Next Thursday Somerville's choral scholars perform a selection of arias, songs and duets by Händel, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Donizetti, Saint-Saëns, Browne, Britten and Coward. There will be a drinks party in Vaughan SCR after the concert. Click here to download the programme.

Choral Scholars' Recital
Thursday 28 February 2013, 8pm, Somerville College Chapel

Soloists: David Bowe (tenor), Ian Buchanan (tenor), Jenni Butler (mezzo-soprano), Stephen O'Driscoll (baritone), Ruby Riley (soprano), Laura Schack (mezzo-soprano), Christoph Schnedermann (bass), Isabel Sinagola (mezzo-soprano), Glenn Wong (countertenor)

Accompanists: Douglas Knight (piano), Robert Pecksmith (piano), Orly Watson (piano)

Admission is free. There will be a retiring collection in aid of Somerville Choir's next CD recording project.

Organ Scholar Robert Pecksmith and Choir Manager Stefan Schwarz perform the Imperial March from Star Wars:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW4XS449EYU

Having sung at last year’s Accession Day Service as part of the celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee, the Choir of Somerville College will be returning to St. Paul’s to sing evensong at 5pm on Monday of 6th week (18th February 2013). The programme will include Noble’s Evening Service in B minor, the Radcliffe Responses and Balfour-Gardiner’s Evening Hymn. The choir will be conducted by David Crown and accompanied by organists Douglas Knight and Robert Pecksmith.

Somerville College is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its recently restored Harrison organ in a special concert that will bring together two generations of organ scholars: Somerville's first organ scholar and college organist Sam Bayliss (2001-2005) joins current organ scholars Douglas Knight and Robert Pecksmith for an exciting programme that will explore the full range of the instrument.
​
The programme will include works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Boëllman and Elgar as well as a surprise item. Rumour has it Darth Vader will be making a guest appearance...

Organ Scholars' Recital
Saturday 16 February 2013, 8pm, Somerville College Chapel

Admission is free. There will be a retiring collection in aid of Somerville Choir's next CD recording project.

Click here to download the programme and the poster. See the college website for more information about the recital.