We can’t resist sharing the praise that reviewers have been giving the JCS women’s voices for their performance of rare works by Ralph Vaughan Williams on the Albion CD ‘Beyond My Dream’. Here are some extracts: The performances here are perfection itself. Mezzo-soprano Heather Lowe is definitely a singer to watch for: a classic...
News Archives - Page 15 of 18 - Joyful Company of Singers
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We are delighted to announce that Anna Sideris and Matthew Buswell are the Soprano and Baritone soloists in the JCS and Brandenburg Sinfonia’s performance of the Fauré Requiem on Thursday 5 April at St Martin in the Fields. Anna Sideris trained on the opera programme at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she...
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Vicky Lester joins the JCS and the Brandenburg Sinfonia on 5 April to add the harp’s unique contribution to our performance in St Martin in the Fields. Vicky will feature prominently in Debussy’s Danse Sacreé et Danse Profane, which has become a staple work in the concert harp repertoire as well as a...
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The Brandenburg Choral Festival of London welcomes the JCS back to St Martin-in-the-Fields on 5th April for our second performance in the Festival’s 2018 Spring Series. The programme is a feast of sumptuous French music. In the first half we sing two rare chorales by Saint-Saëns along with much-loved Cantique de Jean Racine, and Franck’s famous Panis...
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We are delighted to announce that composer Giles Swayne has joined the distinguished list of JCS Vice Presidents! A major force in contemporary music both as composer and teacher, Giles was described by The Times in 1998 as “the most accomplished choral composer in Britain” and after a première at the Proms in September 1999,...