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A series of concerts andevents in celebration ofKing’s CollegeChapel’s 500thAnniversary
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October 2014 - November 2015 page 4
Anniversary Organ Recitals
Wednesday 4 February page 5
The Eton Choirbook – 1515Concert at Kings Place London
Tuesday 3 March page 5
The Eton Choirbook – 1515 Evensong from King’s College Chapel recorded for broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Saturday 14 March page 5
Haydn CelebrationFoundation Concert
Monday 30 March – Saturday 4 April page 6
Easter Festival
Saturday 25 April page 7
The AniMotion Show
Sunday 26 April page 8
The Fateful Voyage – 1915An evening of poetry and song
Friday 19 June page 8
Giovanni Gabrieli and Venice – 1615
Sunday 21 June page 9
Singing on the River
Thursday 9 July page 9
Mendelssohn CelebrationAcademy of Ancient Music, Edward Gardner conductor
Friday 10 July page 10
Bach Celebration – Dunedin Consort – 1715
October 10/11 Weekend page 11
Epiphany through Music – 2015
Monday 2 - Friday 6 November page 11
Samuel Beckett in dialogue – multimedia event
Saturday 7 November page 11
Inspired by Beckett – John Tilbury
Wednesday 11 November page 12
Organ Gala
Saturday 14 November page 13
An die Musik – Beethoven & Schubert – 1815
Friday 4 December page 14
Christmas Presence – The King’s Singers
Booking information page 15
Booking form page 16
Please note that the information in this brochure may be subject to alteration.
WelcomeSince its completion in 1515, King’s College Chapel has inspiredeach new generation. This year we celebrate the 500thanniversary with a year of exciting concerts and performances.
Henry VI was only 20 years old when he established the College,but the completion of the Chapel took place long after his death.He may have imagined the wonder and beauty of the completedChapel, but he could never have guessed that it would develop aninternational reputation for the highest quality of music bothwithin the context of liturgy, and in concert performance, over itsfirst 500 years.
Since its foundation, the Chapel has been an extraordinary gift,and it has been supported by philanthropy from the verybeginning. It is a strong and defining architectural presence inCambridge, elevating thought and encouraging the highestaspirations in those who study, work and visit.
Within the Chapel, religion and music have developed as some ofthe most talented and energetic people of the day have broughttheir sensitivity and creativity into dialogue with the space andthe opportunities it offers.
To celebrate the College’s rich musical heritage, each centuryfrom 1515 to the present will have its own performance in theConcerts programme, drawing together musical and historicalelements that have particular resonance with the Chapel and itscommunity. Most of the concerts will be curated by a Fellow ofthe College or a musician with ties to the College, and many willfeature King’s alumni.
The Chapel is renowned across the world for its remarkableacoustic properties, but for those who have visited, the play oflight through the great windows is also a remarkable andconstantly changing aspect of its aesthetic. Sound and light arethe life and breath of the Chapel and we celebrate both indifferent ways this anniversary year.
We warmly invite you to share and enjoy thisprogramme of events and join us in acelebration of this special year.
The Revd Dr Stephen CherryDean
Stephen Cleobury C.B.E.Director of Music and Artistic Director
STEPHEN CLEOBURY (Paul Grover)
Tuesday 3 March 2015 5.30pm [finish c.6.30pm]
Service: Evensong in King’s College Chapel
The Eton Choirbook King’s College Choir Stephen Cleobury conductor
A service of plainsong Vespers from the earliestdays of the Choir’s existence and including musicfrom the Eton Choirbook.
