Concert archive

Brahms Geistliches Lied Mendelssohn Lauda Sion Mendelssohn Ave Maria Schubert Psalm 23 Rheinberger Hymne Schubert Die Nacht Attributed to Bruch Ave Maria

Soprano Lisa Wilson Mezzo Martha McLorinan Tenor Ben Thapa Bass-baritone William Gaunt Organ Jonathan Lilley Musical director Duncan Aspden

Purcell (1659-1695)
O sing unto the Lord
I was glad
Awake and with attention hear
Hear my prayer
O God, Thou art my God
Dido and Æneas

Erica Eloff Dido, or Elissa, Queen of Carthage
Matthew Brook Æneas, Prince of Troy
Katie Trethewey Belinda, Dido’s sister and first lady-in-waiting
Frances Scott Dido’s second lady-in-waiting
Polly Jeffries Sorceress
Fiz Markham and Christine FahyWitches
Xavier Bellouard Spirit
David Hudson A Sailor
Petros Singers Chorus of Courtiers, Witches, etc.

Interplay period instrument ensemble led by Sarah Moffatt
Musical director Duncan Aspden

Walton Coronation Te Deum
Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor
Britten The Ballad of Little Musgrave & Lady Barnard
Chilcott The Lily and the Rose
Arch (arr.) She Moved Through the Fair
Elgar Great is the Lord

Petros Singers and Thame Chamber Choir
Organist Timothy Wakerell
Musical director Duncan Aspden

Gauntlett Once in Royal David’s City
Walther Joseph, Lieber, Joseph Mein
Cooman Adam Lay Ybounden
Goldschmidt A Tender Shoot
Rutter Nativity Carol
Leuner The Shepherds’ Cradle Song
Chilcott (arr.) Away in a Manger
Rutter Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
Victoria O Magnum Mysterium
Aston Balulalow
Chilcott (arr.) Still, still, still
Rütti I Wonder as I Wander
Hadley I Sing of a Maiden
Stopford Lully, Lulla, Lullay
Edwards No Small Wonder
Chilcott (arr.) Jingle Bells

Musical director Duncan Aspden
Piano and organ Andrew Wells

Ireland The Hills

Will Todd Angel Song II
Byrd Justorum animae

Parry Never Weather-Beaten Sail

Elgar They are at Rest

Vaughan Williams Four English Folk Songs

Musical director Duncan Aspden
Accompanist Andrew Wells

Ireland Greater Love Hath No Man
Donato Chi la Gagliarda, Donne, vo’ Imparare?
Britten Antiphon
Tomkins My Beloved Spake unto Me
Parry Crabbed Age and Youth
Lauridsen Ubi Caritas et Amor
Palestrina Vox Dilecti Mei
Purcell My Dearest, My Fairest
Whitacre A Boy and a Girl
Vaughan Williams Four English Folk Songs

Bass-baritone Edmund Saddington
Piano and Organ Greg Morris
Musical director Duncan Aspden

Erica Eloff Theodora, a Christian of noble birth
Ciara Hendrick Irene, a Christian
Rodney Earl Clarke Valens, Governor of Antioch
Ben Williamson Didymus, a Roman Officer converted by and in love with Theodora
Mathew Sandy Septimus, a Roman Officer and friend of Didymus
Petros Singers Chorus of Christians and Chorus of Heathens, attendant on Valens

Interplay period instrument ensemble led by Sarah Moffatt
Musical director Duncan Aspden

Bach O Jesu Christ, mein lebens licht
Barber Sure on this shining night
Dove Ecce beatem lucem
Dove Seek him that maketh the seven stars
East Hence stars, too dim of light
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Miškinis Angelis suis Deus
Tallis O nata lux
Todd Angel Song II
Whitacre Lux Arumque

Musical director Duncan Aspden
Organ Christian Wilson

Tegnér Lord, when you come to earth
Whitacre Lux Aurumque
Catalan carol (trad.) What shall we give
Saint-Saëns Ave Maria
Kelly A round of carols
Barber Twelfth Night
Barber Sure on this shining night
Dunhill How soft, upon the ev’ning air
Llewellyn London Waits
Holst This have I done for my true love

Musical Director Duncan Aspden
Piano and Organ Andrew Wells

Brahms How lovely are they dwellings
Parry Never weather-beaten sail
Haydn Betrachtung des  Todes
Will Todd Angel Song II
Victoria Agnus Dei
Harwood Oh how glorious is the Kingdom
Dove Seek Him that maketh the seven stars
Schütz Selig sint die Toten
Miškinis Angelis suis Deus
Byrd Justorum Animae
Elgar They are at rest
Fauré In Paradisum

Musical Director Duncan Aspden
Organist Timothy Wakerell