SERENADE TO MUSIC SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR BACH ◆ HANDEL with Southern Sinfonia ◆ HAYDN ◆ MOZART ◆ 7pm Saturday 29 July 2017 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Wells Cathedral ba5 2ue ◆ HARRIS ◆ BRITTEN ◆ PÄRT ◆ MACMILLAN

SUSANNA HURRELL ◆ Soprano CHRISTOPHER STOKES ◆ TICKETS £10–25 KATIE BRAY ◆ Mezzo-soprano Organ Available from Taunton Visitor ANDREW TORTISE ◆ GRAHAM CALDBECK ◆ Centre ta1 1jd, 01823 340470, or GEORGE HUMPHREYS ◆ Conductor somersetchamberchoir.org.uk TO MUSIC BACH ◆ Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft bwv50 ◆ HANDEL ◆ The King shall rejoice ◆ HAYDN ◆ Te Deum ◆ MOZART ◆ Exsultate, Jubilate k165 and Regina Coeli k276 ◆ VAUGHAN WILLIAMS ◆ Serenade to Music

SERENADE TO MUSIC, a wide-ranging and multi- Here will we sit, faceted programme, celebrates the power of music and let the sounds in a brilliant sequence of choral and solo vocal of music works from the 18th and 20th centuries. Some Creep in our ears; soft great instrumental works are included, too— stillness and the night Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C BWV545 for organ, Become the touches Pärt’s Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten for string of sweet harmony. orchestra and bell, and a harp solo and a fanfare SHAKESPEARE by Britten. The choir is spotlighted in renowned a cappella pieces—Harris’ Bring us, O Lord God, Act V Vaughan Williams’ Valiant-for-truth and MacMillan’s Changed. For Graham Caldbeck’s final concert as the choir’s Musical Director after an extraordinarily successful 27 years, he has chosen works by some of the choir’s favourite composers and others of personal significance to him. Christopher Stokes (Organist of Manchester Cathedral), four talented young singers and the Southern Sinfonia unite for this special concert. We hope that you will join us.

SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR 7pm TICKETS £10–25 somersetchamberchoir.org.uk Saturday 29 July 2017 Available from Taunton Visitor DAME EMMA KIRKBY ◆ Patron Wells Cathedral, Centre ta1 1jd, 01823 340470, or Registered Charity 1003687 Somerset ba5 2ue somersetchamberchoir.org.uk