Concertsat King 2015 ’s evening of poetry and song ... Christmas Presence – The King’s Singers ... Rowan Williams, Juliet Stevenson and Guy Johnston

A series of concerts andevents in celebration ofKing’s CollegeChapel’s 500thAnniversary

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October 2014 - November 2015 page 4

Anniversary Organ Recitals

Wednesday 4 February page 5

The Eton Choirbook – 1515Concert at Kings Place London

Tuesday 3 March page 5

The Eton Choirbook – 1515 Evensong from King’s College Chapel recorded for broadcast by BBC Radio 3

Saturday 14 March page 5

Haydn CelebrationFoundation Concert

Monday 30 March – Saturday 4 April page 6

Easter Festival

Saturday 25 April page 7

The AniMotion Show

Sunday 26 April page 8

The Fateful Voyage – 1915An evening of poetry and song

Friday 19 June page 8

Giovanni Gabrieli and Venice – 1615

Sunday 21 June page 9

Singing on the River

Thursday 9 July page 9

Mendelssohn CelebrationAcademy of Ancient Music, Edward Gardner conductor

Friday 10 July page 10

Bach Celebration – Dunedin Consort – 1715

October 10/11 Weekend page 11

Epiphany through Music – 2015

Monday 2 - Friday 6 November page 11

Samuel Beckett in dialogue – multimedia event

Saturday 7 November page 11

Inspired by Beckett – John Tilbury

Wednesday 11 November page 12

Organ Gala

Saturday 14 November page 13

An die Musik – Beethoven & Schubert – 1815

Friday 4 December page 14

Christmas Presence – The King’s Singers

Booking information page 15

Booking form page 16

Please note that the information in this brochure may be subject to alteration.

WelcomeSince its completion in 1515, King’s College Chapel has inspiredeach new generation. This year we celebrate the 500thanniversary with a year of exciting concerts and performances.

Henry VI was only 20 years old when he established the College,but the completion of the Chapel took place long after his death.He may have imagined the wonder and beauty of the completedChapel, but he could never have guessed that it would develop aninternational reputation for the highest quality of music bothwithin the context of liturgy, and in concert performance, over itsfirst 500 years.

Since its foundation, the Chapel has been an extraordinary gift,and it has been supported by philanthropy from the verybeginning. It is a strong and defining architectural presence inCambridge, elevating thought and encouraging the highestaspirations in those who study, work and visit.

Within the Chapel, religion and music have developed as some ofthe most talented and energetic people of the day have broughttheir sensitivity and creativity into dialogue with the space andthe opportunities it offers.

To celebrate the College’s rich musical heritage, each centuryfrom 1515 to the present will have its own performance in theConcerts programme, drawing together musical and historicalelements that have particular resonance with the Chapel and itscommunity. Most of the concerts will be curated by a Fellow ofthe College or a musician with ties to the College, and many willfeature King’s alumni.

The Chapel is renowned across the world for its remarkableacoustic properties, but for those who have visited, the play oflight through the great windows is also a remarkable andconstantly changing aspect of its aesthetic. Sound and light arethe life and breath of the Chapel and we celebrate both indifferent ways this anniversary year.

We warmly invite you to share and enjoy thisprogramme of events and join us in acelebration of this special year.

The Revd Dr Stephen CherryDean

Stephen Cleobury C.B.E.Director of Music and Artistic Director

STEPHEN CLEOBURY (Paul Grover)

Tuesday 3 March 2015 5.30pm [finish c.6.30pm]

Service: Evensong in King’s College Chapel

The Eton Choirbook King’s College Choir Stephen Cleobury conductor

A service of plainsong Vespers from the earliestdays of the Choir’s existence and including musicfrom the Eton Choirbook.

Curated by Stephen Cleobury A concert of this repertoire will be given on Wed nes day 4February at Kings Place, London www.kingsplace.co.uk

Members of the public are welcome to attend all services at King’sCollege; no tickets are required

Saturday 14 March 2015 5.30pm [finish c.7pm]

King’s College Chapel – Foundation Concert

Haydn CelebrationJohn Wallace trumpetDouglas Tang organHelen Groves sopranoMichael Chance countertenorMatthew Sandy tenorStephen Varcoe bass

King’s Choral Scholars past and presentCambridge University Chamber Orchestra

Stephen Cleobury conductor

Haydn Te DeumOrgan concerto in CTrumpet Concerto in E flatPaukenmesse – Missa in Tempore Belli

John Wallace, alumnus, is a well known and virtuoso exponent ofHaydn’s ground-breaking trumpet concerto. Haydn’s Mass in Timeof War is one of his celebrated late mass settings.Tickets: £40, £30, £22, £15 (£5 students)

This service will berecorded forbroadcast. Please beseated by 5.25pmand turn off allaudible devices.

