Vox Holloway in association with St Luke’s Church, West Holloway, presents The Bells of Paradise CHRISTMAS CONCERT Christmas Music through the ages and from around the world Compiled and arranged by Harvey Brough

Vox Holloway London Voices Ann de Renais, Clara Sanabras Melanie Sanders, Jo Marshall Michael Solomon Williams, Harvey Brough Ben Parry, Nicholas Garrett Young Dissenters

Soloists Clara Sanabras & Naomi Hammerton

James Murray & Organ Rick Leigh Flugelhorn

Conducted by Harvey Brough

Sunday 4th DECEMBER, 7.30pm St Luke’s Church, West Holloway

www.voxholloway.com St Luke’s Church Hillmarton Road, N7 9RE Vox Holloway in association with St Luke’s Church, West Holloway, presents The Bells of Paradise CHRISTMAS CONCERT Christmas Music through the ages and from around the world Compiled and arranged by Harvey Brough

Vox Holloway

London Voices

Ann de Renais, Clara Sanabras Melanie Sanders, Jo Marshall Michael Solomon Williams, Harvey Brough Ben Parry, Nicholas Garrett

Young Dissenters

Soloists Clara Sanabras & Naomi Hammerton

The Partners and Staff at Gelbergs are proud James Murray Piano & Organ to support Vox Holloway and wish the Rick Leigh Flugelhorn every success with their Christmas concert Conducted by Harvey Brough

Sunday 4th December 2016, 7.30pm St Luke’s Church, West Holloway

www.voxholloway.com St Luke’s Church, Hillmarton Road, N7 9RE Design: Hannah Barton Design: Hannah Barton Photo: Kevin Summers The Bells of Paradise The Bells of Paradise

Hodie Christus natus est plainsong Welcome to Vox Holloway’s Christmas concert. Although I sang for many years in early music Devising tonight’s programme afforded me an groups and have spent a lot of time studying Ther is no rose of swych vertu opportunity to look back at my life as a , how this music might have been performed in A Boy was born in Bethlehem Britten starting from when I was a choir boy at Coventry centuries long gone, I am now interested in taking Cathedral, aged 6, through all my years of studying old material and finding ways to breathe new life O Magnum Mysterium Vittoria ( and Clara College, into it. So I have written nine new Hodie Christus Natus Est Sweelinck Cambridge), and then through the many twists and of old, mostly traditional Christmas melodies turns of my career as a professional musician. where soloists from the wonderful London In Dulci Jubilo Pearsall As a child I was enthralled by the mystery and Voices will add lustre to the mighty sound of emotion of the Christmas story as told through the 120 Vox Holloway singers. They include ‘Rise up Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sung ages by anonymous scribes writing down plainsong, Shepherd and Follow’ and ‘Down in Yon Forest’, Carol of the Bells Leontivich folk passing on melodies and stories from and arrangements of several songs featuring the generation to generation, and the great Young Dissenters (appearing by kind permission of The Crown of Roses Tchaikovsky who turned their hand to telling the same story