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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241214T193000
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SUMMARY:The Jolly Shepherd - Jazzy Choral Music for Christmas with Organ
DESCRIPTION:Jazzy Choral Music for Christmas with Organ including foot-tapping favourites by Iain Farrington\, Mack Wilberg\, Errollyn Wallen and John Rutter! \nTom Williams Conductor\nNicholas Scott-Burt Organ \nA festive feast of new Christmas favourites including John Rutter’s 2019 carol\, written for the National Youth Choir of Great Britain The Jolly Shepherd\, Iain Farrington’s 2022 commission Nova Nova\, for that year’s Advent Carol Service from St John’s College in Cambridge\, Mack Wilberg and Peter Steven’s take on Ding dong merrily on high from Christmas Eve at King’s in 2007 and Errollyn Wallen’s peerless Peace on earth\, performed at the same carol service in 2022. We will also include music by Welsh composer Tamsin Jones\, Richard Lloyd and others\, whilst asking you to raise your own voices alongside ours in some congregational numbers. Let’s celebrate the season together with humour and in good number! \nTickets £15\, Friends £12\, under 19 £10\, under 13 £5\nTickets can be purchased via Ticketsource at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/leicestershirechorale/t-lnrxgjl
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/the-jolly-shepherd-jazzy-choral-music-for-christmas-with-organ/
LOCATION:St Mary de Castro\, Castle Street\, Leicester\, LE1 5WN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250201T193000
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SUMMARY:O'Bonie Doon - Sacred and Secular Music in celebration of Scotland's national bard
DESCRIPTION:Sacred and Secular Choral Music\, Solo Song\, Spoken Word and Piano/Organ Solo\, in celebration of Scotland and their national bard \nTom Williams Conductor\nNicholas Scott-Burt Organ \nA variety of vocal music\, both sacred and secular\, interwoven with spoken word and keyboard solo to bring to life the beauty of the Scottish landscape and cultural history. To include music by 16th composer David Peebles\, 20th century choral composer Robin Orr\, 21st century performer/composer and author Kerry Andrew and icon of the Scottish music scene Sir James Macmillan. We will also include several arrangements of Scots folk songs by Robert Burns\, arranged by Simon Carrington\, Stephen Cleobury and Benjamin Britten. An interesting\, varied and unusual programme performed close to Burns Night. \nTickets £15\, Friends £12\, under 19 £10\, under 13 £5 \nTickets can be purchased via Ticketsource at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/leicester/stoneygate-baptist-church/o-bonie-doon/2025-02-01/19:30/t-modrply \n 
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/obonie-doon-sacred-and-secular-music-in-celebration-of-scotlands-national-bard/
LOCATION:Stoneygate Baptist Church\, 315 London Road\, Leicester\, LE2 3ND
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250329T193000
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SUMMARY:Ah Man\, Ah Say! Carols for Passiontide
DESCRIPTION:Carols for Passiontide including the world premiere of five such works by Welsh composer Gareth Treseder.  \nTom Williams Conductor \nThe Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul\, Uppingham \nGareth Treseder has been described by Schott music publishers as ‘One of the finest emerging choral composers of our time’. He has been commissioned by a variety of leading professional and amateur choral ensembles\, including The Choir of the Temple Church\, The Marian Consort\, The BBC Singers\, Farnham Youth Choir and the Swansea Bach Choir. His music has been performed on BBC Radio 3 and published by Boosey and Hawkes\, Stainer and Bell and the RSCM. Hot off the press in 2024 are five carols for Passiontide\, settings of medieval and other early texts which have yet to be published or receive their debut performance. It is a very exciting prospect that Gareth has agreed for our choir to be able to deliver this\, in Uppingham Parish Church in March 2025! An event not to be missed… \nTickets £15\, Friends £12\, under 19 £10\, under 13 £5\nTickets can be purchased via Ticketsource at Ah Man\, Ah Say! at Church of St Peter and St Paul\, Uppingham event tickets from TicketSource \n 
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/ah-man-ah-say-carols-for-passiontide/
