Concerts

‘…here followeth the Anthem’ (and some very fine string music)

William Byrd Singers and Capriccio
Christopher Allsop organ
Stephen Wilkinson conductor

7.30 Saturday 15 November 2008, Christ Church, West Didsbury

Byrd

• Attollite portas
• I laid me down
• Gloria patri

Purcell

• Fantasia in B flat
• In Nomine of seven parts
• Fantazia upon one note

S. S. Wesley

• Choral Song and Fugue

Finzi

• Welcome, sweet and sacred feast

R. R. Bennett

• The seasons of His Mercies
• A contemplation upon Flowers

Ireland

Walton

• The Twelve

A real banquet of English sacred music and fine string works from Byrd’s time to our own. We welcome a gifted young organist from Worcester Cathedral as our guest.

Tickets £9.00 (£8.00 concessions, £4.00 students) at the door or from choir members.

‘…and on earth peace’

William Byrd Singers and Capriccio
Esther Swift harp
Stephen Wilkinson conductor

8pm Sunday 14 December 2008, St Peter’s Church, Hale

Byrd

• Attollite portas
• Gloria patri

Corelli

• Pastorale (Christmas Concerto)

Bach Choral Preludes:

• Christum wir sollen loben
• In dulci jubilo

Harp solos

Poulenc

• Motets pour le temps de Noel

Finzi

• In Terra Pax

Admission by programme at the door. Wine and mince pies from 7.30

Viva la Guitarra

William Byrd Singers and Capriccio
Craig Ogden guitar
Stephen Wilkinson conductor

7.30 Sunday 22 February 2009, Royal Northern College of Music

Schütz

• Fuggi, o mio core
• Dunque addio
• Ride la primavera
• Vasto mar

Guitar solos

Vivaldi

• Guitar Concerto in B minor

Pizzetti

• Due Composizioni Corali

Turina

• La oración del Torero

Guitar solos

Castelnuovo-Tedesco

• Romancero Gitano

An expression of the Latin spirit, the first part Italian, the second Spanish; solos in each from our distinguished guest, who also joins with both singers and strings.

Tickets: £11.00 (£10.00 concessions, £5.00 students) from the RNCM Box Office

The Seven Last Words

The William Byrd Singers
The Martindale String Quartet
Stephen Wilkinson conductor

7.30 Saturday 16 May 2009, Christ Church, West Didsbury

The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross by Haydn, interleaved with Responsoria in Parasceve (The Responsories for Good Friday) by Gesualdo

‘The note of pathos and tragedy which rings from virtually every line of these scriptures had never before been caught with such a vision’. (Glenn Watkins on The Responsoria).

‘Every movement is simply expressed in such a way that even the most uninitiated listener will be moved to the depths of his soul’. (Haydn on his Seven Last Words).

Tickets £9.00 (£8.00 concessions, £4.00 students) at the door or from choir members.