in Chorus of Dissent). This youth choir, which I lead The Three Kings Cornelius their own way. with Naomi Hammerton, dive into proceedings throughout the programme, giving their energy A Hymn to the Virgin Britten For this concert, I’ve avoided a chronological and charm to ‘Carol of the Bells’, ‘Here we come a Quatre Motets pour le Temps de Nöel Poulenc: approach, although at the beginning of the Wassailing’ and other carols. performance there is a mediaeval carol ‘Ther is 1. O Magnum Mysterium no rose of swych virtu’ and then two famous Christmas is a time when indulgence is tolerated Renaissance motets, Vittoria’s ‘O Magnum to a degree and sentimentality can easily creep into 2. Quem Vidistis Mysterium’ and Sweelinck’s ‘Hodie Christus natus the proceedings. I have indulged myself slightly, 3. Videntes Stellam est’. We actually start with a different version of by including the wonderful Christmas Motets ‘Hodie Christus natus est’, the Gregorian antiphon by Poulenc, which I haven’t sung since I was at 4. Hodie Christus natus est to the ‘Magnificat at Second Vespers of Christmas’, college. For sentiment, you can’t do much better The Angel Gabriel a piece of plainsong that I first sang as the opening than to go from Holloway to Hollywood – a fairly movement of ’s Ceremony of lush of ‘Have yourself a Merry little Down in yon Forest Carols. It announces the story of Christmas: ‘Today Christmas’ for Naomi. Christ is born, Today the Saviour has appeared’. INTERVAL Many of our singers were complete novices when Britten’s music has always loomed large in my life they joined the choir and have learned that and, when I became a , I measured my the quite challenging music that I write for them Stille Nacht Gruber efforts against the best of what he wrote – hoping can (in the end) be enormous fun and deeply to achieve some degree of success by comparison. satisfying. We would be failing in our mission Convidando esta la Noche Zéspedes For this concert I have chosen two exquisite Britten to teach the whole world to sing if we didn’t Serafín, que con dulce harmonía Cererols miniatures, both early works – ‘A Boy was Born’ and encourage all of you to join in, however reluctant ‘A Hymn to the Virgin’. you may be. So don’t be surprised if I cajole you Blessed be that Maid Marie into the odd Wassail or refrain – ‘Eya Ihesus Hodie We also dart around the world, to see how other Natus est de Virgine’. Here we come a Wassailing countries view Christmas – Clara Sanabras leads Glory to God on High Ingalls two Latin American Christmas motets, and we To that end, the last number is a supremely silly perform Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous Christmas legend arrangement that you can only enhance, if you Rise up Shepherd and Follow ‘The Crown of Roses’, which links Christmas to will lend us your voices to sing ‘We wish you a Have Yourself a Merry little Christmas Easter in a most affecting way. Merry Christmas’. We wish You a Merry Christmas Harvey Brough The Bells of Paradise

