Singing Day
Come and join us for a wonderful day of singing music from two of the greatest works in the choral repertoire:
Bach - St John Passion & Rachmaninov - Vespers (movements)
Our Conductor for the day will be Leslie Olive, our Musical Director and Founder.
Ian Le Grice accompanist
St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate, RH2 7RN
Saturday 24th September 2016 10am to 4pm
£18 for visitors £5 full time students.
Tea and Coffee included. Bring a packed lunch. Music hire at a small additional charge.
Project Manager: Gail Easterbrook / Christine Arnold
Russian Music
An evening of Russian Music and more.
The sophistication of Rachmaninov's Vespers contrasted with the raw power of Russian folk song. English Arts Chorale will be joined by Musika Lyra, who are Julian Milone (violin), Nadia Giliova (piano), Lila Moshtael (voice and guitar).
The Chorale will be performing a number of movements from Rachmaninov's sublime "Vespers".
Conductor: Leslie Olive
St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate, RH2 7RN
Saturday 22nd October 2016 7.30pm
From £20 Reserved seats to £5.00 Unreserved with restricted view.
Project Manager: Lesley Pullen
Haydn, Handel & Mendelssohn
The choir will be performing Haydn's "Nelson Mass"
accompanied by the English Arts Orchestra, under their leader Julian Milone. Also in the programme is Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, with soloist Savitri Grier, and his Hebrides Overture.
Handel Zadok the Priest
Mendelssohn Hebrides overture
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, soloist Savitri Grier
Interval
Haydn Nelson Mass
Jessica Broad soprano
Felicity Turner mezzo-soprano
Christopher Hann tenor
Ben McKee bass-baritone
The English Arts Orchestra led by Julian Milone
Conductor: Leslie Olive
St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate, RH2 7RN,
Saturday 3rd December 2016 7.30pm
Prices £20, £15, £12
Project Manager: Nyren Scott-Malden
Have you Heard the Story?
Two Christmas Concerts on successive weekends repeating the successful format of 2015, but of course with a different programme of carols and festive songs.
Leslie Olive conductor
Ian le Grice keyboard
Balcombe Church - (St Mary’s)
11th December 2016
Bletchingley Church - (St Mary’s)
17th December 2016
Project Manager: Geoff Hempstead (Balcombe)
Project Manager: Glynis Beazley (Bletchingley)
Singing Day
Come and sing with Ralph Allwood
An open invitation to sing with one of Britains’s finest choral directors.
Ralph Allwood, Music Director of Eton Choral Courses and The Rodolfus Choir, will be leading this singing day in the warm, encouraging acoustic of St Mary’s Church.
Ralph will be exploring music from living composers including:
Paul Mealor Ubi Caritas, A Spotless Rose
Eric Whitacre Sleep
James Macmillan O Radiant Dawn
Morten Lauridsen Sure on this shining night
Ralph Allwood Blessing
St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate, RH2 7RN
Saturday, 18th March 2017 10am to 4pm
Fee £20 including music hire. Full time students (aged over 16 years) £5.
Tea and Coffee included. Bring a packed lunch.
Project Manager: Gail Easterbrook / Christine Arnold
Bach
St. John Passion
One of Bach's finest works
English Arts Chorale, together with the English Arts Orchestra, will be performing Bach's glorious "Passio secundum Johannem", the St.John Passion. Some would say one of the very best works by the world's greatest composer - who could ask for more?
Bach St. John Passion BWV 245
Jessica Broad (soprano)
Felicity Turner (mezzo-soprano)
Stefan Kennedy (tenor - Evangelist)
Christopher Hann (tenor)
Robert Garland (baritone - Pilot)
Thomas Flint (bass-baritone - Jesus)
The English Arts Orchestra, led by Julian Milone
Continuo Ian Le Grice
Conductor Leslie Olive
St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate, RH2 7RN
Saturday 1st April 2017 7.30pm
From £20 front of nave seats to £12.00 side aisles.
Project Manager: Nyren Scott-Malden
Ahoy!
and "Mass in Blue"
Joining forces with local childrens' choirs
Following on from our very popular Summer 2016 concert of Zimbe! we will be performing another wonderful, fun piece by Alexander L'Estrange, "Ahoy!" and Will Todd's "Mass in Blue". "Ahoy!", described by the composer as "an exciting choral cantata that celebrates the rise, fall & rise of Henry VIII's warship the Mary Rose" requires a children’s choir and a band to join with EAC, and fuses the music of Tudor times with sea shanties and original music.
With Alexander L'Estrange's Call me Al Quintet and soprano Lisa Cassidy.
Will Todd's "Mass in Blue" has similar jazz influences and is a brilliant blend of driving jazzy grooves and clear, strong, choral writing, a unique coming together of sacred choral music and jazz.
Lisa Cassidy soprano
Leslie Olive conductor
Children's Choir from
- Greenacre School, Banstead
- Priory Preparatory School, Banstead
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Redhill
St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate, RH2 7RN
Saturday 24th June 2017 7.30pm
£20, £15, £12
Project Manager: Graham Carter
Farewell to
Ian le Grice
"Brahms with Strawberries"
A special celebratory concert
A very special concert as we say farewell to our brilliant longstanding accompanist, Ian le Grice.
Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes plus music from 16th to 21st Centuries, and Ian playing the organ. This will definitely be a night to remember.
St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate, RH2 7RN
22nd July 2017 4pm