LOCATION:Church of St Peter and St Paul\, Market Place\, Uppingham\, Leicestershire\, LE15 9QH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250518T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250518T220000
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SUMMARY:The Planets Gustav Holst (Neptune)
DESCRIPTION:with the Bardi Symphony Orchestra and Leicestershire Chorale Upper Voices \nChorus Master – Nick Scott-Burt \nFull details here: Bardi Symphony Orchestra: The Planets – De Montfort Hall
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/the-planets-gustav-holst-neptune/
LOCATION:De Montfort Hall\, Granville Road\, Leicester\, LE1 7RU\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250705T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250705T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223302
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SUMMARY:The Spirit of Truth - In celebration of 20 years of Leicestershire Chorale Choral Scholarships Scheme
DESCRIPTION:Choral Metamorphoses of existing works by Tallis\, Byrd\, Bach\, Stanford\, Vaughan Williams and Wesley\, adapted and rearranged by modern composers Judith Bingham\, Roderick Williams\, Knut Nystedt\, Bob Chilcott and William Petter \nTom Williams Conductor \nNick Scott-Burt Piano and Organ \n St Andrew’s Jarrom St\, Leicester \nAfter a chance conversation in August 2005 with a Leicester University student on an RSCM course in Salisbury\, the name of Adam Piplica was suggested as someone who could become the first of now well over a hundred young singers\, to benefit from scholarship to sing with Chorale\, whilst still at school or university. Many have gone on to university scholarships or to music conservatoire and some have even built successful singing careers beyond that. Others have kept singing as a strong suit and important part of their adult lives\, some even coming back to re-join Chorale as members later on. To celebrate this momentous anniversary\, we aim to invite back as many former scholars as possible to join together in a ‘Scholars Choir’ who will sing with and independently of our existing Chorale. We will explore a series of choral re-imaginings of classics from the repertoire such as Thomas Tallis’s If ye love me\, William Byrd’s Ave verum and JS Bach’s chorale Komm süsser Tod\, reworked by Judith Bingham\, Roderick Williams and Knut Nystedt respectively. This programme will provide the perfect opportunity both to hear our former scholars singing in their present glory\, but also to have them sing amongst us once again. \nTickets £15\, Friends £12\, under 19 £10\, under 13 £5\nTickets can be purchased via Ticketsource at The Spirit of Truth at St Andrews Church event tickets from TicketSource \n 
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/the-spirit-of-truth-in-celebration-of-20-years-of-leicestershire-chorale-choral-scholarships-scheme/
LOCATION:St Andrew’s Church\, 53 Jarrom Street\, Leicester\, Leicestershire\, LE2 7DH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:These are the Cries
DESCRIPTION:Music for Voices\, Bass Viol and Chamber Organ in the significant Anniversary Years of composers Orlando Gibbons\, Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina and Luciano Berio. \n7.30pm Sat 8th November St Catherine’s Church\, Burbage LE10 2DE \nTom Williams Director \nNick Scott-Burt Chamber Organ \nMatthew Farrell Countertenor and Bass Viol \nA programme to celebrate the music of three great composers of the past\, paired with music from celebrated living composer James Weeks and with period instrumentalists Matthew Farrell and Nick Scott-Burt. 2025 is a major anniversary year for all three composers Palestrina\, Gibbons and Berio\, who each made a unique and telling contribution to the landscape of classical music history. In this concert\, we seek to highlight music from each that might be slightly lesser-known to audiences\, including Gibbons Cries of London\, three movements of Berio’s vocal sequence of the same name and music from the Canticum Canticorum (Song of Songs) by Palestrina\, paired with contemporary settings of similar texts by James Weeks\, taken from his work Mala Punica and a more recent reworking of a Gibbons madrigal. Performing alongide the choir will be exciting young countertenor and bass viol player Matthew Farrell\, former musical son of Leicester who is now making waves as a member of Westminster Cathedral Choir and with his viol consort Arculo. \nTickets: £15 Full £12 Friends £10 U19 £5 U13. Tickets on the door and at Ticketsource. 
