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Our last concert was Spring, which was performed in the Purcell Room of the Sout Cowie's Spring h Bank Centre as a part of the prestigious Chorus Festival, on Sunday 2 May 2010. The concert included a World Première of Spring, the concluding part of Edward Cowie's The Four Seasons. CC21 jointly comissioned this exciting new work with the Oxford choir Commotio. We performed the first part of the new commission, Summer, in July 2009 (see below). The concert also included Le Jeune's Revecy venir du printemps, Morley's April is in my mistress' face, Moeran's Songs of Springtime and Britten's 5 Flower Songs, Op.47.

This concert was supported by the Benefactor Friends of CC21. Here is the concert flyer, and here are the programme notes.

Our last but one concert was Handel's Messiah, which was performed on Wednesday, 2 December 2009, in the Cadogan Hall, in conjunction with the English Chamber Orchestra. This concert was in aid of Crisis, the national charity for single, homeless people. Crisis is dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change. Messiah Flyer

The soloists were:

Ida Falk Winland, Soprano
Mae Heydorn, Mezzo-Soprano
Nicholas Mulroy, Tenor
Håkan Vramsmo, Bass

You can read more about the concert by downloading the concert flyer here, and the programme notes here.

Before Messiah, we performed Music for a Summer's Evening, on July 11th 2009 at the Grosvenor Chapel in Mayfair. This concert incuded the World Premiere of Edward Cowie's Summer, from Four Seasons, a joint commission with Commotio in Oxford.

Edward Cowie's Summer is the second episode in his choral portrayal of the Four Seasons, but is the first to be performed. The concert on July 11th 2009 marked the launch of the four-part commission, shared by CC21 and the Oxford Choir Commotio, who will give the premiere of Winter on December 5th, 2009.

Here's a few words from our Conductor, Howard Williams, on the programme content of Music for a Summer's Evening:

"Presenting a programme of music in which the word Summer appears in every single choral title might seem suspiciously like an exercice in mere tidiness (or perhaps the response to a wager), were it not for the delight that each piece offers to the listener and performer. If that is more of a bonus, however, then the underlying reason lies in my desire to give Edward Cowie's new seasonal work an appropriate context, in which the light and moods of summer resonate through the work of a variety of composers. To enhance further the setting for the new work, I have chosen to include works for solo harp, an instrument which has a special place in Edward's musical language and output."

You can read more about the concert by downloading the concert flyer or programme notes.

"Right from the start, we know we are in for a treat", Elgar Society Journal
Navigation: Home About us Our Conductor Our Patron Our Chairman Our Partners Choir Members Concerts Next Concert Recent Concerts Concert Archive Reviews News Photo Gallery Sound Clips Recordings Friends Contact us Support CC21: Become a Friend Join Us © CC21, Charity Number: 1090286	Recent Concerts Our last concert was Spring, which was performed in the Purcell Room of the South Bank Centre as a part of the prestigious Chorus Festival, on Sunday 2 May 2010. The concert included a World Première of Spring, the concluding part of Edward Cowie's The Four Seasons. CC21 jointly comissioned this exciting new work with the Oxford choir Commotio. We performed the first part of the new commission, Summer, in July 2009 (see below). The concert also included Le Jeune's Revecy venir du printemps, Morley's April is in my mistress' face, Moeran's Songs of Springtime and Britten's 5 Flower Songs, Op.47. This concert was supported by the Benefactor Friends of CC21. Here is the concert flyer, and here are the programme notes. Our last but one concert was *Handel's Messiah, which was performed on Wednesday, 2 December 2009, in the Cadogan Hall, in conjunction with the English Chamber Orchestra. This concert was in aid of Crisis, the national charity for single, homeless people. Crisis is dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change. The soloists were: Ida Falk Winland, Soprano Mae Heydorn, Mezzo-Soprano Nicholas Mulroy, Tenor Håkan Vramsmo, Bass You can read more about the concert by downloading the concert flyer here, and the programme notes here. Before Messiah, we performed Music for a Summer's Evening, on July 11th 2009 at the Grosvenor Chapel in Mayfair. This concert incuded the World Premiere of Edward Cowie's Summer, from Four Seasons, a joint commission with Commotio in Oxford. Edward Cowie's Summer* is the second episode in his choral portrayal of the Four Seasons, but is the first to be performed. The concert on July 11th 2009 marked the launch of the four-part commission, shared by CC21 and the Oxford Choir Commotio, who will give the premiere of Winter on December 5th, 2009. Here's a few words from our Conductor, Howard Williams, on the programme content of Music for a Summer's Evening: "Presenting a programme of music in which the word Summer appears in every single choral title might seem suspiciously like an exercice in mere tidiness (or perhaps the response to a wager), were it not for the delight that each piece offers to the listener and performer. If that is more of a bonus, however, then the underlying reason lies in my desire to give Edward Cowie's new seasonal work an appropriate context, in which the light and moods of summer resonate through the work of a variety of composers. To enhance further the setting for the new work, I have chosen to include works for solo harp, an instrument which has a special place in Edward's musical language and output." You can read more about the concert by downloading the concert flyer or programme notes.	Next concert: Saturday 17 July 2010 in Hampstead Parish Church Photo Gallery: See photos of CC21 in action, including from our recent Messiah concert! Sound Archive: Listen to sound clips from our recent concerts Recent Recordings: Philip Glass: Elgar/Kodaly:

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