7.00PM CHORAL & ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
‘O Praise the Lord of Heaven’
‘Lord, thou hast been our refuge’
Double Concerto for Oboe & Violin BWV1060
‘Dies Natalis’
Prelude and Fugue in C minor
‘The Lark Ascending’
Sixth Chandos Anthem
‘O Praise the Lord with one Consent’
Jenny Lee, violin
David Pipe, organ
The Works
Vaughan Williams’ ‘The Lark Ascending’ is, without doubt, his most well-known work. Dating from 1914, this serene and eloquent piece of music takes its title from a poem by George Meredith (a resident on Box Hill).
The concert also includes Bach’s Double Concerto for Oboe & Violin, with a playful dialogue between the soloists and strings; a Vaughan Williams choral piece; Finzi’s moving and sensitive ‘Dies Natalis’; and Handel’s rousing anthem ‘O Praise the Lord with one Consent’.
Edmund Hastings
Edmund is in his third year as a choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge. He is a pupil of Ashley Stafford.
Jenny Lee
Jenny Lee has been a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for four years. She is currently studying medecine at Bristol University.
Martin Ellis
Martin Ellis is the Director of Music of St Martin’s Church and of the Festival.
Joseph Fort
Joseph is in his third year reading music at Cambridge. He is the senior Organ Scholar at Emmanuel College. This year, he has been the accompanist for CUMS under Stephen Cleobury.