Under the direction of Maurice Davies, the Choral Singers aim to sing music from the 16th to the 21st century, including at least one work at each concert by a contemporary composer.
The following lists examples of music sung and mostly performed in the last two years showing this diversity.
British
Linden Lea – Vaughan Williams
My spirit sang all day – Finzi
Heraclitus – Stamford
The lads in their hundreds – Butterworth
Lullay my liking – Holst
Musicals
Castle on a cloud
Do you hear the people sing? – Schoenberg
I dreamed a dream – Les Miserables
Operetta
With Strephon for your foe… – Sullivan
Contemporary
Requiem – Robert Fields
They are not long – Robert Fields
The Promise – Maurice Davies
Bohemian Rhapsody – Mercury
The Rose – Bette Midler
Gaelic Blessing – Rutter
Traditional UK geographies
Early one morning
The Lincolnshire Poacher
Eli Jenkin’s Prayer
An Eriskay love lilt
Brigg Fair
Annie Laurie
Lowlands away
Baroque
Cum Sancto Spiritu – Vivaldi
Cantata excerpts – J S Bach
Early
Teach me, O Lord – Byrd
Gaudete!
If ye love me – Tallis
Laudate Dominum
Sea Shanties
Haul away Joe
Romantic
Dostoino Yest – Tchaikovsky
Be still my soul – Sibelius
19th Century
Locus Iste – Bruckner
Requiem – Faure
The Crucifixion – Stainer
Gospel
Early in the morning on Easter day – Larson
Carols
Various
20th Century
You are the new day – John David
For the beauty of the earth – Rutter
With a voice of singing – Shaw
USA
Chatanooga choo choo – Warren
Simple gifts – Copeland
And can it be – Plew (the video is from our Joint concert with USA Hyde Park Methodist Choir on 5th June 2019)
When the Saints go marching in – Besig
Rhythm of Life – Coleman
The road home – Browne