performances
English Philharmonia and Berkhamsted Choral Society
Sunday 4 December 2010
St Albans Abbey, St Albans, Herts
Finzi - For St Cecilia
Walton - Belshazzar's Feast
Vaughan-Williams - Oboe Concerto
Graham Wiliconductor
Gareth Hulse oboe
Bariton tbc
Tenor tbc
past performances
English Philharmonia and Berkhamsted Choral Society
Sunday 17 May 2009, 7.30pm
St Peters Church, Berkhamsted, Herts
Handel - Coronation Anthems
Haydn - St Nicholas Mass
Vivaldi - Stabat Mater
Graham Wili conductor
Paula Greenwoodsoprano
Timothy Travers-Brown counter tenor
Robin Burlton tenor
Dyfed Wyn Evans baritone
English Philharmonia and Chorus: Tsunami
Monday 12 May 2008, 7.30pm
Chris Williams Tsunami for chorus, children's choir, brass,
organ & percussion
Benjamin Britten Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No.3
Chris Williams Songs of the Coromandel Coast for tenor,
chorus, children's choir & orchestra
Graham Wili conductor
Richard Watkins horn
James Gilchrist tenor
English Brass Ensemble
The Choir of Eltham College
English Philharmonia Chorus
This
concert presented the world premiere of 'Songs of the Coromandel Coast',
a highly original and accessible choral work by India-based composer Chris
Williams. This new work, for tenor, children's choir, chorus and orchestra,
celebrates recovery after the catastrophic Asian tsunami of 2004. 'Songs
of the Coromandel Coast' is a sequel to Williams' earlier moving Tsunami
Requiem. This piece, composed immediately after the disaster, was also performed,
along with two popular works from the classical repertoire, featuring two
of the UK's leading soloists. All profits from the concert went to the international
children's charity, Plan, to fund post-tsunami support in Sri Lanka.