Hodie Christus natus est O Magnum Mysterium 4. Ubi sunt gaudia, [where be joys] The Crown of Roses Plainsong – after Benjamin Britten Tomas Luis da Victoria (c. 1548–1611) where, if that they be not there Music P.I. Tchaikovsky, Words Pletchéev, tr. Geoffrey There are angels singing Dearmer Hodie Christus natus est: hodie Salvator apparuit: O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum. Nova cantica [new songs] hodie in terra canunt angeli laetantur archangeli: ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, There the bells are ringing 1. When Jesus Christ was yet a child hodie exsultant justi dicentes: jacentem in praesepio, In Regis curia: [At the King’s court] He had a garden small and wild, gloria in excelsis Deo. O beata Virgo, cuius viscera meruerunt portare O that we were there. Wherein he cherished roses fair, Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Dominum Jesum Christum. Alleluia. And wove them into garlands there. [O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, Sweet was the song the Virgin sung [Today is Christ born; today the Saviour has appeared; that animals should see the newborn Lord, Sixteenth century (Egerton MS), arr. Harvey Brough 2. Now once, as summertime drew nigh, today the Angels sing the Archangels rejoice; lying in a manger! There came a troop of children by, today the righteous rejoice, saying: Glory to God in the Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Sweet was the song the Virgin sung, And seeing roses on the tree, highest. Alleluia!] Christ the Lord. Alleluia!] When she to Bethlem Juda came With shouts they plucked them merrily. And was deliver’d of her Sonne, Ther is no rose of swych virtu Hodie Christus Natus est That blessed Jhesus hath to name: 3. ‘Do you bind roses in your hair?’ Fifteenth century (Trinity Roll) J.P. Sweelinck (1562–1621) Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby, ‘Swet babe!’ They cried, in scorn, to Jesus there. Quoth she: ‘My sonne and eke a Saviour borne, The boy said humbly: ‘Take, I pray, 1. Ther is no rose of swych virtu As is the rose that Hodie Christus natus est: hodie Salvator apparuit … Which hath vouchsafed from on high to visitt us All but the naked thorns away.’ bare Jhesu, Alleluia that were forlorne. La lulla, lalulla, la lulla by. ‘Swet In Dulci Jubilo Babe,’ sung she, and rockt him featlie one hir knee. 4. Then of the thorns they made a crown, 2. For in this rose conteynyd was Heven and erthe in Thirteenth century?, arr. R.L. Pearsall And with rough fingers pressed it down, littyl space, Res miranda. [It is a miracle] Carol of the Bells Till on his forehead fair and young 1. In dulci jubilo [In quiet joy] Music Mykola Leontivich, Words Peter J. Wilhousky, Red drops of blood like roses sprung. 3. The aungelys sungyn the sheperdes to: Gloria in Let us our homage shew; arr. Harvey Brough excelsis Deo. Gaudeamus. [Let us rejoice] Our heart’s joy reclineth In praesepio [in a manger] The Three Kings And like a bright star shineth, Hark! to the bells: sweet silver bells, Music Peter Cornelius, arr. Ivor Atkins, tr. H.N. Bate 4. Leive we al this worldly merthe, and folwe we this Matris in gremio [in the mother’s lap] all seem to say ‘throw cares away’ joyful berthe: Transeamus. [Let us pass] Alpha es et O. [Thou art Alpha & Omega] Three Kings from Persian lands afar Christmas is here bringing good cheer To Jordan follow the pointing star: A Boy was born 2. O Jesu parvule! [O tiny Jesus] to young and old, meek and the bold And this the quest of the travellers three, Benjamin Britten, sixteenth century (German), I yearn for you alway Ding dong, ding, dong,that is their song, Where the newborn King of the Jews may be. tr. Percy Dearmer Hear me, I beseech thee, with joyful ring, all caroling. Full royal gifts they bear for the King; O Puer optime [O best of boys] Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering. A Boy was born in Bethlehem; My prayer let it reach thee, One seems to hear, words of good cheer, Rejoice for that, Jerusalem! Alleluya. O Princeps gloriae! [Prince of glory] from everywhere filling the air. The star shines out with a steadfast ray; Trahe me post te! [Draw me unto thee] O, how they pound, Raising their sound, The Kings to Bethlehem make their way, He let himself a servant be, o’er hill and dale, telling their tale. And there in worship they bend the knee, That all mankind he might set free: Alleluya. 