{"id":419,"date":"2014-04-03T21:35:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T20:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elyconsort.org.uk\/?p=419"},"modified":"2015-07-15T22:08:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T21:08:58","slug":"carmina-burana-29th-march-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elyconsort.org.uk\/?p=419","title":{"rendered":"Carmina Burana ~ 29th March 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date<\/strong>: Saturday 29th March, 2014
\nVenue<\/strong>: The Hayward Theatre, The King’s School, Ely
\nProgramme<\/strong>: Tippett, Negro Sprituals & Carmina Burana
\nFeaturing<\/strong>: Ely Consort, conducted by Matthew Rudd with….<\/p>\n

Claire & Antoinette Cann ~ international duo-pianists
\nClare Lloyd-Griffiths ~ soprano
\nAshley Harries ~ counter-tenor
\nRicardo Panela ~ baritone
\nSam Mitchell ~ bass & Martin Kenward ~ tenor
\nWill Sivier & King’s School Ely ~ Percussion
\nHazel Laws – Musical Director & Ely St Mary’s CofE Junior School Choir<\/p>\n

The powerful opening of Carl Orff\u2019s Carmina Burana is one of the most instantly recognisable pieces of music of all time. The complete work was performed by the combined forces of Ely Consort, St Mary\u2019s Primary School Choir, percussionists from the King\u2019s School, and a star line up of soloists: Clare Lloyd Griffiths (soprano), Ashley Harries (alto) and Ricardo Panela (baritone), all accompanied by the brilliant international duo-pianists Antoinette and Claire Cann. The cast of one hundred musicians brought this most vivid of choral pieces to life in spectacular fashion.<\/p>\n

In the first half of the concert, Ely Consort sang Tippett\u2019s moving arrangement of spirituals from A Child of our Time; and repeating their recentperformance at London\u2019s Barbican Centre in the Barnardo\u2019s National Choir Competition, St Mary\u2019s Choir sang their two competition songs. Antoinette and Claire also performed Lutos\u0142awski\u2019s their dazzling Variations on a theme of Paganini.<\/p>\n

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Photographs:<\/strong> Meleah Reardon<\/p>\n