Saw these guys last night;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lC7V8hG198&feature=player_embedded
Acknowledged as the peak of choral excellence in the great British tradition, the boys and men of the Choir share their uniquely beautiful vocal timbre in an unmissable selection of favourite classics and sparkling new repertoire, for a concert to remember.
Among the highlights of Program One is Fauré’s timeless and touching Requiem, accompanied by the College’s Organ Scholar; and a nod to their history in English works from their Tudor beginnings through to the present day.
The Program:
Charles Hubert Hastings PARRY Hear my words, ye people
William BYRD Sing Joyfully
Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA Dum complerentur
Peter SCULTHORPE The Birthday of thy King
Brett DEAN Now comes the Dawn
Carl VINE Ring out, wild bells
Benjamin BRITTEN Hymn to St Cecilia, op 27
Gabriel FAURÉ Requiem in D minor, op 48
Oh god they are good! The purity of the sopranos, the depth of the bass, the unique textures of sound, I have never seen a choir that good before. (My tears started during the Palestrina.)
Utterly sublime
*Can anyone of my generation can think of them by their proper name?
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