3. O Patris caritas [O father’s caring] As Mary’s child in her lap they see; O Natilenitas! [O newborn’s mildness] Gaily they ring, while people sing Their royal gifts they show to the King; Then praise the Word of God who came Deep were we stained songs of good cheer, Christmas is here! Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering. To dwell within a human frame: Alleluya. Per nostra crimina; [by our crimes] But thou hast for us gained Merry, merry, merry Christmas! Thou child of man, lo to Bethlehem Coelorum gaudia [heavenly joy] On, on they send, on without end The kings are trav’lling, travel with them! O that we were there! their joyful tone to ev’ry home. The star of mercy, the star of grace, Ding dong. Shall lead thy heart to its resting place. Gold, incense, myrrh thou canst not bring; Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël 2. ‘For know a blessed mother thou shalt be; INTERVAL Offer thy heart to the infant King. Francis Poulenc (1952), Words anon (c. 1300) All generations laud and honour thee; Thy son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold, Stille Nacht [CHOIR] 1. O Magnum Mysterium Most highly favoured lady.’ Gloria! Franz Xavier Gruber, English words John Freeman Young How brightly shines the morning star! O magnum mysterium … c. 1859, arr. Harvey Brough With grace and truth from heav’n afar 3. Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head; Our Jesse tree now bloweth 2. Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite ‘To me be as it pleaseth God!’ she said. 1. Stille Nacht! Heilige nacht! Quem vidistis, pastores? ‘My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name.’ Alles schläft; einsam wacht Of Jacob’s stem and David’s line, dicite, annuntiate nobis, in terris quis apparuit? ‘Most highly favoured lady!’ Gloria! nur das traute heilige Paar. For thee, my Bridegroom, King divine, Natum vidimus et choros Angelorum collaudantes Holder Knab im lockigten Haar, My soul with love o’erfloweth. Dominum, Alleluia. 4. Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born schlafe in himmlischer Ruh! In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn; schlafe in himmlischer Ruh! Thy word, Jesu, Inly feeds us, Dicite quidnam vidistis? And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say: Rightly leads us, Life bestowing. et annuntiate Christi Nativitatem. ‘Most highly favoured lady.’ Gloria! 2. Silent night! Holy Night! Praise, O praise such love o’erflowing. Alleluia. All is calm, all is bright, Down in Yon Forest Round yon Virgin Mother and Child A Hymn to the Virgin [Whom did you see, shepherds, say, Trad., arr. Harvey Brough Holy Infant so tender and mild, Benjamin Britten, Words anon (c. 1300) Tell us: who has appeared on earth? Sleep in heavenly peace! The newborn we saw and of angels 1. Down in yon forest there stands a hall. Sleep in heavenly peace! Of one that is so fair and bright Praising the Lord. Alleluia! The bells of paradise I heard them ring. Velut maris stella [Like a star of the sea] It’s covered all over with purple and pall. 3. Silent night, Holy Night! Brighter than the day is light, Say, what did you see? And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. Son of God, love’s pure light Parens et puella: [Both mother and maiden] And tell us of Christ’s birth. Radiant beams from Thy Holy Face I cry to thee, thou see to me, Alleluia] 2. In that hall there stands a bed. With the dawn of redeeming grace, Lady, pray thy Son for me, The bells of paradise I heard them ring. Jesus, Lord, at Thy Birth! Tam pia, [so pure] 3. Videntes Stellam It’s covered all over with scarlet so red. Jesus, Lord, at Thy Birth! That I may come to thee Maria! Videntes stellam Magi gavisi sunt gaudio magno: And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. et intrantes domum, obtulerunt Domino aurum, thus Convidando esta la noche All this world was forlorn et myrrham. 