The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
Musicians of the Dreaming Spires
David Crown, conductor

St. Michael at the North Gate, Oxford
9 March 2012

Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 - Versus 1

Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 - Versus 4

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
David Crown (conductor)
Robert Pecksmith (organ)

United Reformed Church, Clitheroe
30 June 2012

Gustav Holst: Turn back, O man

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
David Crown (conductor)
Robert Pecksmith (organ)

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RAtUWy-rW4 for a video recording of this anthem.

Henry Balfour Gardiner: Evening Hymn

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
David Crown (conductor)
Robert Pecksmith (organ)

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwxmEKdIQw for a video recording of this performance.

Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Lead me, Lord

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, in its present form) was founded by Francis Knights and Sam Bayliss in 2001. The choir sings evensong during term and performs regularly in concerts organised by Somerville Music Society. In recent years the choir has toured Germany and Italy and sung at Worcester, Southwark, Winchester and Wells cathedrals.
Since David Crown took over as Director of Music, the choir has been involved in a number of concerts and opera productions. In 2010 the choir appeared in a memorial concert for Iris Murdoch and gave a performance of Tavener's 'Song for Athene' in the presence of the composer. In 2011 Somerville Choir performed Bach's St John Passion and recorded its first commercial CD (Duruflé's Requiem, Milford's Mass for Five Voices) featuring internationally acclaimed soloists Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Mark Stone (baritone) and Guy Johnston (cello). Plans for this year include evensong at St Paul's Cathedral and performances of Bach's 'Christ lag in Todesbanden'.

Members:
Amelia Hamer, Antony Beere, Bertie Baigent, Beth McMillan, Christoph Schnedermann, David Bowe, Douglas Knight (Senior Organ Scholar), Eleanor Makower, Emily Winkler, Glenn Wong, Ian Buchanan, Jenni Butler, Joanna Perkins, Isabel Sinagola, Kate Piddington, Laura Schack, Matthew Kerr, Olivia Waring, Orly Watson, Rebecca Nohl, Robert Smith (Junior Organ Scholar), Sam Walker, Stefan Schwarz (Choir Manager), Stephen O'Driscoll

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