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/these-are-the-cries/
LOCATION:St Catherine’s Church\, Burbage\, LE10 2DE
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251213T193000
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SUMMARY:Illuminare Jerusalem
DESCRIPTION:Choral Music for Advent and Christmas written by women or those writing for upper voices\, including music by Judith Weir\, Celia McDowall\, Becky McGlade and Kerry Andrew \nTom Williams Director \nNick Scott-Burt Organ \nA fresh and thrilling take on the Advent and Christmas story from a variety of composers\, many writing in the 21st Century\, with less recent contributions from Hildegard of Bingen and Italian Baroque composer Chiara Margarita Cozzolani. These carols include two written by former and current Masters of the Queen’s/King’s Music and several performed in high profile BBC broadcasts and recorded on award-winning album releases. Join us for this new and exciting venture. \nSat 13th December at St Mary de Castro\, Castle St\, Leicester\, LE1 5WN \nTickets: £15 Full £12 Friends £10 U19 £5 U13 on the door and from Ticketsource
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/illuminare-jerusalem/
LOCATION:St Mary de Castro\, Castle Street\, Leicester\, LE1 5WN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260214T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223302
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SUMMARY:Midwinter Songs
DESCRIPTION:Choral and Solo Song with Piano from the American 20th Century\, including music by Morten Lauridsen\, Samuel Barber\, Aaron Copland and Randall Thompson \nTom Williams Director \nNick Scott-Burt Piano \nMorten Lauridsen’s five settings of the English poet and historical novelist Robert Graves\, provide a striking and varied musical commentary on love and loss. Originally scored for piano and choral voices\, Lauridsen later orchestrated the movements. It is his earlier and more intimate version that we use as the basis for our programme of 20th Century American music\, performed in the 250th anniversary year of American Independence. In addition to the Midwinter Songs\, we will also sing Lauridsen’s iconic setting of O magnum mysterium and music by American greats Aaron Copland\, Samuel Barber and Randall Thompson. An aptly reflective programme for the concert date in question. \nTickets: £15 Full £12 Friends £10 U19 £5 U13 on the door and from Ticketsource \n 
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/midwinter-songs/
LOCATION:Stoneygate Baptist Church\, 315 London Road\, Leicester\, LE2 3ND
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260328T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260328T210000
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SUMMARY:Lamentations
DESCRIPTION:Choral Songs of Lamentation from the Renaissance to the Modern Age including music by Thomas Tallis\, Dominique Phinot\, Rudolf Mauersberger and Edward Bairstow  \nTom Williams Director \nNick Scott-Burt Organ \nThe Lamentations of Jeremiah have proved a most poignantly fruitful text for composers throughout the history of choral music. In this concert\, punctuated by inventive and expressive organ improvisation from Nick Scott-Burt\, we present two classic interpretations of this great biblical text by Thomas Tallis and Edward Bairstow\, as well as a couple of lesser-known responses from Franco-Flemish composer Dominique Phinot and former conductor of the Dresdener Kreuzchor\, Rudolf Mauersberger. The latter’s response to the destruction of his home city in the Second World War\, the motet Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst\, is one of the most profound settings of the Lamentation text in whole musical canon. Beautiful polyphony combined with thought-provoking themes to stir and soothe the soul in equal measure. \nTickets: £15 Full £12 Friends £10 U19 £5 U13 on the door or from Ticketsource
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/wie-liegt-die-stadt-so-wust/
LOCATION:St Mary de Castro\, Castle Street\, Leicester\, LE1 5WN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260627T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260627T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223302
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SUMMARY:Transports of Delight!
DESCRIPTION:An eclectic programme of Lyrical Pop\, Tudor madrigals\, Victoriana\, Modes of limited transposition\, Country and Western and Folk Song Arrangements \nTom Williams Director \nNick Scott-Burt Piano & Organ \nQuite the most eclectic and far-reaching programme we have ever performed\, ranging from Thomas Weelkes startling madrigal Thule the period of cosmography\, through Granville Bantock’s evocative realisation of William Turner’s famous painting on oil of The Fighting Temeraire\, to The Divine Comedy’s wonderful late nineties pop song National Express and much\, much more besides. Come and enjoy a veritable cornucopia of musical surprises\, all connected with journeys (such as that of the Three Magi) and various forms of transport: planes\, trains\, plenty of automobiles\, boats\, chariots and yes\, even a couple of songs about the good old British Omnibus. Hopefully a lot of fun and a chance to see Chorale in a guise you never have before – almost! \nTickets: £15 Full £12 Friends £10 U19 £5 U13 on the door and from Ticketsource
URL:https://leicestershirechorale.org.uk/concert/transports-of-delight/
LOCATION:St Andrew’s Church\, 53 Jarrom Street\, Leicester\, Leicestershire\, LE2 7DH\, United Kingdom
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