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CONCERT DATES 2007 - 2008 Season
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The Chapter House Arts Society, as the choir was originally called, met for its first rehearsal on 16 October 1965, and is now in it's 42nd season. As part of the musical life of York Minster, we have the enviable good fortune of rehearsing in the wonderful acoustic of the Chapter House of the Minster.
Tickets for our concerts (except for Carols by Candlelight) can be purchased from Ticket World, 6 Patrick Pool, York 01904 644194, or at the door.
Season ticket may be obtained from: Mrs Cathy Cooper, 1 Forge Cottages, Church Lane, Sheriff Hutton, York YO60 6SX Tel. 01347 878047
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To demonstrate our commitment to performing new music and supporting young composers, the choir is launching a competition to find new carols for the 2008 Carols by Candlelight Concerts.
Two categories: Under 21 and Over 21
Time limit: 4 minutes
CLOSING DATE: 15th June 2008
The competition will be judged by the choir’s Director, Stephen Williams and founding conductor and Vice President, Andrew Carter.
Click here to email us to register your interest and for more information
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England's Glory
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Saturday 24th November 2007 at 8.00pm
in the North Transept of the Minster
Soloist: William Dutton BBC Chorister of the year 2006
Join us for some of the gems of Twentieth Century choral music, including Vaughan Williams brilliant Mass in G minor, written in 1921 for Gustav Holst, and Finzi's kaleidoscopic festival anthem.
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Vaughan Williams
Finzi
Britten
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Carols by Candlelight
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Tuesday 18th Wednesday 19th December and Thursday 20th December 2007: 8pm
In the Chapter House of York Minster
An atmospheric candle-lit performance of Christmas music. Featuring the Handbell ringers of the Chapter House Choir.
Organ: Philip Moore
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Review: The Press (http://www.yorkpress.co.uk)
By Charles Hutchinson, Friday 21st December 2007
"IT is one of the magical moments of Christmas in York. The lights are switched off, leaving the Chapter House lit only by a plethora of candles. This is the cue for silence, and from the grand edifice of The Minster can be heard the approaching voices of the Chapter House Choir, processing to Today The Virgin, one of those modern John Tavener works steeped in the tradition of Christmas past.
Even if the exigencies of Health and Safety mandarins have cut the capacity for each night, Carols By Candlelight defies the changes of time, and not only because the men still sing in dinner jackets.
Director Stephen Williams, less formal in open black shirt, once more corals carols and more besides from wide sources, from Britten's A Hymn To The Virgin to Wishart's Alleluja; from Babbitt's arrangement of Zu Bethlehem Geboren to Gritton's twinkling take on Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.
Contrast is provided not only by such choices, or Philip Moore's solemn interludes on the organ or Phil Redding's ever-delightful arrangements for handbells, but also by two versions of Hodie Christus Natus Est by the colourful Poulenc and baroque Byrd.
Andrew Carter's De Virgin Mary and I Wonder As I Wander, one of West Indian roots, the other an Appalachian folk carol, add joyously to the international flavour. If you missed the three nights, listen to BBC Radio 2's concert recording at 11pm on Christmas Eveby candlelight, of course."
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Open Rehearsal
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Monday 28th January 2008, 7.15 - 9.15 pm
in the Chapter House.
Join the choir for a typical rehearsal in the beautiful acoustic of the Chapter House. Choose whether to just listen or to sing with us - we will provide copies of music. Entrance free!
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The Song of Songs
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Saturday 15th March 2008 at 8.00p.
Through many centuries musicians have been inspired by the sensual, even at times erotic, imagery of 6the song of Solomon. Palestrina's remarkable collection of five-part motets was dedicated to Pope Gregory XIII in 1584
Music by Palestrina, William Walton, Tomas Luis de Victoria and Francis Grier
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Vorsprung durch Musik
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Saturday 14th June 2008 at 8.00pm
in the North Transept of the Minster
A feast of German sacred music. Works that inspired J S Bach alongside those that drew on his incomparable artistry. Also a rare opportunity to hear the music of Mauritz Hauptmann, Kantor of St Thomas's Church, Leipzig and contemporary of Mendelssohn.
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J S Bach
Schutz
Hauptmann
Buxtehude
Mendelssohn
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This concert will be followed by a short reception for our Season Ticket holders to introduce next year's programme over a glass of wine.
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