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John Rutter’s Mass of the Children is the main item for our October orchestral concert in Marlow. We shall be joined by the first rate Taplow Girls’ Choir with their director, Gillian Dibden. The Mass of the Children was first performed in New York in 2003. It is a Missa Brevis, containing just five of the traditional movements of the choral Mass, intercut with several poems of the composer’s choosing. The children’s choir is given an integral role in the work, rather than just being employed as an additional tonal colour, so to speak, and so the two choirs both have an equal and important contribution to the overall piece. Rutter’s beautiful writing and skilful management of the resources makes this composition a very attractive programme item. Further details of the concert will be announced nearer the event.
Saturday 16th October at 7.30 pm
All Saints’ Church, Marlow SL7 2AA |
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| We are very sorry to say goodbye to Jill Burton, who has been a fine and enthusiastic member of the altos since 2003 and a superb Choir Secretary since 2004. We wish her every happiness in her new life. Her role as Secretary is taken over by Jules Hughes, another member of the alto section, to whom we extend a very warm welcome, along with two other new members of the committee elected at the recent AGM: David Hazeldine and Anne Glover. This brings the committee back up to numerical strength. We are very pleased to note that, thanks to David Hazeldine’s diligent efforts, Cantorum now has charitable status – an ambition we’ve been working towards for some time. |
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Cantorum Choir is delighted to announce the appointment of Elisabeth Toye as our new Musical Director. Elisabeth came through a field of sixteen very strong applicants for this post and makes her debut as conductor on Friday 30th April, in John Rutter’s The Reluctant Dragon – our contribution to Thames Hospicecare’s St George’s Charity Concert (see below).
At the same time, we say very fond farewells to Sally Stafford, who has conducted the choir for over ten years, and Ian Taylor, who has been with us as Joint Conductor since 2007. Both have brought wonderful gifts and a great spirit of enjoyment to Cantorum, and we offer them our warmest thanks and best wishes for the future. |
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