DOUGLAS TANG (Paul Grover) MICHAEL CHANCE (Hanya Chlala) JOHN WALLACE

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King’s College Chapel

Anniversary Organ Recitals The King’s Organ is a magnificent instrument and combines with thegenerous Chapel acoustic to create a superb sound world. The A.H.Mann organ scholarship is much sought after and previous holders arehighly respected in the musical world. We are delighted that so manyhave agreed to return in this anniversary year to give a recital.

18 October Peter Stephens Buxtehude, Leighton, Widor

25 October Peter Barley Rideout, Weir, Dupré

31 January Thomas Trotter Grier, Weir, Wallen, Dupré

14 February James Lancelot Bach , Hindemith, Liszt

21 February Adrian Partington Harwood, Sweelinck, Jongen

28 February Robert Quinney Nielsen, Bach

25 April David Briggs Mahler Symphony no 2 ‘Resurrection’

9 May Ian Hare Willcocks, Orr, Ridout, Mathias, Hare, Howells, Britten,Duruflé

6 June Francis Grier Trio and Andrew Marriner Quartet for the End of Time

10 October John Butt Bach, Franck, Messiaen

24 October Tom Winpenny Grier, Gibbons, Bingham, Briggs

31 October David Goode Bach, Couperin, Messiaen,Reger

7 November Daniel HydeBach, Byrd, Franck and Mendelssohn

14 November Ashley GroteMendelssohn, Bach, Grote, Guilmant, Brahms

Free with a retiring collection

All recitals begin at 6.30pm and last about 45 minutesFor the full programme please consult the website.

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Saturday 25 April 2015 (to be confirmed)

The AniMotion ShowEvelyn Glennie percussion

Maria Rud painting

Ross Ashton projection

Rebecca Tavener soprano

King’s College Choir

A unique and unforgettable fusion of live art, livemusic, projection and architecture created to celebrate the Chapel’s 500th AnniversaryAs Evelyn Glennie performs, Russian artist Maria Rud paints live,her images beamed onto the side of the Chapel by projectionartist Ross Ashton. Featuring King’s College Choir, sopranoRebecca Tavener and the world premiere of a new arrangement by James MacMillan.

A spectacular outdoor event for all ages.Suitable footwear and warm clothing are advised.

For full details please consult the website:www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events

Admission free with a retiring collection to defray the costs

EVELYN GLENNIE AND MARIA RUD

29 March - 25 April 2015

Easter at King’s A festival of services and concertsfor Holy Week and Easter

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Concerts include:

Monday 30 March 5.30pm Festival Launch Event

Rowan Williams, Juliet Stevenson and Guy Johnston

Tuesday 31 March 7.30pm Messiaen – Visions de l’Amen

Cordelia Williams and Jeremy Begbie

Wednesday 1 April 7.30pm Rossini – Stabat Mater

Rachel Nicholls, Pamela Helen Stephen, Philharmonia Chorus, BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Stephen Cleobury

Maundy Thursday 2 April7.30pm Schütz – St John Passion9.00pm Meditation for Maundy Thursday

I Fagiolini

Good Friday 3 April7.30pm MacMillan – St Luke Passion

Choristers of King’s College, New College and Magdalen College, Britten Sinfonia, conducted by James MacMillan

Holy Saturday 4 April6.30pm Bach – St John Passion

Ben Johnson, Christopher Purves, King’s College Choir Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Stephen Cleobury

Saturday 25 April7.00pm Mahler – Resurrection Symphony

Organ arrangement by David Briggs with chorus and soloists

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Sunday 21 June 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9pm]

King’s College backs

Singingon the RiverThe King’s Men

The King’s Men celebrate the 500th birthday of King’s CollegeChapel with music from every century.

A quintessentially Cambridge summer evening picnicking on theriverbank and listening to close harmony arrangements sung froma punt on the river.

