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Cantate Spring Concert: 16 May 2010 The Lady, Star of the Sea, Broadstairs

	Coelos Ascendit Hodie	Stanford, charles Villiers
	Justorum Anime
	Beati Quorum Via
	Os Justi	Bruckner, Anton
	Locus Iste
	Missa Brevis No7 in Bb (Little Organ Mass)
	Kyrie	Haydn, Joseph
	Gloria
	Credo
	Sanctus
	Benedictus
	Agnus Dei
Intervall
	Requiem
	Requiem aeternam	Rutter, John
	Oút of the deep
	Pie Jesu
	Sanctus
	Agnus Dei
	The Lord is my sheperd
	Lux aeterna

Joint concert with the Chorale de les Renouveau: 20th March 2010 St. Peters Church St. Peters

	Love Divine	Goddall, Howard
	Locus Iste	Bruckner
	Skimbleshanks	Lloyd-Webber, Andrew
	The song that goes like this	Du Prez, John & Idle, Eric
	La Chorale de Renouveau
	On Ira
	Le Jazz et le Java
	Une Ile
	Les Acadiens
	Together
	La Ballade Nord Irlandaise	traditional (arr. Oudot, Jean-Calude)
	He's got the whole world	Schwingrouber, Michael
	Le Lion est mort ce soir	Weiss, G
Intervall
	La Chorale de Renouveau
	What a wonderful world	Sinatra, Frank
	L'hymne à l'amour
	Toute la pluie tombe sur moi
	Emmenez-moi
	Cantate
	Requiem - Pie Jesu	Rutter, John
	Requiem - Lux Aeterna
	Can you feel the love tonight	John, Elton
	Together
	Daniel saw the stone	traditional
	Kumbaya	traditional (arr Gohl, Willi)
	Jacobs Ladder	traditional
	Everybody sing freedom	traditional
	Westside story choral suite	Bernstsein, Leonard

Spring Concert: 26 April 2009 St. Peters Church St. Peters

 

Our Christmas Concerts:  11 December 2008 20:00 The Vale Broadstairs 14 December 2008 Minster Church Minster

	Tomorrow shall be my dancing day	Gardener, John
	There is no rose	Joubert, John
	I saw three ships	Willcocks, David (arrangement)
	Ding dong merrily on high	Willcocks, David (arrangement)
	Out of your sleep	Nelson, Robert
	Past three o'clock	Wood, Charles (arrangement)
	In Dulci Jubilo	Pearsall, R.L. (arrangement)
	Nova Nova	Chilcott, Bob
	Christmas Night	Rutter; John (arrangement)
	The twelve days of Christmas	Rutter; John (arrangement)
Intervall
	Love Divine	Goodall, Howard
	O magnum mysterium	Lauridsen, Morten
	Lully, Lulla, thou little tiny child	Chilcott, Bob
	This day Christ is born	Byrd, William
	I wonder as I wander	Rutter, John (arrangement)
	Three Kings	Cornelius, Peter arr. Nicolai, Phillip
	Silent Night	Gruber, Franz arr. Rose, Barry
	Jingle Bells	Pierpont, J arr. Allwood R.
	Rejoice and be merry	Rutter, John

 

16th February 2008 The Sarah Thorne Theatre Club The Memorial Theatre Hilderstone St. Peters Road Broadstairs This concert was to celebrate love in all its different manifestations.

	Now is the month of maying	Morley, Thomas
	My Bonny Lass
	Mantona mia	De Lassus, Orlande
	Come again sweet love	Dowland, John
	A Lover and his lass... (Folk)
	O my love is like	Smith, Robert (arr. Greenhalgh, Edward)
	Turtle Dove	Vaughan Williams, Ralph
	Flower of Maherally	McGlynn, Michael
	Aspects of love (Musicals)
	I don't know how to love him	Lloyd-Webber, Andrew
	One hand, one heart	Bernstein, Leonard
	Tonight
	love divine... (Sacred music)
	For the beauty of the earth	Rutter, John
	Love Divine
	Come my way my truth	Clements, John
	All that jazz. (ehm.. Jazz)
	Yes Sir, that's my baby	Donaldson, Walter
	The Way you look tonight	Kern, Jerome
	Endless love (pop music)
	Your Song	John, Elton
	Can you feel the love tonight
	When I'm 64	The Beatles

 

11th December 2007 The Vale + 16th December St Margaret of Antioch Church Womenswold

	A babe is born	Mathias William
	The darkest midnight	English trad.
	This is the truth	English trad.
	The truth from above	English trad. Arr. williams, Ralph
	Four English Carols A babe is born Now let us sing Jesu, thou the virgin born The Saviour of the world	Holst, Gustav
	Christmas tide	Chilcott, Bob
	Lullay lullay little child	Varcoe, Jonathan
	Sir Christemas	Mathias, William
	Interval
	O magnum mysterium	Lauridsen, Morten
	A Nativity	Tavener, John
	Sleep, my darling	Italian trad.
	A new year carol	Britten, Benjamin, arr. Greenhalgh
	Kings of Orient	Hopkins, J arr. Greenhalgh
	Three Carols from "A Ceremony of Carols" Wolcum yole This little babe Deo Gracias	Britten, Benjamin

