Performing as a member of the Camerata Chamber Choir provided excellent opportunities for the in-depth exploration of the composition and orchestration techniques employed by some of the great composers of choral music.
The program conducted by Jenny Firth included: Fauré’s Requiem (with soloists Kelly Harris (soprano) and Arthur Adams-Close (baritone) and Janet Gibbs on organ accompaniment.
The repertoire included beautiful music by Mozart, Parry, Stanford, and Harris, including Beati quorum via, Faire is the heaven and My Soul, there is a country, plus works by the more modern composers Morten Lauridsen, John Taverner and Ola Gjeilo, as well as earlier masters like Victoria and Byrd.