Cathedral Services
Date:
Sat 5 Jan, 2019
Venue:
Salisbury Cathedral
Location
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St John Singers will be singing at the Cathedral services on Saturday and Sunday 5/6th of January
Past Engagements
The Magic of Christmas 2018
Date:Wed 19 Dec, 2018Time:7:30pmVenue:St Thomas's Church, SalisburyLocation
See map: Google MapsSt John Singers popular Christmas Concert. The programme includes carols for the audience, heartily accompanied by the amazing David Coram and trumpeter Martin Ings. Interval wine and mince pies will be served with plenty of time to chat to choir and friends. The guest soloist this year is Lucinda Cox who will join Martin Ings to include Bach's Jauchzet in her programme. The concert is being held with, and is in support of, the John McNeill Opportunity Centre - South Wiltshire's only specialist nursery for children with disabilities and difficulties.Remembrance Concert at the Museum of Army Flying
Date:Sat 3 Nov, 2018Time:6:30pmVenue:Museum of Army Flying, Middle WallopLocation
See map: Google MapsThis will be a very special Remembrance occasion with an emphasis on the centenary of the end of WWI. Doors will open at 6.30 pm to allow guests to view the museum exhibits, with a glass of wine if they wish. At 7.30pm St John Singers will give a short concert of specially chosen music and readings, by John Pitt-Brooke and Zoe Fletcher, in amongst the museum's unique collection of air frames, vehicles, and fascinating personal and military memorabilia. Entry is only £5. Tickets may be bought online from the Museum of Army Flying, from choir members, or on the door.
The Angel and the Fallen
Date:Sat 7 Jul, 2018Time:7:30pmVenue:Salisbury CathedralLocation
See map: Google MapsSt John Singers will be singing in a Concert of Peace and Reconciliation with Her Majesty's Band of the Scots Guards at this major charity event. The compere will be Alistair Stewart, and proceeds will be split between the British Legion and the Cathedral.
Festival of Flowers, Art and Music
Date:Sat 2 Jun, 2018Time:7:30pmVenue:St Thomas's Church, SalisburyLocation
See map: Google MapsA concert of mainly madrigal style music from across all ages. The church will be decorated with flowers from the festival and interval drinks will be provided. Proceeds will go to the Church Restoration Fund.
Celebration of Spring
Date:Sat 19 May, 2018Time:7:30pmVenue:Downton Parish ChurchLocation
See map: Google MapsSt John Singers are delighted to visit Downton, to sing in the beautiful parish church of St Laurence and raise money for the Organ Fund. With John Rutter’s Birthday Madrigals the centrepiece, this concert also includes English and French madrigals, a selection of spirituals from around the world and (with a nod to the royal wedding) Parry’s celebratory anthem “I was glad” and a glass of festive bubbles!
We look forward to welcoming you!
Stainer's Crucifixion and The Reproaches by John Sanders
Date:Wed 28 Mar, 2018Venue:Salisbury CathedralLocation
See map: Google MapsSt John Singers have been invited to join Salisbury Cathedral Choir in Holy Week to sing "Stainer's Crucifixion" and the beautiful, lesser known "The Reproaches" by John Sanders under the Cathedral's Director of Music, David Halls. Timings to be notified.
Salisbury Cathedral Services
Date:Sat 6 Jan, 2018Venue:Salisbury CathedralLocation
See map: Google MapsSt John Singers, under the direction of David Coram, will be singing Saturday Evensong, and the Eucharist and Evensong on Sunday, over the weekend of 6/7th January 2018. Music includes Mozart Missa Brevis in D (KV 194), with strings and chamber organ, accompaniment, Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus, and the Canticles by Iain Farrington.
Magic of Christmas 2017
Date:Wed 20 Dec, 2017Time:7:30pmVenue:St Thomas's Church, Salisbury, SP1 1BALocation
See map: Google MapsMusical Director, Stephen Abbott, will compere and conduct his first concert with St John Singers. We welcome the local harpist, Katie Salomon, as our guest to this very popular, annual event with classic and less well known carols. Wine and Mince Pies will be served during the interval and there is opportunity for the audience to sing few traditional carols, accompanied by organist extraordinaire, David Coram.
Proceeds from the concert will go to our partner charity SSAFA, and we are also running a raffle with a few quality prizes.
Tickets: £15 from Musicroom (5, Catherine Street, Salisbury), Choir Members, or enquire via our Contact Us Page.
Choral Concert in La Chiesa degli Artisti
Date:Mon 16 Oct, 2017Time:8:00pmVenue:Basilica di Santa Maria in Montesanto - Chiesa degli ArtistiLocation
See map: Google MapsSt John Singers of Salisbury UK conducted by Ian Wicks
Provisional Programme of choral music to include Brahms, Mozart and Palestrina with organ music by Bach and Mendelssohn played by Ian Wicks from Salisbury Cathedral
Monday Concert 16th October
Wood Hail Gladdening Light*
Palestrina Sicut Cervus and Exultate Deo
Parry My Soul there is a country*
Shephard Never weather beaten sail*
Rachmaninov Ave Maria*
Mozart Ave Verum*
Tippett Five Spirituals
Brahms How lovely is thy dwelling place*
Howells Hymn to St Cecilia
Bach
‘Piece d’Orgue’ BWV 572 ORGAN Mendelsohn tbn ORGAN