10th October 2007 Shirley hall Canterbury The pieces where performed by Cantate and the Canterbury Orchestra. Pieces which where only performed by the Canterbury Orchestra are marked with "(CO only)" ...here the orchestra was joined by the refined singing of the Cantate Chamber Choir in beautiful contrasted settings ... the ending was particularly fine, leading from the beauty of expression of the unaccompanied choir to an exhilarating and finely prepared final fortissimo chord. A special concert that made a special contribution to the Festival. John Harris - Kentish Gazette

	Sinfonietta (CO only)      Allegro      Andante      Vivace	Ridout, Alan
	Stour Reflections      The Glistening Stream      To the River Stour      The Banks of Stour      The River Stour	Lewis, Michael
	Interval
	Murder in the Cathedral (CO only)	Myhill, John
	Canterbury Psalms      Moderato e pescante           Psalm 97      Largo           Psalm 121      Maestoso           Psalm 148	Patterson, Paul

29th September 2007 St Catherines Church Manston Some choir members added variety to the program performing instrumental pieces and poetry

	Rio, Rio Chio	Anonym
	Ave Verum Corpus	Byrd, William
	Beati Quorum	Stanford, Charles Villiers
	Fair Phyllis	Farmer, John
	All Creatures now	Bennet, John
	All the Love I Have	Chilcot, (arr. from 16th century Spanish melody)
	Ave Maria	Schubert, Franz
	The Blue Bird	Stanford, Charles Villiers
	Exsultate justi	Viadana, Lodovico Grossi da
	Interval
	The Armed Man (excerpts) Kyrie Hymn before action Agnus Dei	Jenkins Karl
	Put on the Armour	Burton, Ben
	The Lord Bless You and Keep You	Rutter, John
	If Ye Love Me	Chilcott, Bob
	And so it Goes	Joel, Billy
	Your Song	John, Elton (arr. Greenhalgh, Edward)
	I Got Rythm	Gershwin, George and Ira
	Blue Moon	Rodgers, Richard

14th July 2007  and 15th July 2007 St. Laurence Church Ramsgate and The Vale Broadstairs Several members of our choir were performing solos dispersed into the program adding another dimension to our repertoire

	All creatures now	Bennet, John
	Amyntas with his Phyllis fair	Pilkington, Francis
	Come sable night	Ward, John
	Now is the month of Maying Op12 Nr4	Holst, Gustav
	Come to me Op12 Nr5	Holst, Gustav
	The Turtle Dove	Vaughan Williams, Ralph
	Come what may	Baerwald, David arr. Greenhalgh
	Les Miserables Medley
	Interval
	Over the Rainbow	Alen/Harburg arr Turner
	Summertime	Gershwin, George
	The way you look tonight	Kern, Jerome
	Sing We and Chant it	Morley, Thomas
	Il est bel et bon	Passereau, Pierre
	A Little Pretty Bonny Lass	Farmer, John
	My Heart Will Go On	Horner, James arr. Greenhalgh, Edward
	When I'm Sixtyfour	McCartney, Paul
	In the Mood	Garland, Joe (arr. Gritton, Peter)

29th April 2007 Mass of the children All Saints Church Birchington This concert was particularly special having performed with so many children. We have a recording of the concert and will make this available to any person interested  please contact me via this link (small fee may apply).

	Upton Junior School Chamber Choir
	Follow me	Carter, John
	Swing Low Sweet Chariot	Spiritual, arr. Pont
	Hand me down my Silver Trumpet	Spiritual
	Kumba yah!	African Folk
	The Lord bless you and keep you	Rutter, John
	Haddon Dene School Singers
	Tears in Heaven	Clapton, Eric
	Sir Roger Manwood's Chamber Choir and Girls Choir
	Pieces from the Aviary	Bennett, Richard
	Sound the Trumpet	Purcell, Henry
	London Bells	Chilcott, Bob
	As long as I have music	Besig/Price
	Cantate
	Put on the armour of the Lord	Spiritual arr. Burton
	I Can't help falling in love	Weiss, Peretti & Creatore arr. Greenhalgh, Edward
	If ye love me	Chilcott, Bob
	Blue Moon	Rodgers, Richard, arr. Blackwell, David
	I've got rythm	Gershwin, George and Ira arr. Clapham
	Interval
	Mass of the Children Kyrie Gloria Sanctus and Benedictus Agnus Dei Finale	Rutter, John

31st March 2007 The Armed Man a mass for peace The Shirley Hall King's School Canterbury

	Cockaigne Overture Canterbury Orchestra	Elgar, Edward
	Exultate Justi	Viadana, Lodovico Grossi da
	If ye love me	Chilcott, Bob
	Ave Verum	Byrd, William
	The Blue Bird	Stanford, Charles Villiers
	Interval
	The armed Man a mass for peace	Jenkins, Karl