3. At the bedside there lies a stone. Juan Garcia de Zespedes (c. 1619–1678) Eva peccatrice, [because of Eve, a sinner] The bells of paradise I heard them ring. Till our Lord was yborn [When they saw the star the wise men were greatly Which the sweet Virgin Mary knelt upon. Convidando esta la noche De te genetrice [Through you, his mother] delighted, And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. Aqui de musicas varias With ave it went away and they entered the house and offered to the Lord gold, Al recein nacido infan Darkest night, and comes the day frankincense, and myrrh] 4. Under that bed there runs a flood. te Canten tiernas alabanzas Salutis; [Of salvation] The bells of paradise I heard them ring. The well springeth out of thee 4. Hodie Christus Natus est The one half runs water, the other runs blood. Alegre quando festivas Virtutis. [Of virtue] Hodie Christus natus est … And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. Unas hermosas zagales con novidad entonaron Lady, flow’r of ev’rything, The Angel Gabriel 5. At the bed’s foot there grows a thorn. juguetes por la guaracha Rosa sine spina, [Rose without thorn] Basque Trad., Bordes 1895, arr. Edgar Pettman The bells of paradise I heard them ring. Thou bare Jesu, Heaven’s King, 1865–1943, rearr. Harvey Brough Which ever blows blossom, since he was born. 1. Ay que me abraso ay divino dueño Gratia divina: [By divine grace] And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. ay en la hermosura ay de tus ojuelos ay Of all thou bearest the prize, 1. The angel Gabriel from heaven came, Lady, queen of paradise His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame: 6. Over that bed the moon shines bright. 2. Ay que la gloria ay del Portaliño, Electa: [Chosen] ‘All hail’ said he, ‘thou lowly maiden Mary, The bells of paradise I heard them ring. ay ya viste rayos ay si arrojayaos ay Maid mild, mother Most highly favoured lady!’ Gloria! They say that our Saviour was born this night. es effecta. [you are made] And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. Alegres quando festivas … 3. Toquen y baylen ay porque tenemos ay 4. Fare three Kings from far-off land, Glory to God on High Have yourself a merry little Christmas, fuego en la nieve ay nieve en el fuego ay Incense, gold and myrrh in hand. Jeremiah Ingalls (1764–1838) Make the Yuletide gay In Bethlem the Babe they see, From now on our troubles will be miles away 4. Paz a los hombres ay dan de los delos ay Stella ducti lumine. [Guided by the starlight] Glory to God on high. And heavenly peace on earth! a Dios las gracias ay porque callemos ay Eya Ihesus hodie … Good will to men, to angels joy, Here we are as in olden days, At our redeemer’s birth. Happy golden days of yore. Serafín, que con dulce harmonía 5. Make we merry on this fest, Faithful friends who are dear to us Juan Cererols (S XVII) In quo Christus natus est, [In which Christ was born] Rise up, Shepherd and follow Gather near to us, once more. On this child I pray you call, Trad., arr. Harvey Brough Sera fín que, con dulce harmonía, To assoil and save us all. Through the years we all will be together, la Vida que nace requebrando estás; Eya Ihesus hodie … 1. There’s a star in the East on Christmas morn, If the fates allow Cántale glorias mirándole le en penas que, Rise up, shepherd and follow. Hang a shining star upon the highest bough, amante y quejoso, su alivio es un ¡ay! Here we come a Wassailing It’ll lead to the place where the Saviour’s born: And have yourself a merry little Christmas now. Trad., arr. Harvey Brough Rise up, shepherd and follow. 1. Tan fragrantes, lucientes y bellas We wish you a Merry Christmas en cielo y en tierra distantes se ven 1. Here we come a wassailing among the leaves Leave your sheep and leave your lambs Trad., arr. Harvey Brough las estrellas vestir de colores, so green; Rise up, shepherd and follow. las flores brillar u las selvas arder. Here we come a wandering so fair to be seen. Leave your ewes and leave your rams. 1. We wish you a Merry Christmas, Love and joy come to you, Rise up, shepherd and follow. We wish you a Merry Christmas, 2. Una noche de siglos tan largos dobladas And to you your wassail too Follow, follow, We wish you a Merry Christmas las luces habrá menester, And God bless you, and send you a happy new year Rise up, shepherd and follow. and a Happy New Year. y por eso amanecen dos soles and God send you a happy new year. Follow the Star of Bethlehem, Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, que bañan de luz el portal de Belén. Rise up, shepherd, and follow. We wish you a Merry Christmas 2. We are not daily beggars and a Happy New Year. Blessed be that maid Marie That beg from door to door 2. If you take good heed to the angel’s words, Trad., arr. Harvey Brough But we are neighbours’ children that you have seen Rise up, shepherd and follow. 