2022-2023 Season No. 43
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RVW150 - two performances of Vaughan Williams' majestic A Sea Symphony, straddling the 150th anniversary of his birth, in a programme that also includes his A London Symphony.
We celebrated Christmas with a "Christmas Sparkler" in Reigate - Messiah Christmas music, plus trumpet and vocal jewels.
Our concert in March 2023 featured Gabriel Fauré's Requiem and Sunrise Mass by the Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo.
Our Summer Concert in July included another French requiem setting, by Duruflé, and Poulenc's Gloria, and was followed by a French-themed buffet party to mark the end of the season.
During the season we hosted two open singing days, working on Verdi and Mozart Requiems, in November and February respectively, and we welcomed singers to two open rehearsals on Haydn's Nelson Mass and Mozart's Mass in C-minor.
RVW 150
A contribution to the celebration of Ralph Vaughan Williams' 150th birthday
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
Vaughan Williams A London Symphony
Soprano Elin Pritchard
Baritone Gareth Brynmor John
English Arts Orchestra
Conductor Leslie Olive
Dorking Halls RH4 1SG
Saturday October 8th, 2022 7.30pm
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Saturday October 15th, 2022 7.30pm
A Christmas Sparkler
Celebratory music for trumpet, soprano, orchestra, organ and choir including Mozart’s Exultate Jubilate, favourites from Handel’s Messiah and a scrumptious setting of In the Bleak Midwinter, with guests including Christian Barraclough, trumpet, Jane Burnell, soprano, James Edgeler, tenor, and Ian le Grice, organ.
Leslie Olive conductor
St Mary's Church, Reigate RH2 7RN
Saturday December 3rd, 2022 7.30pm
Open Singing Day - Mozart Requiem
Join us for a rewarding and enjoyable workshop exploring Mozart's masterpiece with Leslie Olive, the EAC's founder and artistic director. There will be refrershments, cake, and raffle prizes including delectable hampers. An informal sing-through, with EAC soloists, concludes the day.
St Mary's Church, Reigate RH2 7RN
Saturday February 4th, 2023 11am - 4pm
Fauré Requiem, Gjeilo Sunrise Mass
Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) is a Norwegian composer. The choir is familiar with Gjeilo’s choral compositions, having featured his work The Ground on their CD Radiance. Sunrise is a setting of the traditional church Mass as a human spiritual journey in four movements, with The Ground concluding the final movement. Founder and artistic director of the English Arts Chorale, Leslie Olive, is looking forward to conducting Sunrise Mass: “the choir specialises in a blended sound of which I am very proud; I believe Gjeilo’s work will give us a chance to show this at its best”.
Complementing this contemporary piece will be Fauré’s well-known and much-loved Requiem.
Natalie Werner soprano
Charlie Baigent baritone
Leslie Olive conductor
English Arts Orchestra
St Mary's Church, Reigate RH2 7RN
Saturday March 18th, 2023 7.30pm
