Chris McKinty, a member of our Music Committee, introduces our new season as follows:
The 2026-27 season is here! For me, it's a season full of excitement and contrasts.
The November 14th concert at Holy Trinity contrasts the Mozart Mass in C minor, which I know well, with the Bach Ascension Oratorio, which will be a new discovery for me.
On December 12th we are singing Handel's Messiah, as we do every other year. We get such a wonderful reception from the audience that it is always a joy to sing. I always want some of the less-familiar movements to be included, but of course I also want to sing everything I already know! Happily, we can rely on Oliver to make judicious cuts that enable us to tell the story without a hugely long concert. Audiences, not to mention singers, in Handel's time must have had more stamina than we do!
The November 14th concert at Holy Trinity contrasts the Mozart Mass in C minor, which I know well, with the Bach Ascension Oratorio, which will be a new discovery for me.
On December 12th we are singing Handel's Messiah, as we do every other year. We get such a wonderful reception from the audience that it is always a joy to sing. I always want some of the less-familiar movements to be included, but of course I also want to sing everything I already know! Happily, we can rely on Oliver to make judicious cuts that enable us to tell the story without a hugely long concert. Audiences, not to mention singers, in Handel's time must have had more stamina than we do!
The spring concert, on March 20th, will truly be an adventure. We are contrasting Orff's exciting Carmina Burana, which many of us have sung before, with Jonathan Dove's cantata Ariel and the Dolphin. The cantata is so new that no recordings have been made yet. We'll be performing for the first time in the Rother Street Arts Centre, which has recently been refurbished. New music in a new venue!
Save the dates - or better still, get your season ticket now!
