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Aluredian
pieces by Eric Whitacre, Lux Aurumque, The
Seal Lullaby, and Sleep. Their intonation and
pitching was exemplary, as was their sense of
ensemble - a fitting centrepiece to the evening.
We bade farewell to outstanding cellist Tamar
Dewbery this evening, and she bowed out with
a moving performance of Max Bruch's Kol
Nidrei, his plangent melodies beautifully
shaped - there were many tender moments in
a wistful oasis of nostalgia and regret.
Freddie Barker and Hannah Cartwright
lightened the mood completely with Andrew
Lloyd Webber's Music of the Night - this is a
perfectly matched pair of voices, and we will
miss them next year! The senior string quartet
delighted with the 3rd movement of Schubert's
String Quartet in E flat, which they followed
with a charming arrangement of I Know Him
So Well from the musical Chess.
Our very own a cappella boys' singing group,
the Quartones, gave us their final offering - a
beautifully judged rendition of Under The
Bridge, with an outstanding blend of sound.
And it was the Wind Band who ended
proceedings - noisily! - with some Selections
from Wicked, John Williams' Hymn to the
Fallen, and an original piece for wind band by
Rossano Galante, Transcendent Journey. This
was music-making of great power, particularly
in the brass and bass sections, and brought the
evening to a resounding close.
A
musical extravaganza was on
offer at the start of Arts
Week - a chance to relive
the highlights of another
busy and successful musical
year at King's. The brass
group opened proceedings with two confident
and well-rounded performances of Jeremiah
Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary, and the Overture
from Handel's Fireworks Suite.
Meiling Daniell-Greenhalgh brought a change of
scale to the evening with a virtuoso
performance of Handel's Eternal Source, her
voice soaring into the very rafters of the
Chapel. The junior string quartet gave a
beautiful and delicate account of Elgar's
Chanson de Nuit, before the Chamber Choir
took centre stage for a substantial offering -
Rheinberger's Abendlied followed by three
Summer
Concert
by
Chris Holmes