Repertoire

The choir’s annual season of concerts in Cambridge is often focused on a specific theme. Recent projects have included:

2003 / 04 – The Golden Age: Music for the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal, including works by Morales, Gombert, Rogier, Victoria, Cardoso, Alonso Lobo and Duarte Lobo

2002 / 03 – England 1603: Music for Elizabeth I and James I, including music by Taverner, Sheppard, Parsons, Tallis, White, Morley, Byrd, Weelkes, Tomkins, Ramsey and Gibbons.

2001 / 02 – Great Masses of the Renaissance, including works by Palestrina, Lobo, Victoria, Tallis and Taverner

2000 / 01 – Europe 1500, including works by Cornysh, Browne, Wilkinson, De la Rue, Penalosa, Escobar and Josquin

1999 / 2000 – The Motets of J.S. Bach

Highlights of previous seasons have included a celebration of the music of John Taverner on the 450th anniversary of his death, including a prestigious commission from the contemporary composer, John Tavener, (1995/6), and Europe 1600, an exploration of the music of five great European cities at the turn of the seventeenth century. (1996/7)