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The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford - Web Archive 2002-2021

Memorial Service for Dr Olive Sayce

25/5/2013

 
Today the choir sang at Dr Olive Sayce's memorial service in the college chapel. Dr Sayce, Emeritus Fellow in Modern Languages, was a generous supporter of the choir and helped to fund our second choir tour to Germany (2009) and our first commercial CD recording (2011).

A live recording of one of the anthems from today's service, Howard Goodall's setting of Psalm 23 (The Lord is my Shepherd), is available through our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EViB5epHMn8.

Choral Scholars' Recital

20/5/2013

 
Tomorrow Somerville Music Society will present the termly choral scholars' recital, an excellent opportunity to hear members of the choir perform solo works and duets. This term the programme will include songs and arias by Händel, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Puccini, Strauss and Vaughan Williams.

Choral Scholars' Recital
Tuesday, 21st May 2013, 8pm, Somerville College Chapel
Ian Buchanan (tenor), Stephen O'Driscoll (baritone), Laura Schack (mezzo-soprano), Isabel Sinagola (mezzo-soprano), Emily Winkler (soprano), Glenn Wong (countertenor), Robert Pecksmith (piano), Orly Watson (piano)

Evensong at St. Paul's Cathedral, London

9/5/2013

 
On Monday the choir will be giving its third performance at St. Paul's. The music for the service includes Stanford's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C and well as Howells' coronation anthem Behold, O God our Defender. The organ voluntary will be Wesley's Choral Song.

Monday 13th May 2013, St. Paul's Cathedral, 5pm
Evensong with the Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
Conductor: David Crown
Organists: Douglas Knight, Robert Pecksmith

Organ Recital at Hertford

7/5/2013

 
This week our Junior Organ Scholar will be playing a lunchtime recital at Hertford College Chapel. The programme includes works by Bach, Brahms, Reger, Elgar, Leighton and John Williams.

HCMS Lunchtime Recital: Robert Pecksmith (organ)
Wednesday 8th May 2013, 1:10pm, Hertford College Chapel

See his website and the Facebook event page for more details.

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