Programme
Christopher Tambling (1964–2015)
Laudate Dominum
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Sicut cervus
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Wie der Hirsch schreit
Douglas Coombes (b. 1935)
O clap your hands
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Laudate pueri Dominum
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)
Beati quorum via integra est
Amy Beach (1867–1944)
Peace I leave with you
Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Ubi caritas et amor
Denis R. Cocks
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Jester Hairston (1901–2000)
Poor Man Lazrus
Richard Shephard (1949–2021)
Song of Mary
Colin Mawby (1936–2019)
Jubilate Deo
Musician Biographies
The Speyer Cathedral Choir can look back on a tradition spanning more than 1000 years. Speyer was home to a cathedral singing school as early as the ninth century, from which the cathedral cantorei and later the cathedral choir developed in the Middle Ages.
The choir's primary task is to provide the music for chapter and pontifical masses on Sundays and feast days. In addition, it performs concerts both in Germany and abroad and is an annual participant in the "International Music Days at Speyer Cathedral."
In both worship services and concerts, its most important mission is the proclamation of the Christian faith. Through the intensive study of demanding choral music, the cathedral choir aims to awaken an appreciation for the richness and depth of music and text and to keep the Christian faith alive and proclaim it in our society.
In one to two weekly rehearsals, choral works ranging from early polyphony to contemporary vocal music are rehearsed at a high level. In collaboration with the instrumental ensembles, the cathedral brass ensemble, and the cathedral orchestra, orchestral masses and oratorios are regularly performed. Rehearsal weekends and concert tours round out the choir's social life.
Donations
Chichester Cathedral's Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £7 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible. Donations can be made in the retiring collection, in the Cathedral, at our Visitor’s Desk or at various donation points, using cash, card and contactless or using the button below.
Can't make it this time?
Lunchtime Concerts take place every Tuesday at 1.10pm during term-time, our talented performers come from across the UK and occasionally overseas, to delight our audiences with music from Beethoven to Chopin, Elgar to Mozart and more.