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SACS 75th Anniversary Season flyer 2019
75th Anniversary Season
Founded in 1944, St Albans Choral Society marks the start of its 75th anniversary season with a special concert in St Albans Cathedral
Saturday 23rd November 2019
Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, 7.30 pm
St Alban and the Martyrs
Claire Seaton soprano ∙ Michael Burke baritone
Carl Heap narrator
Orchestra Nova Brass and Ensemble
St Albans High School Junior Chamber Choir ∙ Choir of Alban City School
St Albans Choral Society
Marko Sever organ
George Vass conductor
The programme features:
- The world premiere of The Martyrs’ Call: A Cantata in Stone, by
Richard James Harvey, inspired by the statues of the Seven Martyrs by
sculptor Rory Young, which were installed in the medieval niches of the
Cathedral’s nave screen in 2015. The cantata was commissioned by the
late Lady Jean Maitland, Rory Young’s aunt, and her family - The first performance in the Cathedral of Liz Lane’s The Story of St Alban,
with a narrator and a specially invited chorus of St Albans schoolchildren
joining the choir - John Rutter Gloria
Tickets – £28 l £22 l £16 l £10 l £5 children
The Gift Shop, St Albans Abbey on 01727 890290
In person at the Gift Shop – 10.00-16.45 hrs Monday-Friday; 10.00-15.45 hrs Sunday; 13.00-17.00 hrs Sunday.
or online. BOOK HERE
More information on our e-flyer – St Albans eflyer 2019 1-2a
Saturday 14th December, 2019 – 7.30 pm
A Christmas Celebration
A wide variety of Christmas music, carols and readings
James Francis Brown – Cecilia McDowall – George Vass
Richard Harvey – organ
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, St Albans, AL1 3XG
Saturday 25th April 2020 – 7.30 pm
Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans AL1 1BY
Richard Blackford Pietà – jointly commissioned by Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and St Albans Choral Society
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem in D minor, K626
Orchestra Nova
Saturday 20th June 2020 – 7.30 pm
Joseph Haydn Creation
Blaze Ensemble
St Saviour’s Church, Sandpit Lane, St Albans AL1 4DF
