15/09/2015
Last weekend was a busy one at Holy Trinity. On Saturday there was a concert by Cantate Chamber Choir. These excellent and well-known singers gave the audience a mixture of music spanning 500 years- from a motet by Passereau written in 1534 to Rule the World by Take
That. The choir has an excellent command of complex harmonies- sailing through major 7ths by Gershwin, and making light work of minor 9ths
and 11th chords by other composers. Along with piano and organ music from director Chris Randall and solo vocal and instrumental
performances from members of the choir this concert was a treat for everybody.
On Sunday Choral Evensong was given by the resident choir at Holy Trinity, along with the service of Benediction. Choral Evensong is a
musical service given daily in English cathedrals, and is now given quarterly at Holy Trinity. The choir gave robust performances of the
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by John Ireland, and the anthem was the much-loved Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach.
Starting next year Holy Trinity will be hosting concerts on the first Saturday of every month, and Choral Evensong will be held quarterly