The term collegium musicum first came to prominence in the sixteenth century in Protestant German and Dutch-speaking university towns, where it denoted an organization of capable amateurs which met regularly to sing and play music privately – usually for their own enjoyment – in informal settings such as coffee houses, public gardens and large private houses. As… Continue Reading
It is with great regret that CML marks the death of Nick Henderson. A popular and talented singer with the choir, Nick was a conscientious member of the committee for many years, and possessed a mellifluous tenor voice. Nick was an accomplished artist, and though he moved to Madrid in 2006 – to teach English –… Continue Reading
Once again this year, Collegium Musicum provided the choral filling to a rich Christmas celebration at St James’s Piccadilly, organised by Prince Charles’s Children and the Arts charity. Alongside an array of stars, the choir – under Russell du Plessis’s assured leadership – led the congregational singing and contributed some seasonal items of its own.… Continue Reading
Saturday 9 October saw Collegium Musicum of London’s biggest audience in years witness a remarkable performance of Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers in Clerkenwell. Adding to the drama of the occasion, illness meant that tenor soloist John McMunn had to be replaced at the last minute by David de Winter, whose phenomenal interpretation belied the fact that… Continue Reading
CML’s concert in February featured the chamber version of Brahms’s German Requiem, accompanied by Julian Barber and Andrew Tait at the piano. St James’s in Piccadilly was the venue for a near sell-out concert in which the choir also performed Jonathan Dove’s The Passing of the Year, to a large and appreciative audience. Soloists Joanna Weeks (soprano)… Continue Reading
For the third year running, CML provided the choral music for The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts’s annual fund-raising carol concert, which will also be broadcast on Classic FM. The choir appeared at St James’s Piccadilly alongside Miranda Richardson, Celia Imrie, John Sessions, and other artists on Friday 11 December, 2009. Continue Reading
