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Vivamus is a small, London-based chamber choir whose members are predominantly post-graduate students and young professionals. Vivamus enjoys singing a diverse and challenging range of repertoire from well-known classics to new works by living composers. For more examples of our repertoire see our recent concerts.

The choir rehearses weekly and aims to perform at least four times a year at venues in and around central London, as well as a long weekend at a UK cathedral most summers. Recently, Vivamus has performed a number of sell-out concerts in St Martin-in-the-Fields, sung the services at Lincoln Cathedral and frequently performs at St James’, Piccadilly. The choir has also sung in St John’s, Smith Square with The London Mozart Players and with Emma Johnson.

Vivamus members are selected through audition, and we encourage all interested singers to come to a couple of rehearsals before applying. For more details please contact the committee. Rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings at St Clement Danes, The Church of the RAF, on the Strand (map); in exceptional circumstances the rehearsal may be held elsewhere, please see the schedule for the latest information.

Current Vacancies: We currently have vancancies in the Soprano and Tenor sections


Rachmaninoff

All-Night Vigil (Vespers)

8pm, Friday 27th March 2020

St Michael Paternoster Royal, EC4R 2RL

2020
27th March 2020

Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil (Vespers)27th March 2020
St Michael Paternoster Royal, EC4R 2RL

Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil (Vespers)

27th March 2020

St Michael Paternoster Royal, EC4R 2RL

Programme
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2019

Fauré Requiem: French Music for Spring2nd March 2019
St James's Sussex Gardens, W2 3UD

Fauré Requiem: French Music for Spring

2nd March 2019

St James's Sussex Gardens, W2 3UD

Programme
Widor, arr. David Willcocks - Sing!

Ravel - Trois Chansons

Fauré - Pavane

Debussy - Trois Chansons de Charles d’Orléans

Poulenc - Litanies à la Vierge Noire

INTERVAL

Faure - Requiem
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2018
14th December 2018

Star of Wonder: Vivamus at Christmas14th December 2018
St Clement Danes Church, Strand, WC2R 1DH

Star of Wonder: Vivamus at Christmas

14th December 2018

St Clement Danes Church, Strand, WC2R 1DH

Programme
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The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace10th November 2018
St John’s Church, Waterloo

The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace

10th November 2018

St John’s Church, Waterloo

Programme
A concert of music for remembrance to mark the centenary of the Armistice.

The programme will include John Ireland’s Greater Love Hath No Man, Pearsall’s Lay a Garland, Elgar’s Lux Aeterna and Blatchly's For the Fallen.

Vivamus is delighted to be joined by Surrey Youth Choir, The Godolphin & Latymer School Chamber Choir, and Southbank Sinfonia for this concert.
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23rd June 2018

Starlight23rd June 2018
St Clement Danes Church, The Strand

Starlight

23rd June 2018

St Clement Danes Church, The Strand

Programme
CPE Bach - Heilig ist Gott
Elizabeth Maconchy - Nocturnal
Nicola Lefanu - Starlight
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - Schweigend sinkt die Nacht
Felix Mendelssohn - Psalm 43 (Richte mich, Gott)
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald, op.3
Organ solo: Nadia Boulanger - Prélude et Improvisation pour orgue
Lili Boulanger - Hymne au soleil
J.S. Bach - Lobet den Herrn BWV 230

INTERVAL

Imogen Holst - Mass in A minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Valiant for Truth
Organ solo: Gustav Holst - ‘Jupiter’ (Planet Suite)
Gustav Holst - Nunc Dimittis
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The Waters of Love7th April 2018
St Katharine Cree, 86 Leadenhall St, EC3A 3BP

The Waters of Love

7th April 2018

St Katharine Cree, 86 Leadenhall St, EC3A 3BP

Programme
Pérotin - Viderunt Omnes
Gabriel Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine
John Dunstaple - Quam Pulchra Es
Gustav Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig-Veda, Group III Op. 26
Judith Weir - All the ends of the earth
Patrick and Andrew Hawes - The Waters of Love
James MacMillan - So Deep (1992)
Eric Whitacre - Leonardo Dreams
James MacMillan - The Gallant Weaver
Ēriks Ešenvalds - The Earthly Rose
Ēriks Ešenvalds - Who Can Sail without the Wind?
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Lunchtime Recital28th January 2018
The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace

Lunchtime Recital

28th January 2018

The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace

Programme
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Allegri Miserere by candlelight25th January 2018
St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London, WC2N 4JH United Kingdom

Allegri Miserere by candlelight

25th January 2018

St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London, WC2N 4JH United Kingdom

Programme
Tallis - Missa Puer Natus
Allegri - Miserere Mei
Whitacre - Sleep
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2017

Ring Out, Wild Bells!15th December 2017
St Clement Danes Church, The Strand

Ring Out, Wild Bells!

