[Classifieds] Choir of Christ's College JULY 8th

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The Choir of Christ’s College, University of Cambridge, UK, is to perform in Falmouth as part of its three-week tour of the Eastern United States. The concert is at the First Congregational Church of Falmouth, 68 Main St, Falmouth, MA 02540 , on July 8 th at 8pm. Admission is free; a free-will offering will be taken. For more information or directions, visit the church’s website at www.firstcongfalmouth.org , or contact the tour organizer, Jimmy Oh jyo20 at cam.ac.uk . 

The critically acclaimed Choir, widely recognized as one of the best mixed-choirs in Cambridge, will be celebrating the 800 th anniversary of the University of Cambridge with this tour. The Choir will perform in the Boston area and throughout New England, as well as at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and the Washington National Cathedral. 

The tour repertoire will span the range of English and European choral traditions from the Renaissance to the 20th century and include Scarlatti’s Stabat Mater , motets by J.S. Bach, Parry’s Songs of Farewell , and Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Hymn to St Cecilia . This tour will be premiering Toby Twining's work Eurydice's Letter , with text from the final scene of Sarah Ruhl's play Eurydice . 

As well as singing Evensong twice a week in the College, the Choir of Christ’s College performs frequently in Cambridge and London, broadcasts regularly on BBC Radio, and undertakes an international tour every year. In recent years, the choir has toured Australia, Canada (singing at St James’s Cathedral, Toronto), and the West Coast of the USA (singing at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco). 

The Choir has recorded many albums. Recent compact disc releases include Of a Rose : Carol settings by Britten and Leighton (2007); Stanford Magnificat for Double Chorus , Parry Songs of Farewell (2004); Howells Requiem , Britten Rejoice in the Lamb (2002). In December 2008 Sir Philip Ledger ( www.sirphilipledger.com ) conducted the choir in a CD recording of his music. 

Christ's College is famed among the Cambridge colleges for its exceptional academic record, and has over the past 28 years had the best average exam results of any of the 29 colleges. It also provides an environment in which music and other extra-curricular activities flourish among its students. This year the College is also celebrating the bicentenary of its alumnus Charles Darwin, and the 500th anniversary of the death of its foundress Lady Margaret Beaufort. 

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE CHOIR OF CHRIST’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE 

" Truly excellent performances…beautifully accomplished" -- International Record Review 

"Fresh voices, precise pitching and chording, expert pacing" -- BBC Music Magazine 

"Worthy of comparison with the best" -- Gramophone Magazine 

"Utterly polished professionals: a triumph" -- San Francisco Classical Voice 

"A group of unquestioned talent…a sheer delight" -- Church Times 

"Splendid ... perfectly judged ... tremendous conviction and attention to detail ... full-blooded and extremely sensitive." -- Birmingham Post 




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