Curated by Stephen Cleobury A concert of this repertoire will be given on Wed nes day 4February at Kings Place, London www.kingsplace.co.uk
Members of the public are welcome to attend all services at King’sCollege; no tickets are required
Saturday 14 March 2015 5.30pm [finish c.7pm]
King’s College Chapel – Foundation Concert
Haydn CelebrationJohn Wallace trumpetDouglas Tang organHelen Groves sopranoMichael Chance countertenorMatthew Sandy tenorStephen Varcoe bass
King’s Choral Scholars past and presentCambridge University Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury conductor
Haydn Te DeumOrgan concerto in CTrumpet Concerto in E flatPaukenmesse – Missa in Tempore Belli
John Wallace, alumnus, is a well known and virtuoso exponent ofHaydn’s ground-breaking trumpet concerto. Haydn’s Mass in Timeof War is one of his celebrated late mass settings.Tickets: £40, £30, £22, £15 (£5 students)
This service will berecorded forbroadcast. Please beseated by 5.25pmand turn off allaudible devices.
DOUGLAS TANG (Paul Grover) MICHAEL CHANCE (Hanya Chlala) JOHN WALLACE
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King’s College Chapel
Anniversary Organ Recitals The King’s Organ is a magnificent instrument and combines with thegenerous Chapel acoustic to create a superb sound world. The A.H.Mann organ scholarship is much sought after and previous holders arehighly respected in the musical world. We are delighted that so manyhave agreed to return in this anniversary year to give a recital.
18 October Peter Stephens Buxtehude, Leighton, Widor
25 October Peter Barley Rideout, Weir, Dupré
31 January Thomas Trotter Grier, Weir, Wallen, Dupré
14 February James Lancelot Bach , Hindemith, Liszt
21 February Adrian Partington Harwood, Sweelinck, Jongen
28 February Robert Quinney Nielsen, Bach
25 April David Briggs Mahler Symphony no 2 ‘Resurrection’
9 May Ian Hare Willcocks, Orr, Ridout, Mathias, Hare, Howells, Britten,Duruflé
6 June Francis Grier Trio and Andrew Marriner Quartet for the End of Time
10 October John Butt Bach, Franck, Messiaen
24 October Tom Winpenny Grier, Gibbons, Bingham, Briggs
31 October David Goode Bach, Couperin, Messiaen,Reger
7 November Daniel HydeBach, Byrd, Franck and Mendelssohn
14 November Ashley GroteMendelssohn, Bach, Grote, Guilmant, Brahms
Free with a retiring collection
All recitals begin at 6.30pm and last about 45 minutesFor the full programme please consult the website.
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Saturday 25 April 2015 (to be confirmed)
The AniMotion ShowEvelyn Glennie percussion
Maria Rud painting
Ross Ashton projection
Rebecca Tavener soprano
King’s College Choir
A unique and unforgettable fusion of live art, livemusic, projection and architecture created to celebrate the Chapel’s 500th AnniversaryAs Evelyn Glennie performs, Russian artist Maria Rud paints live,her images beamed onto the side of the Chapel by projectionartist Ross Ashton. Featuring King’s College Choir, sopranoRebecca Tavener and the world premiere of a new arrangement by James MacMillan.
A spectacular outdoor event for all ages.Suitable footwear and warm clothing are advised.
For full details please consult the website:www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events
Admission free with a retiring collection to defray the costs
EVELYN GLENNIE AND MARIA RUD
29 March - 25 April 2015
Easter at King’s A festival of services and concertsfor Holy Week and Easter
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Concerts include:
Monday 30 March 5.30pm Festival Launch Event
Rowan Williams, Juliet Stevenson and Guy Johnston
Tuesday 31 March 7.30pm Messiaen – Visions de l’Amen
Cordelia Williams and Jeremy Begbie
Wednesday 1 April 7.30pm Rossini – Stabat Mater
Rachel Nicholls, Pamela Helen Stephen, Philharmonia Chorus, BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Stephen Cleobury
Maundy Thursday 2 April7.30pm Schütz – St John Passion9.00pm Meditation for Maundy Thursday
I Fagiolini
Good Friday 3 April7.30pm MacMillan – St Luke Passion
Choristers of King’s College, New College and Magdalen College, Britten Sinfonia, conducted by James MacMillan
Holy Saturday 4 April6.30pm Bach – St John Passion
Ben Johnson, Christopher Purves, King’s College Choir Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Stephen Cleobury
Saturday 25 April7.00pm Mahler – Resurrection Symphony
Organ arrangement by David Briggs with chorus and soloists
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Sunday 21 June 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9pm]
King’s College backs
Singingon the RiverThe King’s Men
The King’s Men celebrate the 500th birthday of King’s CollegeChapel with music from every century.
