What a fantastic time we had, with a full house and a very appreciative audience. The compliments are flying in!
Great concert. The choir were superb.
Wonderful!
The Concert as a whole was just marvellous.
‘Summertime’ could only have been upstaged by ‘Ella’ herself!’
Stunning!
We’re getting very excited about our upcoming concert – there is such a wonderful array of music on offer, with a summery theme! Here’s the list:
Gershwin: Summertime
Schubert: Ave Maria
Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne (excerpts)
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Goodall: The Lord is my shepherd
Dvorak: Going home
Vaughan Williams: Summer is a-coming in / The cuckoo
Whitacre: Water night
Paulus: The road home
Billy Joel (arr. Chilcott): And so it goes
Gjeilo: The rose
Del Marzi: Signore delle Cime
Dove: The passing of the year (excerpts)
Vaughan Williams: The sky above the roof
Sting: Fields of gold
Gershwin: I got rhythm
Michel LeGrand: The summer knows
Sound of Music medley
The full list of amazing music for our Nocturne concert is now available on our Events page, together with a taster of the pieces for the Summertime concert with Lesley Garrett in June.
Lesley Garrett and Anna Tilbrook will be joining Polymnia for a concert in Christ the Cornerstone on Saturday 8th June 2019. Also, Polymnia will perform at the Edinburgh Fringe on 21,22 and 23 August 2019. It’s going to be an exciting year!
Come and join us with John Byron and the MKCO strings for a magical Christmas concert. It’s at St Peter and St Paul, Newport Pagnell, and starts at 6pm. Mince pies and mulled wine afterwards!
On the eve of Remembrance Sunday, we present a programme of meditative music to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the armistice which marked the end of hostilities in the First World War. The music ranges from pieces by contemporary British composers such as Elgar and Parry to folksongs and popular songs of the times. Also featured are works by composers from other nations involved in the conflict: Pizzetti (Italy), Rachmaninov (Russia), Ravel (France) and Reger (Germany).
In aid of Help for Heroes; refreshments by Hilton, Milton Keynes in aid of their charitable foundation.
Church of Christ the Cornerstone, 7.45pm start. Tickets £12, under 18s free. Buy at the door or online here
Who were those mad people singing “Good King Wenceslas” on a boat on the river Voltava in the middle of the summer?
Our album “Sacred Choral Music” is now available to buy on itunes, at £7.99 for the album or 79p for individual tracks. Click here:
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