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Paisley Philharmonic Choir
Upcoming & Recent Events
OUR NEXT CONCERT
Is expected to take place on Sat 7th Dec '24 in St Mirin's Cathedral. Rehearsals for this and the following concert on 16th Feb '25 at Holy Trinity & St Barnabas Church, have already commenced. There's still time to join us!
Recent Events
Karl
The Armed Man
Jenkins
A Mass for Peace
Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Benedictus,
God shall wipe away all tears
--oOo--
Soprano Soloist : Julia Callander
O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele) Handel
Agnus Dei (Coronation Mass, K317) Mozart
Baritone Soloist : Caspian Plummer
Adoration Bridge
Betrachte, meine Seel (St John Passion) J S Bach
Director: Derrick Morgan
Accompanist: Tim Lambourn
Gabriel
Fauré
Requiem, Op.48
All Movements
End of Term Concert
Sunday 19th May 2024
Oakshaw Trinity Church, Paisley
With the New Millennium approaching, the Royal Armouries Museum commissioned a new work to mark the millennial celebrations and it's own move, from London to Leeds. The work was composed in 1999 and given the subtitle 'A Mass for Peace'. It was dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo war (February 1998 to June 1999), and it's last movement expresses hope, from Revelation 21:4, that 'God shall wipe away all tears'.
The Choir sang the Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Benedictus and 'God shall wipe away all tears'.
Gabriel Fauré was a French composer, born in 1845, whose musical talent came to the fore when he was just a boy. At age nine he was sent to Paris to study to be a church organist and choirmaster, in both of which he succeeded for many years after graduating in 1865.
In 1877 his first violin sonata was performed by the Société Nationale, which became a focus for his composing career. He started to work on his Requiem in 1887 until its completion around 1901.
Spring Concert
Sunday 24th March 2024
Holy Trinity & St Barnabas Church, Paisley
This collection of eleven favourite British Folk-songs, drawn from England, Scotland & Ireland, was arranged by John Rutter and first published by Oxford University Press in 1994.
It was recorded by 'The Cambridge Singers', Rutter's own choir founded in 1981, accompanied by members of The City of London Sinfonia, and directed by John Rutter himself.
The CD Album was released in 2005, on the Collegium Records label, CSCD 517.
The Sprig of Thyme
A Cycle of Folk-Song Settings
by
John Rutter
The bold grenadier
The keel row
The willow tree
The sprig of thyme
Down by the sally gardens
The cuckoo
I know where I'm going
Willow song
O can ye sew cushions?
The Miller of Dee
Afton Water
Soprano: Nikki Martin
Director: Derrick Morgan
Accompanist: Tim Lambourn
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