Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 8:00pm

Andrew Nethsingha, Director of Music

“The large audience heard chaste, pure choral music – as they
have practiced it for centuries – at its best.”
The Washington Post

Founded in the 1670s to sing daily services in the College Chapel during the University term, the Choir of St. John’s College Cambridge is one of the finest choirs in the world, known and loved by millions from its recordings, broadcasts and concert tours. The all-male Choir consists of 14 Choristers, appointed at voice trials and educated at St John’s College School, and 15 Choral Scholars admitted as undergraduates in the University of Cambridge. The Choral Scholars often go on to become professional singers; many have been awarded scholarships by the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music.

The consistency and particular quality of the Choir has led to many invitations to perform throughout the world. In recent years the Choir has performed in Japan, South Africa, New York, Paris, and at the Bregenz Festival in Austria. Renowned for its “continental sound,” which sets it apart from most other English cathedral choirs, there is brilliance and vigor to the singing of St. John’s, as well as control and discipline.

PROGRAM
Ave verum corpus William Byrd
Laetentur coeli Orlando de Lassus
Libera nos John Sheppard
Magnificat “O Che Vezzosa” Orlando de Lassus