Tickets: £12 (£5 students, children under 12 free)

Thursday 9 July 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9pm]


Mendelssohn Celebration Academy of Ancient MusicEdward Gardner conductor

Alina Ibragimova violin

Mendelssohn The Hebrides (‘Fingal’s Cave’)Violin concerto in E minorSymphony No.3 in A minor ‘Scottish’

Mendelssohn found himself “extraordinarily affected” by a walkingtour of Scotland in 1829; the country’s savage beauty haunted himfor years, and inspired two of his best-loved works. King’s alumnusEdward Gardner conducts virtuoso-violinist Alina Ibragimova andthe AAM in a programme sure to linger long in the memory.

Tickets: £60, £50, £35, £25 (£5 unsighted)

A joint promotion with the Academy of Ancient Music.


ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSICANDREW KENNEDY RUPERT BROOKE ALINA IBRAGIMOVA (Eva Vermandel)

Sunday 26 April 2015 8.30pm [finish c.10pm]

King’s College Hall

The Fateful Voyage Andrew Kennedy tenorIan Burnside pianoMatthew Cammelle reader/narrator

A deeply moving sequence of music and words devised tocommemorate the centenary of the death of Kings’ belovedalumnus Rupert Brooke en route to Gallipoli with friends andcomposers FS Kelly and William Dennis Browne, including newlydiscovered unpublished songs.

Written by Kate Kennedy based on her forthcoming biography.

Tickets: £15 (£5 students)

This evening is part of a weekend festival to commemorate thelife of Rupert Brooke www.rupertbrooke.com/events

For educational opportunities suitable for secondary agedchildren please email [email protected]

Friday 19 June 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9.15pm]


Giovanni Gabrieli and VeniceKing’s College ChoirHis Majesty’s Sagbutts and CornettsStephen Cleobury conductor

G Gabrieli Music from the 1615 CollectionWorks by Monteverdi and LassusIn 1615, with Monteverdi in charge and Gabrieli's SymphoniaeSacrae hot off the presses, the music of St. Mark's Basilica wasunparalleled.Curated by Iain Fenlon

Tickets: £25, £18, £15, £12 (£5 students, unsighted)

Friday 10 July 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9.30pm]


Bach Celebration Clare Wilkinson alto

Matthew Brook bass

Dunedin Consort, John Butt director

Bach Suite no 1 in C MajorViolin Concerto in ECantatas BWV 132,165,185

Alumnus John Butt is a world authority on Bach and his handpickedensemble is renowned for its powerful and exciting interpretations.

“Butt’s impeccably prepared Bach tastes more like a warming bowlof chocolate” (The Arts Desk 2013)

Curated by John Butt

Tickets: £40, £30, £22, £15 (£5 students, unsighted)

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Weekend of 10-11 October 2015 A weekend celebrating thecontribution of King’s CollegeChapel and its associatedcomposers to the intellectual andcultural life of Great Britain.

The weekend will include worksnewly composed for thecelebrations and a retrospective ofthe rich crop of King’s composers:Adès, Benjamin, Causton, Holloway,and the current Master of theQueen’s Music, Judith Weir.

Curated by Richard Causton, John Wallace and Mark Gotham

EpiphanythroughMusic Full Details available in early 2015.

DUNEDIN CONSORT JOHN BUTT

Mon 2 - Fri 6 November 2015 8pm [finish c.9pm]

Multi-media event in King’s College Chapel

Samuel Beckett in dialogue with King’s College ChapelA multi-media event using Beckett materials in dialogue with theChapel building – stone, wood, light, both artificial and throughstained glass, and, above all, volume of space.

The centrepiece of the event is projection of some of the theatrephotography of the distinguished photographer, John Haynes,who was the official photographer at the Royal Court in theheyday of its great Beckett productions.

Entrance free

Saturday 7 November 2015 7.30pm [finish c.8.45pm]

Inspired by BeckettJohn Tilbury pianist/composer

John Tilbury is a pianist and composer, many of whose performances are based on Beckett texts. The programme will include ‘What is the Word’, ‘Stirrings Still’ and Feldman’s Palais de Mari.

Entrance free with a retiring collection

Curated by Christopher Prendergast

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Sat 14 November 2015 8.30pm [finish c.10.30pm]


An die Musik James Gilchrist tenor

Guy Johnston cello

Tom Poster piano

Beethoven Cello sonatas op.102Piano Sonata op.90An die ferne Geliebte

Schubert 1815 songs to include ‘Der Erlkönig’

1815 was a very productive year for both Beethoven andSchubert. Beethoven composed two cello sonatas and manysongs. In the following year, he composed An die ferne Geliebte,considered to be the prototype for the song cycle.

