
- Piano Improvisation No. 5 (transcr. Farrington)
- Elgar
- My love dwelt in a northern land
- Elgar
- Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
- Interval
- Rossini
- I gondolieri
- Gibbons
- The silver swan
- Stanford
- The blue bird
- Anon.
- The lark in the clear air (Irish folk-song, arr. Carter)
- Britten
- Five Flower Songs, Op. 47
- Anon.
- She moved through the fair (Irish folk-song, arr. Runswick); My sweetheart’s like Venus (Welsh folk-song, arr. Holst)
- Billy Joel
- And so it goes (arr. Chilcott)
- Grainger
- Scotch Strathspey and Reel (for piano)
- John Rutter
- Birthday Madrigals
Performers
- Iain Farrington
- piano
- John Rutter
- director
In tonight’s rare live appearance the choir presents a programme of choral music old and new, sacred and secular including John Rutter favourites.
Formed in 1981 by their director John Rutter, the Cambridge Singers were brought together for the express purpose of making recordings. The nucleus of the group was originally provided by former members of the chapel choir of Clare College, Cambridge (where John Rutter was Director of Music from 1975-79), supplemented by former members of other collegiate choirs. Today the choir is one of a number of freelance professional choirs on the London circuit, but unique in that its primary activity is still recording. Former members of the choir include such luminaries as Mark Padmore and Gerald Finley.
Part of Choral at Cadogan 2013/14
