Polymnia
Patron: Lesley Garrett CBE
“I was thrilled at the sound the choir made… you have some excellent singers and together make a beautiful sound” Lesley Garrett CBE
“A fine chamber choir” Stephen Cleobury, Director of Music, King’s College Cambridge
Our next concert:
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TICKETS
Adult £17, under 18s / students £3
Early bird £14 (by 3 May)
Interval refreshments will be served in the church hall
Tickets will be available on the door (cash or card)
To celebrate Polymnia's first 20 years, we have commissionied prize-winning composer Richard Barnard to write a piece for us to premiere in October 2026. Our Crowdfunder campaign last Autumn raised enough for us to commit to this project. The remainder of Richard’s professional fee we will meet from our own reserves and through further fundraising. Although the campaign has formally closed, if you or someone you know would like to be part of the creation of a new piece of music, our Crowdfunder page will still receive donations – for which we continue to offer rewards!
See our Crowdfunding page for how to contribute – and the rewards we can offer you in return.
Support the commission of a new piece for Polymnia's 20th anniversary
Regrets and Reflections
Saturday 16 May 2026, 4pm
St Mary and St Giles, Stony Stratford
Guest Musical Director: Laura Bailie
PROGRAMME:
O nata lux Tallis – Ave verum corpus Byrd – A hymne to Christ – Imogen Holst – Mille regretz – Josquin des Prez – Ah, dear heart – Gibbons – When David heard – Tompkins – Lux aurumque – Eric Whitacre – Os justi – Bruckner – Bogoroditse devo – Rachmaninoff – Music, when soft voices die – Parry – Draw on sweet night – Wilbye – Flow my tears – Dowland – The sleeping child – Bob Chilcott – Après un rêve – Fauré arr. l’Estrange – O waly waly – Traditional – Let my love be heard – Jake Runestad – Water night – Eric Whitacre
