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Nature Awakens

Saturday 13 April, 4pm   

St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford MK11 1BD

Polymnia, director Jessica Norton

with Alex Aitken

Unveil some Spring magic with Nature Awakens. Join us before our tour of Italy for a wonderful mix of choral music, old and new, celebrating the return of the sun and the vibrancy of the season. The main piece, Gjeilo’s dazzling Sunrise mass, is ‘a lyrical journey for the soul’; many of the other pieces have memorable melodies that will lift your spirits and linger in your heart.

Programme

Springtime mantleth every bough                          Thomas Morley
In dew of roses                                                           Thomas Morley
Now is the month of maying                                    Thomas Morley
Ging heut’ Morgen übers Feld                                  Gustav Mahler 
Morning has broken                                                   Trad. Gaelic melody, arr. Mack Wilberg
Fields of gold                                                               Sting, arr. Philip Lawson
Wild mountain thyme                                                Trad., arr. Jessica Norton
The island spell                                                            John Ireland                 
Lay a garland                                                               Robert Lucas Pearsall
Sing to the moon                                                        Laura Mvula
Omnia sol                                                                     Z. Randall Stroope
April                                                                               John Ireland
Sunrise mass                                                                Ola Gjeilo

 

Adults £17, under-18s / students £3 Early bird £14 (by 30 March)
Tickets from link above, or on the door; we have a card reader machine to take card payments. Interval refreshments will be provided (donations to the church). Parking near the church in Stony Stratford at MK11 1FD and MK11 1BE is free; you can find a map here.

 

Future concert dates:
1-2 June 2024: Mantua, Italy
6 July 2024: St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Love’s Journeys with Craig Greene
9 November 2024: St Barnabas, Linslade
1 December 2024: St George’s, Wolverton
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2 December 2023: St Barnabas, Linslade. Classical Christmas with Alina Orchestra Strings and Hilary Davan Wetton

11 November 2023: St Barnabas, Linslade. Repose with Paul Carr

7-9 August 2023: St Andrew and St Georges West, Edinburgh. Choral Kaleidoscope with Anna Le Hair

8 July 2023: St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Homecomings with Jonathan Kingston

17 June 2023: MK Choirs Festival in Campbell Park

6 May 2023, St Peter and St Paul, Newport Pagnell. Celebrate! Music for the coronation. With Alina Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton and Jessica Wise

1 April 2023, St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Choral Kaleidoscope with Craig Greene

26 February 2023, St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Vocal Freedom workshop with Jessica Norton and George Ireland

3 December 2022, St Georges Wolverton: A Choral Christmas with Craig McLeish and TGI Choir

29 October 2022, St Barnabas, Linslade. Cloud Capp’d Towers

9 July 2022, St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Rejoice with Jonathan Kingston

3 April 2022, St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Beginnings with Jessica Norton, Chloe Latchmore and Jonathan Kingston

16 October 2021, St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Sunset Departure Lounge with Suzzie Vango and Robert Challinor

24 November 2019, St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Fauré Requiem with John Byron, Jonathan Kingston, Richard Ball and Amy Chamberlain

August 2019, St Andrew and St George’s West, Edinburgh: three concerts (Perfect Joy and Deep Peace) as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

8 June 2019, Christ the Cornerstone: Summertime with Lesley Garrett  and Anna Tilbrook

30 March 2019: Nocturne at St James New Bradwell, with  saxophonist Alžbeta Klasová and Alex Aitken

1 December 2018, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Newport Pagnell: Classical Christmas with MKCO strings.

10 November 2018, Christ the Cornerstone: Remembrance with Alex Aitken

27 May 2018, Korunni church, Prague

25 May 2018, St. Vitus cathedral, Prague

20 May 2018. Milton Keynes Theatre: Opera Gala with MKCO, Damian IorioJanice Watson, and Dominic Natoli.

Saturday 14 April 2018, St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. A Treasury of English Choral Music with Paul Daggett

Saturday 2 December 2017, St Peter and St Paul, Newport Pagnell. Christmas concert with MKCO Strings

Saturday 11 November 2017, St Barnabas, Linslade. Grand Tour of Europe with Julian Pentz (viola)

Saturday 17 June 2017, St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Joint concert with OU Choir including Tallis: Spem in Alium

Saturday 20th May 2017, Choral Gold. St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford. Joint concert with MK Youth Choir

1 April 2017: Grand Tour of Europe at the Bunyan Meeting Centre, Bedford

3 December 2016: Christmas Concert at St Peter and St Paul, Newport Pagnell with MKCO Strings

10 November 2016: Behind the Curtain at MK Theatre with Glyndebourne Opera Company

29 October 2016: Tenth Anniversary Charity Gala Concert at Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes, with Lesley Garrett, Anna Tilbrook and Anna le Hair