2. Now bring us some figgy pudding, before. You’ll forget your flocks, you’ll forget your herds; Now, bring us some figgy pudding, 1. Blessed be that Maid Marie Love and joy come to you… Rise up, shepherd and follow. Now bring us some figgy pudding Born He was of her body; and bring some out here. Very God ere time began, 3. Call up the butler of this house, Leave your sheep and leave your lambs … Good tidings … Born in time the Son of Man. put on his golden ring Eya Ihesus hodie Let him bring a glass of beer and better we shall sing 3. There’s a star in the East on Christmas morn, 3. For we all like figgy pudding, Natus est de Virgine. Love and joy come to you… Rise up, shepherd and follow. … For we all like figgy pudding, [Ah, Jesus, born today of a virgin] For we all like figgy pudding 4. Bring us out a table and spread it with a cloth Have yourself a Merry little Christmas so bring some out here 2. In a manger of an ass Bring us out a mouldy cheese and some of your Words Ralph Blane, Music Hugh Martin, arr. Harvey Good tidings … Jesus lay and lulléd was; Christmas loaf. Brough Born to die upon the Tree Love and joy come to you… 4. And we won’t go until we’ve got some, Pro peccante homine. [for the sin of man] Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way We won’t go until we’ve got some, Eya Ihesus hodie … 5. Good master and good mistress while you’re O what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleigh We won’t go until we’ve got some sitting by the fire so bring some out here 3. Sweet and blissful was the song Pray think of us poor children who are wand’ring in Have yourself a merry little Christmas Good tidings … Chanted of the Angel throng: the mire. Let your heart be light, Peace on earth, alleluya. Love and joy come to you … From now on our troubles will be out of sight In excelsis gloria. [In the highest glory] Eya Ihesus hodie … Vox Holloway in association with St Luke’s Church, West Holloway, presents Harvey Brough is one of the UK’s most the Really Terrible Orchestra in London and New York, and accomplished and diverse musicians. Harvey the award-winning Variations on a Theme by Tarrega (better The Bells of Paradise and the Wallbangers had great success in the known as the Nokia ringtone!). He also appeared in the BBC second CHRISTMAS CONCERT 1980s throughout Europe. Harvey worked with documentary How to be a Composer in 2009. Christmas Music through the ages and from around the world on the music for the filmsMerchant Compiled and arranged by Harvey Brough of Venice and Eyes Wide Shut, and television Rick Leigh is a singer and trumpeter work includes the BBC2 series In a Land of from Lancashire. From age seven he sang as Vox Holloway Plenty. Harvey’s Requiem in Blue (1999) has been performed more a boy treble with Hutton Grammar School than 40 times throughout Europe. Other compositions include Chamber choir, touring in both the UK and Naomi Hammerton soloist Valete in Pace (2004), Thecla (2008), A Fairy Dream (2009) and Europe. Having completed a Bachelor’s James Murray piano & organ Beached, an opera commissioned by Opera North. The weekend degree in Philosophy at Heythrop College, Rick Leigh Flugelhorn of this concert is a busy one for Harvey with a performance of in September 2016 Richard graduated with Music on the Mind (libretto Justin Butcher) taking place on Friday, a Masters in Music from Goldsmiths College, London. During Conducted by Harvey Brough 2nd December at Southampton University, where Harvey is this time he was a Tenor Choral Scholar at King’s College Turner Sims Professor of Music. Chapel Choir, London. Alongside his studies, Richard has Friday 16th December taken a role as Assistant Musical Director at St Luke’s, West at 7pm Clara Sanabras was born in France, Holloway; as well as numerous choral commitments he also St John’s church, raised in Barcelona and lives in London. She works as a studio assistant and session player for a number Clerkenwell has appeared at many international festivals of producers. and venues, from Glastonbury to Sydney Opera House, and has collaborated with James Horner, London Voices has been a legendary part of the UK’s Jarvis Cocker, The Count & Sinden, Natacha choral scene for over 50 years, admired by