Cambridge University Chamber Choir

Handel's Messiah - 22nd January 2005, King's College Chapel

The choir performed one of Handel's greatest works, the Messiah, on Saturday the 22nd of January in Kings chapel, joined by an orchestra of Cambridge University's finest players. The concert was very popular with more than half of the tickets being sold in advance, the concert started a little late at around 8:15p, as a queue that continued to grow past Clare college on the North side of the chapel had to be turned away.

Soloists

The choir was joined by four fantastic soloists.

Soprano - Elizabeth Cragg
Alto - Iestyn Davies
Tenor - Allan Clayton
Bass - Dan Jordan

The gentlemen soloists, all former gentlemen of St.Johns choir, showed off their beautiful singing talent throughout the concert. Supplemented by the beautiful voice of Elizabeth Cragg, the soloists complemented the choir wonderfully. To read a full review of the concert click here

Egil's Saga

In November the choir performed Egil's Saga by Gavin Bryers in the Corn Exchange, the concert was recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast the following week, unfortunately the recording suffered technical faliures and had to be re-recorded away from Cambridge. A review of the concert can be found at the Guardian online.

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