Brisbane Chamber Choir

Brisbane Chamber Choir

2009 Concert Series

Pre-Season

January 21 (Wed) Rehearsal for Cathedral 150th CD
January 28 (Wed) Recording for Cathedral 150th CD
January 31 (Saturday am) – Ordination at St Johns
February 4 (Wed) Recording for Cathedral 150th CD

Proposed title Angel Song Complete playlist is below, but Leighton and Moore may be recorded in May (after liturgical performances at Easter)

Rubbra – Missa in honerum St Dominici 17.00 (library – top up)
Todd - Angel Song 4.50
Tippett – Hymn - Unto the Hills say 2.00*
Leighton – Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis 8.20 (library – top up)*
Whitacre - Lux aurumque (Calmo) say 5
Philip Moore - Lo! God is here! Say 5.00*
Stewart - Psalm 23 (Anglican Chant)
Lloyd - Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis* say 10
Willan - I beheld her, beautiful as a dove 2.30
Grayston Ives – Missa Brevis 10.00 (Lucians)*
(and some Tattersall psalms)

Season I – ABC and Easter – 9 weeks

Rehearsals commence Feb 11 (Wed)
Friday Feb 6-Sunday Feb 8th – rehearsal weekend
(prepare ABC recording/St John/Easter Day)

Wednesday February 18 – ABC Recording – Ferry Road

Programme Includes:

From Canada
Willan - I beheld her, beautiful as a dove 2.30
Willan – How they so softly rest (library) 3.48

SHAKESPEARES SONGS (with piano)
George Shearing –
John Rutter – Blow blow thou winter wind

SONGS OF WAR
Vann - A Procession Winding Round Me (excerpts) with guitar

AT REST
Threnody (Coultard) – see Uni of Alberta 2.20
Taverner – Exhortation and Kohima 3.23 (They shall grow not)
Vaughan Williams – Come away, death (library)
Bobbie McFerrin - Psalm 23. 3.09

Twist – Lament 4.17 (with solo cello)
THREE CHRISTMAS TEXTS
Phillips - All in a garden green
Morton – Upon My Lap My Sovereign Sits
Gardner – Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

TWO SIDES OF LOVE
Morley – April is in my mistress’ face 1.19
Whitacre – This marriage 2.59

Martin Wesley Smith –
Ward Swingle - Give us this day – 4.51

Pizetti?

April 10 - Good Friday - Bach St John Passion (evening)
(Orchestral call TBA)

April 12 - Easter Day – Evensong

Angel Song (Introit)
Leighton Mag and Nunc
Leighton Responses
Moore Lo God is Here

(No rehearsals April 15/22)

Season 2 – New Music - 13 weeks

April 29 – First Rehearsal
Ross Edwards Mass could be performed St John’s Day – May 3rd or Pentecost (May 31st) – most likely 31st

Recording - May 6 – Wednesday - (final for Angel Song – music from Easter Day)

Concert Sunday afternoon 26 July – Queensland Day Concert (premieres of Bonetti and Twist). Qld String Quartet play first half.

(No rehearsals July 29/Aug 5)

Season 3 – with Schola – 7 weeks

12 August – First Rehearsal
Concert
(A) Sunday 13 September Toowoomba
(BCC Eucharist in St Lukes/Schola Mass in St Patrick’s/combined recital in St Lukes in afternoon)

(B) Sunday afternoon September 20th – Schola/BCC Concert including Edwards Mass at St Stephens
(Rehearsal 1.00pm – Concert 4.00pm

Recording Music of the Sept concert – Schola and BCC
Wednesday 16th September
Tuesday 22nd September (NB school vacation)
Wednesday 23rd September (NB school vacation)
Tuesday 6th October (in reserve)
(Edwards mass and repeat of some 2008 music etc)

No rehearsals 30 Sept/7 October

Season 4 – at St John’s – 5 weeks

Sun 25th October Rehearsal for Cathedral Consecration (afternoon TBC)
Wed 28th October – Cathedral Consecration

Concert - Wednesday November 11th - In Memoriam
Programme includes-

Threnody (Coultard) – see Uni of Alberta 2.20
Taverner – Exhortation and Kohima 3.23 (They shall grow not)
Vaughan Williams – Come away, death (library)
Willan – How they so softly rest (library) 3.48
Clausen – In pace (TBC)
Ticheli – There will be rest (6.17)
Epilogue – Rorem – Lead, Kindly Light (library)
Pizzetti – Requiem (35minutes)

European Tour

Depart for Rome - December 26th
Finish in UK – Friday January 15th
(all repertoire to be covered in concerts and services during the year)
(Might a string quartet accompany us on tour?)