A quintessentially Cambridge summer evening picnicking on theriverbank and listening to close harmony arrangements sung froma punt on the river.
Tickets: £12 (£5 students, children under 12 free)
Thursday 9 July 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9pm]
King’s College Chapel
Mendelssohn Celebration Academy of Ancient MusicEdward Gardner conductor
Alina Ibragimova violin
Mendelssohn The Hebrides (‘Fingal’s Cave’)Violin concerto in E minorSymphony No.3 in A minor ‘Scottish’
Mendelssohn found himself “extraordinarily affected” by a walkingtour of Scotland in 1829; the country’s savage beauty haunted himfor years, and inspired two of his best-loved works. King’s alumnusEdward Gardner conducts virtuoso-violinist Alina Ibragimova andthe AAM in a programme sure to linger long in the memory.
Tickets: £60, £50, £35, £25 (£5 unsighted)
A joint promotion with the Academy of Ancient Music.
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ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSICANDREW KENNEDY RUPERT BROOKE ALINA IBRAGIMOVA (Eva Vermandel)
Sunday 26 April 2015 8.30pm [finish c.10pm]
King’s College Hall
The Fateful Voyage Andrew Kennedy tenorIan Burnside pianoMatthew Cammelle reader/narrator
A deeply moving sequence of music and words devised tocommemorate the centenary of the death of Kings’ belovedalumnus Rupert Brooke en route to Gallipoli with friends andcomposers FS Kelly and William Dennis Browne, including newlydiscovered unpublished songs.
Written by Kate Kennedy based on her forthcoming biography.
Tickets: £15 (£5 students)
This evening is part of a weekend festival to commemorate thelife of Rupert Brooke www.rupertbrooke.com/events
For educational opportunities suitable for secondary agedchildren please email [email protected]
Friday 19 June 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9.15pm]
King’s College Chapel
Giovanni Gabrieli and VeniceKing’s College ChoirHis Majesty’s Sagbutts and CornettsStephen Cleobury conductor
G Gabrieli Music from the 1615 CollectionWorks by Monteverdi and LassusIn 1615, with Monteverdi in charge and Gabrieli's SymphoniaeSacrae hot off the presses, the music of St. Mark's Basilica wasunparalleled.Curated by Iain Fenlon
Tickets: £25, £18, £15, £12 (£5 students, unsighted)
Friday 10 July 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9.30pm]
King’s College Chapel
Bach Celebration Clare Wilkinson alto
Matthew Brook bass
Dunedin Consort, John Butt director
Bach Suite no 1 in C MajorViolin Concerto in ECantatas BWV 132,165,185
Alumnus John Butt is a world authority on Bach and his handpickedensemble is renowned for its powerful and exciting interpretations.
“Butt’s impeccably prepared Bach tastes more like a warming bowlof chocolate” (The Arts Desk 2013)
Curated by John Butt
Tickets: £40, £30, £22, £15 (£5 students, unsighted)
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Weekend of 10-11 October 2015 A weekend celebrating thecontribution of King’s CollegeChapel and its associatedcomposers to the intellectual andcultural life of Great Britain.
The weekend will include worksnewly composed for thecelebrations and a retrospective ofthe rich crop of King’s composers:Adès, Benjamin, Causton, Holloway,and the current Master of theQueen’s Music, Judith Weir.
Curated by Richard Causton, John Wallace and Mark Gotham
EpiphanythroughMusic Full Details available in early 2015.
DUNEDIN CONSORT JOHN BUTT
Mon 2 - Fri 6 November 2015 8pm [finish c.9pm]
Multi-media event in King’s College Chapel
Samuel Beckett in dialogue with King’s College ChapelA multi-media event using Beckett materials in dialogue with theChapel building – stone, wood, light, both artificial and throughstained glass, and, above all, volume of space.
