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Vivaldi Gloria and works by living composers

Saturday 21 May 2016, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Kippington, Sevenoaks

Poster for Cantate Choir's Vivaldi Gloria concert in May 2016Vivaldi Gloria and works by living composers in association with Firehead Editions.

The Cantate Choir will be performing Vivaldi’s Gloria in May. Written in around 1715 it is a joyous, sparkling piece for choir and soloists, with distinctive, sunny harmonies and beautifully expressive moments. This lovely, uplifting music forms the centrepiece of our concert.

Following our tradition of presenting new music, we will also be performing a selection of pieces from Firehead Editions. This is a collective of three contemporary composers: Frederick Frahm, Huw Morgan and Nicholas Wibberley. They have written music for a wide variety of different contexts and are all distinguished composers, conductors and performers. Their music is intelligent, well-considered and attractive, and is performed the world over. We are delighted to be presenting a selection of their recent works, both sacred and secular, which we are sure you will enjoy.

We look forward to welcoming you to an inspiring evening of old and new music.

Tickets are £15 and will be available at Sevenoaks Bookshop or online and by phone from Brown Paper Tickets and 0800 411 8881. They will also available from members of the choir.

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Composers

Gareth Wilson

Gareth Wilson, conducted the Cantate Choir during it’s performance of his own work Decalogue in November 2011.

Gareth Wilson, Composer

Gareth Wilson, conductor, composer and lecturer, was born in Glasgow and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Edinburgh University and the Royal Academy of Music in London. He teaches in the Music Department of King’s College, London, is a regular lecturer for the Royal College of Organists, Director of Music at Christ Church, Chelsea and conductor of the London-based chamber choir, Incagliati. He has undertaken postgraduate degrees in Theology and Philosophy of Religion at Heythrop College, London University, and is currently pursuing doctoral research at King’s College, London. He has composed over 70 pieces for the Anglican liturgy and in 2011 joined forces with philosophers Peter Vardy and Charlotte Fowler to present a documentary and series of conferences on music and philosophy.

Composers

Nimrod Borenstein

Nimrod’s piece, If I Rise, will be sung by the choir for its third performance since its premier in London in 2006. It was sung during its Remember! concert in November 2006

Nimrod Borenstein, Composer

Vladimir Ashkenazy recently heard Nimrod’s music for the first time and has given him his full support. Nimrod Borenstein has won several international composition competitions and his works are gaining a worldwide reputation with performances throughout Europe, Canada, Australia and the USA.

Nimrod Borenstein holds postgraduate diplomas from the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music where he was a Leverhulme Trust Fellow and is now listed amongst the alumni, as an illustrious past student. He is a Laureat of the Cziffra Foundation of France. Nimrod Borenstein has publishers in Europe and the USA.

Nimrod’s latest works for orchestra are receiving exceptionally enthusiastic reviews from the press and becoming part of the repertoire of many orchestras in Europe and the USA. The Shell Adagio for Strings, commissioned by the Oxford Philomusica (UK), was performed over 30 times by 16 different orchestras during the last season, including a very moving performance by the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain in August 2006. World premieres in 2007 include Elves and Mirrors for solo violin & orchestra (USA, South Dakota, February) and Lynx for orchestra (USA, Virginia, May).