The Langcliffe Singers

Choral Classics in the Yorkshire Dales 

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Past Performances -

December 2011 -

The Winter Concert - Britten:   St. Nicolas

Featuring the choirs and percussion group from Skipton Music Centre,
 and players from the Northern Chamber Orchestra
was held on Saturday 3rd December at Christ Church, Skipton.
- see Programme  (3.8MB)

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October 2011 -

The Come and Sing Messiah   ( with EVERY chorus included )
was held on Saturday 15th October at Christ Church, Skipton.
- see Programme   (0.3MB)

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July 2011 -

The Summer Concert - "Hope",
which included the Spirituals from Michael Tippett’s “A Child of Our Time”
was held on Sunday 17th July at Kirkby Malham Church

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April 2011

The Spring Concert, featuring Bach: St. John Passion
was held on Sunday 10^th April in Giggleswick School Chapel.
- see Review and Programme  (1.6MB)

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December 2010

The Christmas Concert, featuring Charpentier's Messe de Minuit and
Vivaldi's Gloria, was held on Saturday 11^th December in Settle Parish Church.
 - see Review and Programme  (0.3MB)

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July 2010

The Summer Concert, featuring John Rutter: Birthday Madrigals
and a selection of anthems by Henry Purcell and Samuel Sebastian Wesley,
to mark the anniversary of the latter's birth.
Was held on Saturday 3^rd July in Kirby Malham Church.

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May 2010

The Spring Concert, featuring Mozart: Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
Haydn: Te Deum for the Empress Marie Therese, 1800 & Beethoven: Mass in C
Was held on Saturday 8^th May in Giggleswick School Chapel

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December 2009

A Christmas Concert, featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs, Gerald Finzi: In Terra Pax & a selection of carols.

Was held on Saturday 12^th December in Settle Parish Church

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July 2009

A Summer Concert, featuring items from past performances,
was held on  Sunday 5^th July in Victoria Hall, Settle.

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June 2009

A Summer Concert, featuring items from past performances,
was held on Sunday 14^th June in Kirby Malham Church.

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May 2009

Two performances of
      Johanne Brahms: A German Requiem
                               and A Tragic Overture
were held on:
             Saturday 9th May in Giggleswick School
          & Sunday 10th May in Christ Church, Skipton
Both performances were with The Settle Orchestra

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December 2008
 
A performance of  Handel's Messiah
with professional soloists and a baroque orchestra,
was held on Sunday 7th December 2008, in Settle Parish Church.
        - see Review
 

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July 2008

A performance was held on:
             Tuesday 1^st July in St. John's Methodist Church Hall, Settle

"Summer Soirée"
A concert of Choral Music from Messiah to Gospel.

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May 2008

Performances were held on:
              Saturday 3^rd May in  Giggleswick School Chapel.
                    with the Langcliffe Chamber Orchestra - see Review
and on Saturday 24^th May in All Saints Parish Church, Ilkley

Antonio Vivaldi:  Gloria (RV589) - see Preview
Maurice Duruflé:  Requiem (Op 9) - see Preview
 

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December 2007 -

Christmas Music:

Carols old and new
Choruses from Handel: Messiah

A performance was held on: 
            Sunday 2^nd December in Settle Parish Church

 and on Sunday 16th December

A joint carol Concert was held
with Settle musical societies.

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June 2007 -

Last Night of the Proms

The choir were joined by Settle Orchestral Society
to help mark the orchestra’s 40th anniversary.  

The performances included choral music by Cecilia MacDowell
and Percy Grainger as well as the usual favourites.

Two performances were held on: 
            Saturday 23^rd June in Christ Church, Skipton
and on:
            Saturday 30^th June in Settle Parish Church

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May 2007 -

Handel’s Dixit Dominus
&
Heinrich Biber's Battagglia (Battle)
 

This performance was held on:
            Sunday 6^th May in Giggleswick School Chapel

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March 2007 -

Handel’s Coronation Anthems
&
Dixit Dominus
 

This performance was held on:

Saturday 31^st March in St Mary's Church, Burley-in-Wharfedale

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December 2006 -

Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols
&
Antonin Dvorak’s Mass in D
 

This performance was held on:
          Saturday 2^nd December in St Alkelda’s Church, Giggleswick

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July 2006 -

Purcell - Masque from Dioclesian
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Chilcott - Songs & Cries of London Town
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plus a new work
"The Leaves of Life" - by Andrew Gant

Two performances were held on: 
            Saturday 15th July in Settle Parish Church
and on:
              Sunday 16^th July in  Skipton

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April 2006 -

An all-Mozart programme to celebrate
 his 250^th Anniversary

Two performances were held on: 
            Sunday 2^nd April in  Settle Parish Church
and on:
            Sunday 29^th April in  Ilkley
This performance was in conjunction with The Langcliffe Sinfonia.

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December 2005 -

Vivaldi - Magnificat
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Tallis - (celebrating his 500^th Anniversary)
 three choral works and two organ solos
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Poulenc - Gloria

One performance was held on: 
            Saturday 3^rd December in  St. Alkelda's Church, Giggleswick

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July 2005 -

A Midsummer Night's Dream
 - an Evening of Music and Words

Two performances were held on: 
                       Saturday July 16^th in  Kildwick Parish Church
and on:
                       Saturday July 23^rd in High Bentham Parish Church

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