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Sunday 11th October, 7:30pm
MONTEVERDI: VESPERS
THE CORNERSTONE CHAMBER CHOIR, ORCHESTRA & SOLOISTS
Leader: Jeremy Sampson Conductor: Adrian Boynton
'To experience the Vespers either as a performer or listener is a major event’. [John Eliot Gardiner]
We are delighted to offer a complete performance of Monteverdi's monumental masterpiece. This revolutionary work draws on a whole variety of new techniques to gain its effect - techniques which come from a world of emotional and dramatic music rather than the accepted 'church' manner of the day. Expressive solos, duets and trios alternate with resplendent choral movements exploiting different groups of voices and instruments. Come and enjoy the sumptuous splendour of this magnificent work - enhanced by the intimate surroundings of the City Church, the beautiful acoustic, and the precision and blend of the Cornerstone Chamber Choir, Orchestra and Soloists
Tickets: £22.50, £15.50, £5 (under 18s). Available online (fee applies), by email boyntonmusic@btinternet.com, tel/text: 07961 348697, or at the door.
City Church of Christ the Cornerstone, MK9 2ES
Wednesday 14th October, 2pm
The Joy of Music: THE GREAT GERMAN TRADITION: Baroque Masters: FROBERGER FALKENHAGEN BUXTEHUDE TELEMANN
A Talk, illustrated with fine CD recordings by Adrian Boynton
Froberger fused together French and Italian techniques to craft a distinctive German keyboard style. Talented lutenist Falkenhagen produced a rich late flowering of lute music at the court in Bayreuth. Buxtehude (whom Bach famously walked 250 miles to hear) was one of the great musical personalities of the period, creating melodious, lyrical and markedly individual music for voices, strings and keyboards. Multi-instrumentalist Telemann, one of the most prolific composers in history, enjoyed success across a wide range of musical genres.
Join us to enjoy these Baroque riches - 2pm start, admission £6 at the door, mid afternoon refreshments, finish 4.15. All welcome.
The Oak Tree Centre, Wallinger Drive, Shenley Brook End, MK5 7GZ
Sunday 18th October, 6pm
CHORAL EVENSONG FOR ST LUKES DAY
The Choir of the City Church Directed by Adrian Boynton
Join us in Church for this special service of Evensong marking the Feast day of St Luke the Physician, an opportunity to celebrate all those who work in the National Health Service and in the Care Sector, with special hymns, readings and beautiful choral settings from four centuries.
Retiring collection. All welcome.
City Church of Christ the Cornerstone, MK9 2ES
Wednesday 28th October, 2:30pm
Exploring Music: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRADITION: CHARLES IVES and his circle
A Talk, illustrated by fine CD recordings, by Adrian Boynton
Charles Ives is the earliest renowned American composer to achieve recognition on a global scale. He was the first composer to experiment with the use of polytonality, polyrhythms, tone clusters, aleatory elements and quarter tones - innovations that would later be adopted more widely in the 20th Century. In today's session we enjoy his greatest works: Concord Sonata, Three Places in New England, Central Park in the Dark, Variations on America, The Unanswered Question and Symphonies 1 - 4.
2:30 start. Admission £5. Mid afternoon refreshments. 5pm finish. All welcome.
11, Burewelle, Two Mile Ash, MK8 8LS