Saturday March 7 saw CML present Monteverdi’s magnificent 1610 Vespers at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square. A packed and appreciative house saw the choir, instrumentalists and fantastic soloists perform this fiendishly challenging work to the very highest standard. ‘CML…gave a confident and technically secure rendition of some very complex polyphony, with separate vocal lines clearly… Continue Reading
CML’s springtime concert attracted a large audience to the choir’s home, St James, Garlickhithe in the City of London, on April 30. Those who attended saw a polished performance of short, varied works spanning six centuries. Audience reaction ‘Excellent performance that celebrated spring perfectly. Talented choir and pianist. Looking forward to going to future concerts.’… Continue Reading
In November, CML performed an intriguing programme of music inspired by birds, including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending, featuring Brodsky quartet violinist Ian Belton. The concert marked a return to Temple church for the choir, and was rapturously received by a packed house. Continue Reading
CML’s summer concert featured Romantic choral music by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms in a new venue: St Gabriel’s Church in Pimlico. Stay tuned for details of the choir’s next concert, Bird/Song, in November at Temple Church. Audience reaction ‘An absolute joy. We enjoyed the programme of Romantic music and the changes of texture with different… Continue Reading
Another packed house for CML on 3 May, for the choir’s stirring performance of Bach’s masterpiece at St James’s, Clerkenwell. Stylish performances from all four soloists Eloise Irving, Martha McLorinan, Simon Wall and Tristan Hambleton, accompanied by a fine orchestra of Baroque instrumentalists produced a standing ovation at the end of a memorable evening. On… Continue Reading
This February Collegium Musicum of London Chamber Choir celebrated Valentine’s a day early with a special midweek concert featuring an eclectic collection of love songs spanning six centuries. Choral music by Lassus, Victoria, Mendelssohn, and Whitacre combined with popular favourites by Gershwin, Leiber and Stoller and Billy Joel in a programme illustrating the agony and… Continue Reading
