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From: Christine Doyle
Friday 9th January 2015
Tel:
07769738180
On Saturday 31st January at 6pm, Saint Michael’s Singers will raise the roof of the
Cathedral with the well-loved classics to bring a new deeper understanding of classical
music to local students and the public.
Doors will open at 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start which has been scheduled to appeal to families –
young and old. The programme will conclude by 8.15pm.
Saint Michael's Singers introduce ‘Discover the Classics’, a concert packed full of ClassicFM
favourites specially designed for GCSE and A-Level music students and the public to enjoy. The
concert will feature Saint Michael's Singers and the Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra conducted
by Paul Leddington Wright.
Pieces will include O Fortuna, Carmina Burana, Nessun Dorma (being sung by Matthew Minter) and
‘Something’s coming’ from West Side Story, And the Glory of the Lord (Messiah), For unto us a
child is born (Messiah), Pomp & Circumstance No. 1, “Land of Hope and Glory”.
“We hope that by hearing live performances of the works that students are studying, it will bring a
new exciting dimension to their understanding of the music and, of course, the public also enjoy
hearing these classical favourites,” explained Paul Leddington Wright, “The concert will be a tonic
for these dreary January nights.”
Tickets: Adult £15, Concessions £12, Student/Child £7.50 – available from the Cathedral Shop and
online at www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/154253. There is a special price for school groups of £5 per
person, for more info please visit www.saintmichaelssingers.org
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Saint Michaels Singers
Saint Michael's Singers is one of the UK's leading choral societies. The choir is based at Coventry
Cathedral in the UK and was formed in 1963 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013.
The choir numbers around ninety members from all ages and walks of life and rehearses every
Tuesday evening in order to bring a large and varied concert season to audiences across the UK.
Highlights of recent years have included performances of Britten's War Requiem on the 70th
anniversary of the bombing of Coventry Cathedral and in the Berliner Dom in 2012. The Singers
were privileged to sing in the première of James MacMillan's Gloria which was commissioned by
Coventry Cathedral as part of their 50th Anniversary celebrations and the 'Cultural Olympiad'.
The choir featured in the European première of David Briggs' organ transcription of Mahler's 2nd
Symphony with Gloucester Choral Society at Coventry Cathedral in May 2013.
For more information visit www.saintmichaelssingers.org