Chamber Choir To Host “Summer In Europe”
The Bermuda Chamber Choir and Orchestra is getting set to present “Summer in Europe,” a musical tour that will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday, June 21 and at 4.00pm on Sunday, June 22 at the Earl Cameron Theatre, City Hall, Hamilton
The tour will showcase classical pieces such as Vivaldi’s Gloria, Schubert’s Mass in G, Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D, and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
According to Director Kate Ross, “Summer in Europe will be a glorious celebration of European music through the ages. Our concert is one of two halves, the first choral and the second orchestral, culminating in the magnificent Piano Concerto No. 1 by Chopin, featuring our very own Oliver Grant.
“This first published work by Chopin, written when he was just 20-years-old at the Warsaw Conservatory, was praised by critics as one of music’s sublime works. This often technically demanding piano-writing is governed by an intense poetic feeling.
“Other works will include Gloria by Vivaldi, conjuring up the majesty of Venice in the Baroque era – a wonderfully joyous setting of the traditional Gloria from the Latin Mass, which is uplifting for both the performers and listeners alike.
“Also featured will be a classical work from Vienna, Austria in the form of Mass in G Major by Schubert. This mass is one of exquisite melodic beauty and superlative lyricism. It is the gentlest of masses, which astonishingly was composed in just six days by the 18-year-old Schubert.”
Schubert’s ‘Mass in G Major’
“The concert will also feature an impressive orchestral performance of Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D, evoking English nationalism at its finest.”
A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Chamber Choir, under the auspices of the Bermuda School of Music, is a community choir. Choir members attend sessions each Monday evening and learn the best of choral music from great composers, while helping to keep the fine art of choral singing alive in Bermuda.
“Director Kate Ross studied music at University of York and gained her teaching qualification at the University of Cambridge. She began teaching music for the Menuhin Foundation in Bermuda in 1983, and since then has become a well-known figure in local musical and theatrical circles.
“Ms. Ross is currently the director of both the Daylesford Singers and the Bermuda Chamber Choir and has worked with the BMDS and many others. She began working at Bermuda High School [BHS] as Director of Music in 1986 and, since 2000, she has been the coordinator of the very successful International Baccalaureate at BHS.
“Accomplished piano soloist Oliver Grant was born in the United Kingdom but, at the age of eight, he and his family moved to Spain, where he spent his formative years. He studied piano at the Katarina Gurska Academy in Madrid. He also attended Bath Spa University, where he completed a ‘Fellowship in Performance,’ and Northern College of Music, where he completed a postgraduate ‘Diploma in Performance.’
“Mr. Grant has played with the Bermuda Chamber Choir for the past seven years. He has also performed in numerous Bermuda Festival and Bermuda School of Music events. He currently teaches piano and Solfeggio at the Bermuda School of Music and is an organist at Christ Church Warwick, as well as a member of the Rock Band ‘Working Title.’
“Sponsor tickets for the event are available for $55, while adult tickets are $35 and student tickets are $20. Tickets are available at www.ptix.bm, Bermuda Bookstore in Hamilton, directly through choir members, and at the door.”
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