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Oxford Lent Concerts, 2011.
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Featuring music by:
- Carl Heinrich Graun (1704-1759)
- Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620-1680)
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704)
- Robert Whyte (c. 1538-1574)
- Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)
- Orlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594)
- Fernando de Almeida (c. 1600-1660)
With illumination by Modern Icons.
All concerts are in Queen's
College Chapel, Oxford.
Concert dates:
| | Concert 1: | March | 15 | (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
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| Concert 2: | March | 22 | (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
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| Concert 3: | March | 29 | (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
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| Concert 4: | April | 5 | (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
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| Concert 5: | April | 12 | (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
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| Concert 6: | April | 19 | (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
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Admission to the Chapel 15 minutes before each concert.
Each concert will last approximately 45 minutes.
Concerts are FREE with a Retiring Collection for Cancer Research UK, Helen & Douglas House and Oxfam.
Concert 1, March 15 (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
Carl Heinrich Graun (1703/04-1759): Der Tod Jesu (1-5)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704): Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes, Sonata 5
Robert Whyte (c. 1538-1574): Lamentations, Part 1.
Soloists:
Director / continuo:
Choir:
- Nancy-Jane Rucker: Soprano
- Tanya Wicks: Soprano
- Roya Ziai: Soprano
- Catherine Bradley: Alto
- Jane Goodenough: Alto
- William Blake: Tenor
- Felix Leach: Tenor
- Bernard Maybury: Tenor
- Edwin Simpson: Tenor
- Benjamin Thompson: Bass
- Dan Trott: Bass
Instrumentalists:
- Diane Wyatt: Baroque violin
- Richard Wade: Baroque violin
- Heather Birt: Baroque viola
- Aliye Cornish: Baroque viola (Biber)
- Julian Smith: Baroque viola (Biber)
- Judith Dallosso: Baroque cello
- Elizabeth Harré: Baroque bass
- Michael Lowe: Theorbo
Icon:
- Roger Wagner: Writing in the Dust
Concert 2, March 22 (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
Carl Heinrich Graun (1703/04-1759): Der Tod Jesu (6-10)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704): Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes, Sonata 3
Orlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594): Lamentations for Good Friday.
Soloists:
- Esther Brazil: Soprano solo
- William Blake: Tenor solo
Director / continuo:
Choir:
- Esther Brazil: Soprano
- Nancy-Jane Rucker: Soprano
- Tanya Wicks: Soprano
- Tim Dallosso: Alto
- James Potter: Alto
- William Blake: Tenor
- Felix Leach: Tenor
- Edwin Simpson: Tenor
- Benjamin Thompson: Bass
- Daniel Trott: Bass
Instrumentalists:
- Polly Armitage: Baroque flute
- Joshua Getzler: Baroque flute
- Bojan Čičić: Baroque violin
- Miranda Walton: Baroque violin
- Heather Birt: Baroque viola
- Aliye Cornish: Baroque viola
- Julian Smith: Baroque viola
- Judith Dallosso: Baroque cello
- Elizabeth Harré: Baroque bass
- Michael Lowe: Theorbo
Icon:
- Alison Lilley Berrett: Jerusalem Falling
Concert 3, March 29 (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
Carl Heinrich Graun (1703/04-1759): Der Tod Jesu (11-15)
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620-1680): Sonata 3 (Lamentation)
Robert Whyte: Lamentations, Part 2 - Lamentations chapter 1, verses 11-13
Soloists:
- Jonathan Arnold: Solo bass
Director / continuo:
Choir:
- Nancy-Jane Rucker: Soprano
- Tanya Wicks: Soprano
- Tim Dallosso: Alto
- James Potter: Alto
- William Blake: Tenor
- Felix Leach: Tenor
- Bernard Maybury: Tenor
- Edwin Simpson: Tenor
- Jonathan Arnold: Bass
- Daniel Trott: Bass
Instrumentalists:
- Linda Hannah Anderson: Baroque violin
- Julian Smith: Baroque violin/viola
- Aliye Cornish: Baroque viola
- Gabriel Amherst: Baroque cello
- Elizabeth Harré: Baroque bass
- Michael Lowe: Theorbo
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Concert 4, April 5 (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
Carl Heinrich Graun (1703/04-1759): Der Tod Jesu (16-20)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704): Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes, Sonata 6
Orlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594): Lamentations for Maundy Thursday, Lesson 3.
Soloists:
- Esther Brazil: Soprano
- Roya Ziai: Soprano
Director / continuo:
Choir:
- Esther Brazil: Soprano
- Lucy Cox: Soprano
- Tanya Wicks: Soprano
- Roya Ziai: Soprano
- Tim Dallosso: Alto
- Jenni Matthews: Alto
- William Blake: Tenor
- Felix Leach: Tenor
- Edwin Simpson: Tenor
- Peter Collins: Bass
- Daniel Trott: Bass
Instrumentalists:
- Joshua Getzler: Baroque flute
- Liz Hobbs: Baroque flute
- Miranda Walton: Baroque violin
- Diane Wyatt: Baroque violin
- Heather Birt: Baroque viola
- Julian Smith: Baroque viola
- Gabriel Amherst: Baroque cello
- Elizabeth Harré: Baroque bass
- Michael Lowe: Theorbo
Icon:
- Martin Smith: Jerusalem, Jerusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum
Concert 5, April 12 (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
Carl Heinrich Graun (1703/04-1759): Der Tod Jesu (21-25)
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620-1680): Sonata Lamentevole
Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585): Lamentations.
Soloists:
- Benjamin Thompson: Solo bass
Director / continuo:
Choir:
- Nancy-Jane Rucker: Soprano
- Jane Goodenough: Alto
- James Potter: Alto
- William Blake: Tenor
- Benjamin Thompson: Bass
Instrumentalists:
- Joshua Getzler: Baroque flute
- Liz Hobbs: Baroque flute
- Zoe Shevlin: Baroque bassoon
- Noel Rainbird: Baroque bassoon
- Miranda Walton: Baroque violin
- Diane Wyatt: Baroque violin
- Heather Birt: Baroque viola
- Julian Smith: Baroque viola
- Gabriel Amherst: Baroque cello
- Tabitha Tuckett: Baroque cello
- Elizabeth Harré: Baroque bass
- Michael Lowe: Theorbo
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Concert 6, April 19 (Tuesday) 6:15 pm
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704): Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes, Sonata 10
Fernando de Almeida (c. 1600-1660): Lamentations.
Fernando de Almeida (c. 1600-1660): In monte Oliveti.
Director / continuo:
Choir:
- Lucy Cox: Soprano
- Nancy-Jane Rucker: Soprano
- Jane Goodenough: Alto
- James Potter: Alto
- William Blake: Tenor
- Felix Leach: Tenor
- Peter Collins: Bass
- Benjamin Thompson: Bass
Instrumentalists:
- Simon Desbruslais: Natural trumpet
- Mark Levy: Baroque violin
- Heather Birt: Baroque viola
- Julian Smith: Baroque viola
- Tabitha Tuckett: Baroque cello
- Elizabeth Harré: Baroque bass
Icon:
- Nicholas Mynheer: The Guardian
