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)
We are really looking forward to working with prize-winning composer Richard Barnard at a workshop in June, from which he will gather ideas for the new choral piece which we have commissioned from him.
His professional fee is being mainly met from our crowdfunding campaign last year, so our grateful thanks to all of you who contributed!
The première of Richard’s new piece will be at our concert on 17 October 2026, which will also mark the return from maternity leave of Jessica Norton, our regular Musical Director, who has worked with Richard before. Although the concert does not yet have a title (which may be suggested by the title of Richard’s piece, when created!), she has already programmed it to be a celebration of music and of singing in particular. (See the ‘Future concerts’ page.)
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RIchard Barnard
Photo credit: Jon Rowley
Polymnia’s choral commission to celebrate our 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 – Tomkins – 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
