PROGRAMME FOR THE HOWELLS / STANFORD WEEKEND IN CAMBRIDGE - SATURDAY 17 & SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2015
Saturday Venue Event 12.00 – 13.45 On Own Lunch 13.45 – 14.25 St John’s College Talk by Dr. Simon Heffer on Howells (introduced by Martin Auditorium (recital hall) Neary) 14.30 – 16.15 St John’s College Gould Piano Trio plus David Adams to play Howells and Auditorium (recital hall) Stanford: HH: Piano Quartet in A minor (which won one of the first Carnegie awards); Three pieces for violin & piano. Stanford : ‘Cello sonata No.1 ; Irish Concertino (first performance of new arrangement by Jeremy Dibble) 16.15 – 16.45 St John’s College (ground Tea & biscuits for HHS and CVSS members floor) 16.45 – 17.10 Proceed to King’s College Queue for reserved seating in Chapel. Entry from 17.10 – Chapel 17.15 17.30 – 18.20 King’s College Chapel Choral Evensong, to include Stanford Mag & Nunc in A and Howells “Take Him, Earth for cherishing” as anthem. Voluntary: Howells Paean. Conductor : Stephen Cleobury 18.30 – 19.20 St John’s College Chapel Choral Evensong to include music by both composers: HH Responses; HH St Paul’s Service; CVS Beati Quorum Via. Voluntary: Verdun (Allegro Moderato) from Sonata No 2 Op. 151 – Stanford. St John’s College Choir Conductor : Andrew Nethsingha Organist : Joseph Wicks
19.30 – 22.00 St John’s College Hall Drinks and formal Dinner followed by talk by Dr. John Rutter HHS committee member [open to society members only and their guests]. Welcome speech by Prof. Peter Johnstone, Chairman, Herbert Howells Trust Committee, and Dr. Martin Neary
Sunday 10.30 - 11.45 King’s College Chapel Sung Eucharist: Collegium Regale Communion Service by Herbert Howells. Voluntary: Stanford Fantasia in d Opus 57. King’s College Choir Conductor: Stephen Cleobury 14.00 – 16.00 Queens’ College Chapel Illustrated talk by Prof Jeremy Dibble on Stanford in Cambridge, 1870 to 1876 introduced by John Covell. Followed by recital by Queens’ College Chapel Choir of Stanford and Howells items with organ items at 15.00 [60mins] conducted by Ralph Allwood & Edward Reeve. See programme below ## 16.00 – 16.30 Queens’ College Tea & biscuits for HHS / CVSS members hosted by Lady President’s Lodge Eatwell (Suzi Digby). 18.00 – 19.30 St John’s College Chapel Organ recital of music by HH & CVS followed by Choral Evensong at 18.30: Responses: Radcliffe; Westminster Service Mag & Nunc ; Coll Reg Te Deum Voluntary : Paean Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha; Organist: Joseph Wicks 17.40 – 19.15 Trinity College chapel Evensong preceded by Organ Recital by Martin Neary to include music by Howells and Stanford. Choral Evensong; music by Stanford. Choir of Trinity College, Conductor: Stephen Layton.
## Queens’ College recital
• Magnificat in C, Stanford • Nunc Dimittis in C, Stanford • Organ solo: Prelude on theme by Gibbons, Stanford • In youth is pleasure, Howells • Justorum animae, Stanford • Like as the hart, Howells • Coelos ascendit hodie, Stanford
• O pray for the peace of Jerusalem, Howells • Magnificat (Collegium Regale), Howells • Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale), Howells • The Blue bird - Stanford • Organ solo: Psalm Prelude, Set 1, Number 2, Howells • Mine eyes for beauty pine, Howells • A Hymn for St Cecilia, Howells • Beati quorum via, Stanford