2 June 2016: Three concerts in the Basilica de Santa Barbara, Mantova, Italy

1 June 2016: Joint concert in Carpenedolo, Italy with Ars Nova

21 May 2016: Popular Choral Classics at St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford with  John Byron and Tim Grant-Jones

16 April 2016: A Cappella at St Barnabas, Linslade with John Byron

5 December 2015: Christmas Concert at St Peter and St Paul, Newport Pagnell with John Byron and MKCO Strings

7 November 2015: In the Beginning, Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes

6 October 2015: Rugby World Cup at MK Stadium

25 September 2015: Venice to Vegas at The Stables with Tenors Un Limited

6 June 2015: Summer Delights with Anna le Hair at St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford

9 April 2015: Polymnia at King’s Lynn Minster with John Byron (Director and piano) and John Heley (Cello)

6 December 2014: Classical Christmas, St Peter and St Paul, Newport Pagnell with John Byron and MKCO Brass

1 November 2014: Poetry in Music, Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes with Tim Grant-Jones, Graham Mayger and Fenella Humphreys

12 July 2014: Choral Kaleidoscope with Anna le Hair at the Chrysalis Theatre

31 May 2014: Concert in Mecina Church, Spain with Anna le Hair

30 May 2014: Concert in the caves at Nerja, Spain with Anna le Hair

29 May 2014: Pascuale concert in Granada Cathedral with Anna le Hair

22 Mar 2014: Shakespeare concert with MK Sinfonia, Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes

7 December 2013:  Classical Christmas with MKCO brass at St Peter and St Paul, Newport Pagnell

2 November 2013: Heavenly Spaces with Gemma Rosefield, Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes

16 August 2013: Proms in the Park with the Milton Keynes City Orchestra (cond. Hilary Davan-Wetton), Campbell Park, Milton Keynes

9 June 2013: Music in the Garden in Dame Cleo Laine’s garden in Wavendon with Anna Le Hair (piano)

4 April 2013: International Choir Festival in Istria, Croatia Edinburgh with Anna Le Hair (piano)

22 December 2012: Choral Christmas at the Chrysalis Theatre, Milton Keynes with John Byron and Anna Le Hair (piano)

6th November 2012: The Australian Voices with singers from Polymnia and John Byron at Holy Trinity Church, Wolverton

8 September 2012: Masterpieces at the City Centre Church, Milton Keynes with the London Charity Orchestra under Simon Lasker-Wallfisch & John Byron, Thomas Gould (violin), Anna le Hair (continuo), Ben Thapa (tenor)

17 June 2012: Baroque and Beyond at the City Centre Church, Milton Keynes. John Byron (conductor and harpsichord), Sue Snell, Piers Snell, Phoebe Butler (recorders and viols), Anna Le Hair (chamber organ)

26 May 2012: at St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican, London with the London Charity Orchestra, Simon Lasker-Wallfisch (conductor), Thomas Gould (violin), Anna Le Hair (continuo), Nicholas Scott (tenor)

26 November 2011:Polymnia Favourites: choral music from around the world. St Mary’s Church, Harlington

12 November 2011: World Music for World Vision, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Olney (with Daniella Ganeva, Graham Instrall, Andrew Martin and Anna Le Hair). In aid of the World Vision project “Reducing Violence against Children in Armenia”.

15,17 and 19 August 2011: Choral Chillout at the Edinburgh Fringe. St. Marks artSpace, Edinburgh with Anna Le Hair (piano)

5 June 2011: Songs for a Summer Evening, Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes with Anna Le Hair (piano) and Gemma Murray (double bass)

13 November 2010: A Choral Pilgrimage, St Mary’s Church, Harlington

6 November 2010: Old Masters, The Church of St Mary Magdalene, Willen

18 September 2010: Tickford Bridge Anniversary Concertin Newport Pagnell Parish Church with Sinfonia Ariella and John Gibbons, including the world premiere of a work by John Byron: The Bridge of Destiny.

11 and 13 August 2010: Choral Chillout: from Purcell to Piazzolla, St Marks artSpace, Edinburgh

6 June 2010: Drums and Voices, City Centre Church Milton Keynes (with Daniella Ganeva)

12 December 2009: Christmas Concert, St Mary’s Church Harlington

6 June 2009: Remembrance and Celebration, St Mary’s Church Harlington

16 May 2009: Remembrance and Celebration, St Mary’s Church Bletchley

11 Oct 2008: Music of the Spirit, Elstow Abbey Church (with Nick Epton)

12 July 2008: Summer Serenade,  St Mary’s Church, Harlington (with Andrea Patis)

10 May 2008: Summer Serenade, St Mary’s Church Bletchley (with Andrea Patis)

6 October 2007: Voices for Hospices, Bunyan Church, Bedford

17 June 2007: Byrd to Britten, Church of St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford

21 October 2006: Concert of Sacred Music, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Northill (conducted by Wendy Lewis)

14 October 2006: Charity Concert of Sacred Music, St Thomas’ Church, Luton