Christ Church Cathedral Choir

07 September 2010

The choir's recording 'More Human than Divine - Music from the Eton Choirbook (Avie AV2167)' has been shortlisted as one of three nominees for the Early Music category in the 2010 Gramophone Awards More information can be found at http://www.gramophone.co.uk/awards/2010/early-music

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08 June 2010

We're pleased to announce that a recording from 1996 has been re-released by Nimbus. A Catholic convert from Judaism, Wellesz composed a significant amount of sacred music, including five masses, two of which – the first and the last – feature on this disc. Wellesz’s operas of the 1920s contain a significant amount of virtuoso choral writing, and this quality carries over into his church music, although on the whole they are written in a simpler, more traditionally to...

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23 May 2010

As if a new website wasn't enough.. We now have a mailing list - you can sign up here on the site at http://www.chchchoir.org/mailinglist/. We're not planning to send out tonnes of email - just the odd notice which might be of use to those of you who don't frequent this site too often. In order to subscribe to the list, fill in the form at the above address. You should then recieve an email with a confirmation link in it - this must be clicked to finish the subscription! Don't forget to ch...

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19 May 2010

Fauré and Howard Goodall: Charlotte Mobbs (soprano), Ronan Collett (baritone), Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Philomusica, Marios Papadopoulos, Stephen Darlington, 6.5.2010 (BBr)Fauré: Requiem, op.48 (1893 version – edited and reconstructed by John Rutter)Howard Goodall: Eternal Light: A Requiem (2007/2008) We’re used to hearing Fauré’s Requiem in a version with full orchestra, but that wasn’t his original intention. It was whilst undertakin...

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06 April 2010

It's been a while coming, but we're pleased to unveil our new website. There are a fair few changes! The Discography is now much more comprehensive: each entry has not only related reviews, but also audio clips (for most of the newer discs) We've added a Blog - instead of just snippets of news, we hope to bring you more substantial stories from tours & events Photo galleries - have been updated for a quicker browsing experience As with all new websites, there are occasionally err...

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05 April 2010

“Characterised by technical skill and exquisite beauty of sound, the choruses were the highlights of this unforgettable evening.”(Neue Rhein Zeitung) The Cathedral Choir gave two "triumphant" performances of Haydn's Creation in the fine Mercatorhalle in Duisburg Germany on 24 and 25 March.  The conductor was Jonathan Darlington, General Musical Director of the Duisburg Philharmoniker and Stephen Darlington's brother.  The fact that this was the first time that the bro...

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30 March 2010

Substantial subsidy from the Cathedral puts this opportunity within the reach of many, many families. If you have a boy with a voice [we are looking for potential, not a trained singer] who enjoys singing and who you think might benefit from this wonderful opportunity, why not bring him along for an informal audition? There is nothing to lose and a great deal that your son could gain. For more information please contact: Miss Diane Price, Admissions' Secretary 01865 242561 registrar@cccs...

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