audiences all over Atlas, Luke Concannon (Nizlopi), the Ukelele the world and valued by composers who often travel to London Orchestra of Great Britain and the 21st Century Symphony specifically to work with them in the studio or on the concert Orchestra. She has acted at the National Theatre and the Globe, stage. Terry Edwards founded the group using his extensive Tickets £12 / £8 on the door and has appeared alongside Al Pacino in the film The Merchant contact book to choose the best and most appropriate line-up Booking http://thebellsofparadise.bpt.me of Venice, on radio with Bill Nighy and in concert under the for individual projects – from close miked singing such as in St John’s Gate St John’s Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 4DA guidance of Karlheinz Stockhausen, the forefather of electronica. Berio’s Sinfonia, to full-blooded choral ensembles for opera www.voxholloway.com She is featured in several Hollywood soundtracks, including and oratorio. They have been much sought after for film score The Hobbit, The Hunger Games and Snow White and The Huntsman. recordings, working with the great film composers, such as Clara’s fifth album, A Hum about Mine Ears, recorded with the James Horner, Ennio Morricone and James Newton Howard, Britten Sinfonia, Chorus of Dissent and Nigel Kennedy, was and appearing on thousands of sound tracks from the Star released in March 2016 – a choral work based on Shakespeare’s Wars series, to The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. We are The Tempest. very happy to welcome these superb singers as soloists for our Christmas Concert, led by their co-director Ben Parry, a friend Naomi Hammerton, born in Edinburgh, is and colleague of Harvey’s for many years: a songwriter, arranger and choral conductor. She Sopranos: Ann de Renais, Clara Sanabras moved to London in 2000 and trained at East 15 Altos: Melanie Sanders, Jo Marshall acting school. Naomi has since been dedicated Tenors: Michael Solomon Williams, Harvey Brough to music, her true passion, and has toured the Basses: Ben Parry, Nicholas Garrett. world as a singer and multi-instrumentalist. For the last 12 years, Naomi has worked extensively The Young Dissenters is a very unusual youth choir, in with some of London’s most esteemed choirs as a choral that it works closely with composer Harvey Brough, who has conductor, arranging and writing an eclectic and varied body of made many special arrangements and new compositions for work. Naomi founded the King’s Place Choir in 2014. the group. The choir is also led by the dynamic singer and animateur Naomi Hammerton, who leads a community choir James Murray studied piano and at King’s Place. Over three short years, they have sung in a composition at the Royal Academy of Music, fabulous range of concerts – performing a huge range of music and conducting at the Royal College of Music, from Baroque to contemporary and from mediaeval and folk where he graduated with distinction in 2014. music to arrangements of pop songs. All of the concerts are He has conducted more than 100 premières accompanied by expert bands or orchestras of professional of contemporary new works. From 2006 to musicians. Last year, they made their recording debut, 2010 he shadowed the chief conductor of the appearing on Clara Sanabras’s CD A Hum about Mine Ears. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and more recently conducted the Other performers on the CD included the Chorus of Dissent, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He is chief conductor and Harvey and the Wallbangers (Harvey’s former group reunited) co-founder of the Sydenham Sinfonia, chief conductor of the and a promising violinist named Nigel Kennedy. Vanbrugh Ensemble, and has conducted the Yorke Trust chorus Singers: Nyasia Adams, Bianca Foresti, Dearbhla Gorbach- and orchestra. He recently performed Stravinky’s The Soldier’s Cosgrove, Ella Illston, Oskar Illston, Robin Jacobs, Lakshmi Tale at the Royal College of Music, with dancers from the Royal Maslen, Jarvis Mersereau, Yamina Mukiibi, Naomi Obaloke, Ballet School. James has written a musical for children based Daniel O’Leary, Eva O’Leary, Theodora Pask, Sarah Piper, Isaac on the Pied Piper, a concerto for musical saw and orchestra for Ramsay, Felicity Thunder, Jennifer Toluwani George. Vox Holloway (‘The voice of Holloway’)

