Standish Consort is a chamber choir of around 20 singers drawn from Oxford and Cambridge alumni in Gloucestershire and their friends.
This concert programme includes in the first half Gregorio Allegri's stunning setting of Psalm 51 Miserere Mei Deus Schutz " Musikalische Exequiem 1 and Byrd's "O Salutaris Hostia" paired with a new composition by Gemma Cartmell setting the words "O Saving Sacrifice"
Following an interval where refreshments will be available by suggested donation the choir will perform Faure's Requiem remembering Hilary Peters late of Worcester Lodge Badminton without whose love of music and young people Standish Consort would not have been born. The choir will be accompanied on the organ by Edward Byrne organ scholar at Magdalen College Oxford and previously of Worcester Cathedral.
Mark Wilson is the Musical Director of Standish Consort and Director of Music at Pembroke College Oxford . He is the founder and Musical Director of Ensemble La Notte which specialises in 17th and 18th century music performing on period instruments.
Ticket sales will fund our Autumn Concert with Ensemble La Notte. There will be a retiring collection for the Church of St Matthew who have generously provided the venue for the concert. Standish Consort sings compline on 5th Sundays at St Matthew's at 8.30pm next date 30th April all are welcome.
Tickets via ticket source
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/stroud/st-matthews-church/standish-consort-easter-concert-1st-april-st-matthews-church-stroud-gl5-4je/2023-04-01/19:30/t-lnevxqn
Event Venue
Saint Matthew's, Church Road, Stroud, UK, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 15.00