The centrepiece of the event is projection of some of the theatrephotography of the distinguished photographer, John Haynes,who was the official photographer at the Royal Court in theheyday of its great Beckett productions.
Entrance free
Saturday 7 November 2015 7.30pm [finish c.8.45pm]
Inspired by BeckettJohn Tilbury pianist/composer
John Tilbury is a pianist and composer, many of whose performances are based on Beckett texts. The programme will include ‘What is the Word’, ‘Stirrings Still’ and Feldman’s Palais de Mari.
Entrance free with a retiring collection
Curated by Christopher Prendergast
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Sat 14 November 2015 8.30pm [finish c.10.30pm]
King’s College Chapel
An die Musik James Gilchrist tenor
Guy Johnston cello
Tom Poster piano
Beethoven Cello sonatas op.102Piano Sonata op.90An die ferne Geliebte
Schubert 1815 songs to include ‘Der Erlkönig’
1815 was a very productive year for both Beethoven andSchubert. Beethoven composed two cello sonatas and manysongs. In the following year, he composed An die ferne Geliebte,considered to be the prototype for the song cycle.
Schubert wrote an astonishing number of songs in that year,including the much admired Der Erlkönig. His An die Musik waswritten in 1817 but sums up the spirit of this concert sobeautifully that we have taken the liberty of appropriating it.
Two celebrated Kings’ alumni join the distinguished cellist,former King’s chorister Guy Johnston, to form an enticingchamber partnership.
Curated by Nick Marston
Tickets: £18 (students free)
Wed 11 November 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9.30pm]
King’s College Chapel
Organ GalaThomas Trotter organ
King’s College Choir
CUMS Chorus
BBC Concert Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury conductor
Widor Toccata arr. WillcocksBerlioz Te DeumSaint Saëns Organ Symphony
The magnificent organ is a vital and much loved part of themusical heritage of the Chapel and has an important role in theanniversary celebrations. This concert is devised to showcase theorgan and the Chapel acoustic. The organ will sound magnificentin the gifted hands of Thomas Trotter, King’s alumnus and one ofour great organists.
After the 2015 Nine Lessons and Carols service, the organ will fallsilent for 9 months for essential repairs. This concert will raisemoney for the organ restoration and repair fund.
Curated by Flora Wilson
Tickets: £60, £40, £30, £22, £15 (£5 students)
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA (Chris Christodoulou)
THOMAS TROTTER
TOM POSTER (Hanya Chlala)
JAMES GILCHRIST (operaomia.co.uk)KING’S COLLEGE CHOIR (Paul Grover) GUY JOHNSTON
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In partnershipwith theCambridgeMusic Festival
This concert will bebroadcast live on Radio 3.Please take your seats by7.25pm. After seats by7.25pm Late comers will beadmitted after the firstpiece. Please wait quietly bythe South door. Please turnoff all audible devices.
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Friday 4 December 2015 6.45pm [finish c.7.45pm]
King’s College Chapel
Christmas PresenceThe King’s SingersAn evening of seasonal music to include Howells and Poulencand close harmony arrangements. The ‘superlative vocal sextet’
(The Independent) will perform from different parts of theChapel, taking full advantage of its celebrated acoustic. They willalso perform the winning entry from the A Carol for Christmas
competition. Tickets: Antechapel £25, £22, £15; Choir (unreserved) £12 (students £5 on the door)
For Gala dinner tickets please email [email protected]
THE KING’S SINGERS (Ben Ealovega)
A Carol for Christmas
CompetitionAn opportunity for composers across the nation to have a carolperformed in the stunning setting of King’s College, Cambridge thisDecember, published by Novello & Co. Ltd, and recorded by Classic FM.www.acarolforchristmas.co.uk
Workshop2.00pm-c.3.30pm, King’s College ChapelAn afternoon workshop is open to the public to hear youth choirs workon the winning carols from the A Carol for Christmas compet ition. WithJohn Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and The King’s Singers. Tickets £7 (£3 students)
Sponsored by Supported by
Festival Director Sarah ChambréProgramme Editor Emma Disley
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