Devizes Chamber Choir Summer Concert August 13th, 2011

Urchfont Parish Church

A pleasant summer's evening in Urchfont Parish Church was the focus for one hundred and twelve people to hear the inspiring,  uplifting and well sung  summer concert performd by the Devizes Chamber Choir. This was the first concert under our new and inspirational conductor Dr. Pamela Kempton.

A photogallery is available after the programme below

The Programme

Devizes Chamber Choir

Music Director – Dr. Pamela Kempton

Accompanist - organ and piano – Tim Hutchings

Flute – Tony Jones

SUMMER CONCERT

7.30 pm, Saturday 13th August 2011

St Michael and All Angels Church, Urchfont.

I was Glad C Hubert Parry 1848 -1918

Wie Lieblich sind deine Wohnungen Johannes Brahms from Ein Deutsches Requiem 1833 - 97

Gloria - first movement  Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741

Organ solo: Air and Hornpipe G F Handel from The Water Music 1685 -1759

Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Faure 1845 -1924

Zadok the Priest G F Handel 1685 -1759

INTERVAL

Cloudburst / Wade in the Water Trad. arr. Kempton - soloists Enid Allinson and Jane Francis.

As Torrents in Summer Sir Edward Elgar 1857-1934

The Mermaid John Whitworth (b. 1921)

Flute solo – En Bateau Claude Debussy 1862-1918

Blest Pair of Sirens C Hubert Parry 1848-1918

Acknowledgements 

We are delighted to welcome our new Musical Director Pamela Kempton and look forward very much to working under her baton. Pamela is Deputy Director of the Swindon Choral Society and is a member of the Association of British Choral Directors. We also welcome Tim Hutchings who

regularly fills the role of organist for our performances.

Tony Jones provides invaluable service as accompanist at choir rehearsals and tonight performs Debussy’s “En Bateau” for flute.

Devizes Chamber Choir is a member of “Making Music”, the National Federation of Music Societies, which represents and supports amateur and semi-professional music groups of all genres throughout the United Kingdom.

Music scores are hired from Wiltshire Performing Arts Library.

The choir performs at least three concerts a year in Devizes and the surrounding villages. On 26th November we are joining forces with the Swindon Chorale for a concert in Christ Church, Swindon

on behalf of Cruse, the bereavement charity, and our traditional Christmas concert will be on Saturday 3rd December in St John’s Church, Devizes. The choir is always keen to welcome new members. It meets regularly for rehearsals on Tuesday evenings at Sheep Street

Baptist Church, Devizes.

If you would like more information, please contact the choir secretary Carole Jones on 01380 840338, or visit our website: www.devizeschamberchoir.co.uk