Founded in 2009 by Justin Butcher, Vox Holloway is tackled issues such as climate change, slavery and mental a community choir open to all: there are no auditions health. In December 2015, we performed a new work, Music and members are not required to have previous singing on the Mind, written by Justin and composed by Harvey, experience, belong to any faith or live in a particular post that dealt with mental health. We have twice performed A code. Vox Holloway performs three or more times per year, Year of Jubilee, recounting, in song and stories, the struggle singing an eclectic range of classical, ecclesiastical, folk, pop for emancipation of slaves in the USA, and the problem of and world music. Previous concerts have included: Handel’s modern-day slavery. A high point for the choir came in March Messiah and Foundling Hospital Anthem; Harvey Brough’s 2016, when we performed a new work by Clara Sanabras, Requiem in Blue, A Particulare Care and Thecla; Tavener’s Ex A Hum About Mine Ears, at the Barbican, with Clara, Britten Maria Virgine; Rachmaninov’s Vespers; Ariel Ramirez’s Misa Sinfonia and Chorus of Dissent. Criolla; and Vivaldi’s Gloria. Over the years, we have raised For more information including how to join, please visit more than £80,000 for various charities through concerts that voxholloway.com

SOPRANOS Avis Venning Ann Mbachu Jenny Hargreaves Liz Alsford Deirdre Vereker Caroline Millar Joern Janssen Marian Barber Inga Wolf Polly Noble Rick Leigh Polly Barker Meg Wroe Rosie Pask David Moreno Helen Barnett Maddy Paxman James Murray Sarah Bennison AltoS Debbie Prendiville Dan Northam-Jones Helen Britten Rita Bartlett Shane Rowles Mark Reihill Jessica Bryan-Bentley Ros Brown Sarah Schofield Hugh Richardson Bruna Cattini Freddie Byron Jenny Setterington Adam Skalski Marion Chadwick Luz Campos Margaret Simonot Joshua Winfield Mary Cruickshank Maggie Cohen Anna Skalski Ben Woolford Sheena Cruse Lynda Collingwood Elizabeth Skalski Freya Douglas Marion Cullen Ruth Skinner BassES Oenone Dudley Emily Dankworth Lauren Souter Jonathan Adams Marianne Falk Susan Davey Nicolette Spera Tim Bushe Barbara Grender-Jones Mary Davies Elaine Spicer Harry Dodd Kathy Grimes Rosemary Davies Breda Sullivan Patrick Gray Maureen Hanscomb Sandra Debo Amanda Taylor Graham Hope Nell Hewett Francesca Elston Maggie Tomlin Jim Joseph Julie Howell Perpetual Emovon Jade Turner Tim MacFarlane Carrol Lamouline Susan Fox Laura Vuoma Martin McEnery Louise Lyon Karen Gledhill Bethan Williams Chris McGowan Storm Moncur Naomi Hammerton Chris Wise Paul Miller Eryl O’Day Katherine Heffernan Tricia Zipfel Archie Onslow Yemi Oloyede Andrea Hegde Tristan Russell Natalie O’Tham Jane Keeley TenorS Peter Scott Ruth Petrie Sarah Kent Martin Adair Jonathan Sedgwick Stevie Porter Helen Kitley Brenda Barcellos Matthew Evan Smith Paula Rison-Gray Jan Logan Jimmy Baxter David Wolton Jane Sugarman Amy MacGibbon Wilco Crapels

A note of thanks

Vox Holloway would like to thank Terry Edwards of London We are grateful for the support of our patrons Lee Hall, Emma Voices, all our soloists and musicians, and also Jordi Castan for Thompson and Kevin McCloud. Also thanks to Kevin Summers producing the video. Thanks also to Dave and Pat Tomlinson and who provided the Christmas image for this concert. Finally we the wardens, PCC and community of St Luke’s; our rehearsal want to acknowledge the contribution of many Vox members sectional leaders; Hannah Barton for graphic design; and Jif who have worked so hard behind the scenes to make this concert Thompson for stage management. happen.

Looking forward … Vox Holloway Spring Concert – Sunday 26 March 2017 Lost & Found, A concert of eighteenth-century music written for the orphans of London and Venice: featuring Handel’s From Harmony and the Foundling Hospital Anthem, Vivaldi’s Gloria, and also A Particulare Care by Harvey Brough