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Oratorio Choir

Conductor: David Wordsworth
Ability: Mixed
Day & time: Wednesdays, 19:30 - 21:30
Membership subscription (term): £90 (concessions £54), includes music
Venue: The Polish Centre

The Oratorio Choir is open to all singers, performing both standard classical repertoire and new or less well known music.

Works performed include:

  • Vivaldi - Gloria
  • Handel - Coronation Anthems, Dettingen Te Deum
  • Monteverdi - Beatus Vir
  • Faure - Requiem
  • Mozart - Coronation Mass, Solemn Vespers
  • Bach - Christmas Oratorio, Magnificat
  • Dvorak - Mass in D
  • Orff - Carmina Burnana
  • Haydn - Nelson Mass, Te Deum in C
  • Schubert - Mass in C

     
  • Major works by Bob Chilcott, Judith Weir, Cecilia McDowall, John Rutter, James Macmillan, Arvo Part
  • World premiere: 'How the Flute was Born' - Graham Redwood
  • UK/London premieres of works by Mark-Anthony Turnage, Gavin Bryars, Ned Rorem

See the Programme page for this term's repertoire.

There is a tradition in the Addison Singers to encourage members to take solo parts at concerts.