Schubert wrote an astonishing number of songs in that year,including the much admired Der Erlkönig. His An die Musik waswritten in 1817 but sums up the spirit of this concert sobeautifully that we have taken the liberty of appropriating it.

Two celebrated Kings’ alumni join the distinguished cellist,former King’s chorister Guy Johnston, to form an enticingchamber partnership.

Curated by Nick Marston

Tickets: £18 (students free)

Wed 11 November 2015 7.30pm [finish c.9.30pm]


Organ GalaThomas Trotter organ

King’s College Choir

CUMS Chorus

BBC Concert Orchestra

Stephen Cleobury conductor

Widor Toccata arr. WillcocksBerlioz Te DeumSaint Saëns Organ Symphony

The magnificent organ is a vital and much loved part of themusical heritage of the Chapel and has an important role in theanniversary celebrations. This concert is devised to showcase theorgan and the Chapel acoustic. The organ will sound magnificentin the gifted hands of Thomas Trotter, King’s alumnus and one ofour great organists.

After the 2015 Nine Lessons and Carols service, the organ will fallsilent for 9 months for essential repairs. This concert will raisemoney for the organ restoration and repair fund.

Curated by Flora Wilson

Tickets: £60, £40, £30, £22, £15 (£5 students)

BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA (Chris Christodoulou)

THOMAS TROTTER

TOM POSTER (Hanya Chlala)

JAMES GILCHRIST (operaomia.co.uk)KING’S COLLEGE CHOIR (Paul Grover) GUY JOHNSTON


In partnershipwith theCambridgeMusic Festival

This concert will bebroadcast live on Radio 3.Please take your seats by7.25pm. After seats by7.25pm Late comers will beadmitted after the firstpiece. Please wait quietly bythe South door. Please turnoff all audible devices.

BOOKING INFORMATIONPriority booking by postPlease return completed booking forms to: The Shop at King’s, 13 King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SP

Cheques should be made payable to ‘King’s College Enterprises Ltd’. Booking forms will be processed from 15 January 2015. Formsreceived before this date will be treated in strict order of receipt.

Booking in personThe Shop at King’s, 13 King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SPfrom Saturday 17 January 2015

Booking by phone or onlineBy phone: 01223 769340Online: www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/concerts-at-kingsfrom Monday 19 January 2015

Opening hours – the Shop at King'sMonday – Saturday 9.30am – 5.30pmSunday 10.00am – 4.30pm

Tickets on the doorAny remaining unsold tickets will be available from the North Door of theChapel an hour before the concert starts. Please note that sighted seatsfor some concerts may be completely sold out in advance. £5 standby tickets are available one hour before concerts to studentsand registered job seekers.

Concessionary and discounted ticketsA 50% discount is offered to wheelchair users and registered blindpeople and a companion. We welcome guide dogs. A £2 discount is available to Senior Citizens and those assessed as disabled.Please note that all concessions and discounts are subject toavailability, cannot be applied retrospectively, and cannot be combined.Please bring relevant ID to confirm your status.AccessThe Chapel is wheelchair accessible. Please inform the The Shop atKing’s Box Office if you have access requirements so that they mayadvise you on the most appropriate seats.

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Friday 4 December 2015 6.45pm [finish c.7.45pm]


Christmas PresenceThe King’s SingersAn evening of seasonal music to include Howells and Poulencand close harmony arrangements. The ‘superlative vocal sextet’

(The Independent) will perform from different parts of theChapel, taking full advantage of its celebrated acoustic. They willalso perform the winning entry from the A Carol for Christmas

competition. Tickets: Antechapel £25, £22, £15; Choir (unreserved) £12 (students £5 on the door)

For Gala dinner tickets please email [email protected]

THE KING’S SINGERS (Ben Ealovega)

A Carol for Christmas

CompetitionAn opportunity for composers across the nation to have a carolperformed in the stunning setting of King’s College, Cambridge thisDecember, published by Novello & Co. Ltd, and recorded by Classic FM.www.acarolforchristmas.co.uk

Workshop2.00pm-c.3.30pm, King’s College ChapelAn afternoon workshop is open to the public to hear youth choirs workon the winning carols from the A Carol for Christmas compet ition. WithJohn Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and The King’s Singers. Tickets £7 (£3 students)

Sponsored by Supported by

Festival Director Sarah ChambréProgramme Editor Emma Disley

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