7th of July 2006 - The Light Summer Concert St Philips Church, Cliftonville

	A Concert Celebration Andrew Lloyd Webber Medley	arr. Brymer
	Bushes and Briars	arr. James
	Greensleeves	arr. R V Williams
	You raise me up
	The way you look tonight	Kern
	Your song	Elton, John ; arr. Greenhalgh
	Summertime	Gershwin
	O waly,waly	arr. Rutter
	O my love is like	arr. Greenhalgh
	Love is all around A tribute to the Beatles	arr. Emerson
	Interval
	Macavity	Lloyd Webber, Andrew
	Skimbleshanks	Lloyd Webber, Andrew
	Crawling Up The Hill	Mayall, John
	Cantus iteratis (Adiemus)	Jenkins, Karl
	Amate adea (Adiemus)	Jenkins, Karl
	I’ll be there for you	arr. Greenhalgh
	Can’t help falling in love	arr. Greenhalgh
	Bring him home	Schönberg, Claude-Michel
	And so it goes	Joel, Billy ; arr. Chilcott
	On Broadway Rodgers & Hammerstein Medley	arr. Huff
	In the mood	arr. Gritton

24th of March 2006 - Mozart and Rutter St Augustines Abbey

	O clap your hands	Rutter, John
	Laudate dominum	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
	Laudate pueri	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
	Ave verum Corpus	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
	The Lord bless you and keep you	Rutter, John
	Missa Brevis "Spatzenmesse"	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
	Interval
	Requiem	Rutter, John

13th and 16th of December 2005 - Christmas concerts At the Vale, Broadstairs, and the St. Augustines Church, Ramsgate

	Sir Christemas
	In dulci Jubilo
	O magnum mysterium
	There is  flower
	Sleeper’s Wake	Bach, Johann Sebastian
	Interval
	Hodie
	Hush my dear
	The Holy & the Ivy
	In the Bleak mid winter
	Myn Lyking
	Celtic Lullaby –trio
	What Sweeter music
	A Carol
	Lute book lullaby
	Fantasia on Christmas Carols

16th of October 2005 Concert with Kent Brass We were joining Kent Brass 20:00 In St. Catherines Church Manston

	Kent Brass
	Chorale - My Soul Glorifies the Lord (Cantata No.10)	Bach, Johann Sebastian
	Danserge – Two Renaissance Dances (La Mourique, Ronde)	Susato, Tielman
	Cantate
	All Creatures now	Bennet, John
	Never weather beaten sail	Campian, Thomas
	The Silver Swan	Gibbons, Orlando
	Kent Brass
	Sonata for Trumpet and Organ	Vivianni, Gio Bonaventura
	Canon	Pachebel, Johann
	Cantate
	Rejoince in the Lord	Huray Le, Peter (arrangement)
	O sing joyfully	Batten, Adrian
	Irish Blessing	Chilcott, Bob
	If ye love me	Chilcott, Bob
	God be in my head	Carter, Andrew
	Cantate and Kent Brass
	Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cantata No. 147)	Bach, Johann Sebastian
	Interval
	Cantate
	Laudate dominum	Mozart, Wofgang Amadeus
	Ave Maria	Schubert, Franz
	Kent Brass
	El Yivach Hagalil (The Lord will build a new Galilee)	Israel Traditional
	West Side Story Maria	Bernstein, Leonard
	Cantate
	Il est bel et bon	Passereau, Pierre
	Lay a garland	Pearsall, Robert Lucas de
	Kent Brass
	Every Time I feel a Spirit	Spiritual
	Cantate
	Summertime	Gershwin, George
	I got rythm	Gershwin, George and Ira´
	Kent Brass
	Scarborough Fair	Traditional
	Eleanor Rigby	Lennon/McCartney

8th  of October 2005 Canterbury Festival 15:00 Eastbridge Hospital (near Methvens bookshop) 16:00 Palace Street (near the Bell & Crown)

	All Creatures now	Bennet, John
	The Silver Swan	Gibbons, Orlando
	I got a robe	Greenhalgh, Edward (arrangement)
	Swing low	Simmons, Alan (arrangement)
	I got rythm	Gershwin, George and Ira
	Blue Moon	Rodgers, Richard
	Tea for two	Youmans, Vincent
	All the love	Chilcot, (arr. from 16th century Spanish melody

22nd July 2005 St Augustine Abbey Ramsgate This concert was in aid of the restoration of the Pugin Tomb

	Totus Tuus	Henryk Góreki
	Three motets: Christus factus est Locus iste Os justi	Anton Bruckner
	Songs of Sanctuary: Adiemus Cantus iteratus Amate adea	Karl Jenkins
	Verleih uns Frieden	Felix Mendelssohn
	Abendlied	Josef Rheinberger
	Song for Athene	John Taverner
	Tu es Petrus	G.P. da Palestrina
	Intervall
	Miserere	Gregorio Allegri
	The Armed Man: (choral suite) Kyrie Save me from bloody men Sanctus Hymn before action Agnus Dei Benedictus	Karl Jenkins