Rossall School Chapel Choir (UK)

Animazione musicale della messa delle ore 12.00

Direttore:

Repertorio:

• Introito: Cantate Domino di Pitoni
• Gloria: dalla Missa Brevis di Andrea Gabrieli
• Alleluia: Taize Alleluia di Jacques Berthier
• Offertory: O Sacrum Convivium di Roberto Remondi
• Sanctus (e Benedictus) e Agnus Dei dalla Missa Brevis di Andrea Gabrieli
• Comunione: Ave Verum di Mozart
• Finale: Ave Maria di Arcadelt

Rossall School Chapel Choir

Rossall School, since its foundation in 1844, has always taken pride in its strong choral tradition. Today the Chapel Choir boasts over forty choristers of no less than seven nationalities who join together three times a week to rehearse. The choir enjoys singing a diverse repertoire from show music to gospel, but it is in the sacred genre that the choir really excels. Every term the choir sings choral Evensong in cathedrals across the country including York, Chester, Lincoln and Durham and performs an oratorio with full orchestra, the last few being Haydn’s Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Brahms German Requiem, Faure’s Requiem and Handel’s Messiah. The highlight of the year is the annual tour which has given the students experience performing in Cathedrals across Europe; Notre Dame, Chartres, Barcelona, Montserrat Monastery, St. Mark’s, St. Stephen’s in Vienna, the National Cathedral in Washington and most recently as choir in residence at Westminster Abbey. Last December the choir enjoyed spending a week in Dallas singing the traditional nine lessons and carols in a variety of venues.