ENGLAND TOUR 2021
Every summer the Choir takes a tour to sing concerts and services in major cathedrals, concert halls, and cultural sites. In July 2021 we had been invited as a guest ensemble to sing in Berlin, Leipzig, and Stralsund, but international travel proved impossible. We instead refocused our energies into a 10-day tour of singing services, concerts, and charity events throughout England. We are thrilled to announce our 2021 Tour, and would be delighted to see you at any of the exciting events below:
Thursday, 2 September
Oxford: Exeter College Chapel
Compline, 9.00 PM
Plainchant
Nunc dimittis Tye
My soul, there is a country Parry
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Friday, 3 September
Oxford: Exeter College Chapel
Evensong, 6.00 PM
Evening Service in F Coleridge-Taylor
I will lift up mine eyes Beach
Psalm 23 Crosby
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Saturday, 4 September
Winchester Cathedral
Evensong, 5.30 PM
Evening Service in D Gounod
I will lift up mine eyes Beach
Psalm 23 Crosby
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Sunday, 5 September
Oxford: Exeter College Chapel
Festal Evensong, 5.00 PM
with The Exonian Choir
Evening Service 'Collegium Regale' Howells
Spem in alium Talllis
Psalm 121 Bairstow
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Monday, 6 September
London: St Paul's Cathedral
Evensong, 5.00 PM
Evening Service in F Coleridge-Taylor
My soul, there is a country Parry
Psalm 18. 30–51 Crosby
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Tuesday, 7 September
Littlemore, Oxford: St Mary and St Nicholas Church
Evensong, 6.00 PM
Short Service Weelkes
Faire is the heaven Harris
Peace I leave with you Beach
Psalm 46 Howells
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Wednesday, 8 September
Hereford Cathedral
Evensong, 5.30 PM
Evening Service in F Coleridge-Taylor
I will lift up mine eyes Beach
Psalms 41–43 Ekundayo Phillips, Howells, Parry
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Thursday, 9 September
[No events]
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Friday, 10 September
Oxford: Exeter College Chapel
Concert, 7.00 PM
Launch of our newest CD, This is truly the House of God (pre-order here). Secular partsongs from the renaissance to the present day along with pieces recorded on the CD.
Tickets may be purchased in advance here, or at the door (we accept cash or card payment). We kindly request that you wear a face covering (unless you have a medical exemption), even if you have been fully vaccinated.
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Saturday, 11 September
Saintbury, Gloucestershire
Charity gala to restore the medieval parish church of St Nicholas, with secular part songs sung between recitations of Shakespeare and metaphysical poets by West End actors.
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Sunday, 12 September
Wootton, Oxfordshire: St Mary Church
Eucharist, 10.15 AM
Missa brevis Palestrina
My soul, there is a country Parry
Faire is the heaven Harris