50^th anniversary concert

Handel: My Heart is Inditing, Foundling Hospital Anthem
Mendelssohn: Ave Maria
Brahms: movements from Ein Deutsches Requiem
Philip Moore: Three Oxford Songs (new commission)

and part-songs by
Tippett, Parry, Brahms, Copland and Grayston Ives

~*~

Duncan Saunderson conductor

Carys Lane soprano, Helen Parker soprano,
Stephen Burrows countertenor,
James Gilchrist tenor, George Coltart bass

with the Summertown Players led by Simon Jones

and Julian Littlewood & Ben Holden piano

To celebrate their half century, Summertown Choral Society took their audience on a journey through England's choral tradition on Saturday night - a journey that also reflected the incredibly varied repertoire they have tackled over the years...

...this was an interesting wander down memory lane, and a triumphant way to mark their anniversary.

Nicola Lisle, Oxford Times - read the full review here