15th December 2017

St Clement Danes Church, The Strand

Programme
O come, O come, Emmanuel - arranged by Andrew Carter
Weihnachten, from Sechs Sprüche Op 79 - Felix Mendelssohn
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day - John Rutter
Alleluya! A new work is come on hand - Peter Wishart
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston
God rest ye merry, gentlemen - Traditional, arranged by Sir David Willcocks
Ring out, wild bells - Sasha Johnson Manning
Bethlehem Down - Peter Warlock
Shepherd's Pipe Carol - John Rutter
In the bleak midwinter - Harold Darke
Northern Lights - Ola Gjeilo
A patre unigenitus - Carl Rütti
The Holly and the Ivy - John Gardner
Ding dong, merrily on high - Traditional English, arranged by Mack Wilberg
Jingle Bells - Traditional, arranged by Ralph Allwood
Silent night - arranged by Jonathan Rathbone
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28th October 2017

Monumental Cathedral Anthems28th October 2017
St Clement Danes Church, The Strand

Monumental Cathedral Anthems

28th October 2017

St Clement Danes Church, The Strand

Programme
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16th September 2017

Flying Wings and Soaring Leap16th September 2017
St Mildred's Church, Tenterden

Flying Wings and Soaring Leap

16th September 2017

St Mildred's Church, Tenterden

Programme
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30th July 2017

Matins & Evensong30th July 2017
Southwark Cathedral

Matins & Evensong

30th July 2017

Southwark Cathedral

Programme
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8th July 2017

Flying Wings and Soaring Leap8th July 2017
The Wheatsheaf, Vauxhall

Flying Wings and Soaring Leap

8th July 2017

The Wheatsheaf, Vauxhall

Programme
Whitacre - Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine
Lauridsen - Madrigali: Fire Songs
Vaughan Williams - Shakespeare Songs
Swingle - It was a lover and his lass
Michael Nyman - Balancing the Books
Mozart, arr. Swingle - Symphony No. 40 (1st movement)
Rutter Folk song arrangments
Swingle - Three American Songs
Lullaby of Birdland
The way you look tonight
Whitacre - Sleep
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30th March 2017

Frank Martin Mass for Double Choir30th March 2017
Swiss Church, 79 Endell Street, London WC2H 9DY

Frank Martin Mass for Double Choir

30th March 2017

Swiss Church, 79 Endell Street, London WC2H 9DY

Programme
Carl Rütti - Alpha et Omega
Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine
Carl Rütti - Aus tiefer Not
Frank Martin - Mass for Double Choir
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2016
9th December 2016

Vivamus at Christmas9th December 2016
St James's, Spanish Place, 22 George St, London W1U 3QY

Vivamus at Christmas

9th December 2016

St James's, Spanish Place, 22 George St, London W1U 3QY

Programme
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Spem in alium by Candlelight29th September 2016
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Spem in alium by Candlelight

29th September 2016

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
Tallis - Canon
Vaughan Williams - Te Deum in G
Byrd - Mass for five voices
Tallis - Spem in alium
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Lunchtime Recital18th September 2016
Chapel Royal, Hampton Court

Lunchtime Recital

18th September 2016

Chapel Royal, Hampton Court

Programme
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25th June 2016

Across the Water25th June 2016
St Michael's, Chester Square, London SW1W 9HH

Across the Water

25th June 2016

St Michael's, Chester Square, London SW1W 9HH

Programme
Lux Aurumque - Eric Whitacre
In the Beginning - Aaron Copland
Reincarnations - Samuel Barber
Variations on America (organ solo) - Charles Ives
Three flower songs - Eric Whitacre

Interval

The Battle of Jericho - arr. Moses Hogan
Steal away - arr. Michael Tippett
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen - arr. Michael Tippett
Way over in Beulah-lan' - arr. Joseph Jennings
Canticle of the Sun - Libby Larsen
Go tell it on the mountains - arr. Peter Louis van Dijk
Wade in the water - arr. Lydia Adams and Cynthia Davies
I want Jesus to walk with me - arr. Roderick Williams
Elijah Rock - arr. Moses Hogan
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8th March 2016

Mozart's Solemn Vespers by Candlelight8th March 2016
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Mozart's Solemn Vespers by Candlelight

8th March 2016

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
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2015
10th December 2015

A Boy was born: Vivamus at Christmas10th December 2015
St Clement Danes

A Boy was born: Vivamus at Christmas

10th December 2015

St Clement Danes

Programme
Join Vivamus for a Christmas celebration of Tudor and modern favourites. The programme will feature both the festive and sublime, including music from composers Thomas Tallis, John Rutter, John Gardner, and Patrick Hawes, among others. You will also have the chance to sing along with some classic carols, such as O come all ye faithful, O little town of Bethlehem, and God rest you merry gentlemen.

Wine, mince pies and other refreshments will be sold before the concert and during the interval.
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Children in Crisis: Charity Carols30th November 2015
St Luke's Church, Sydney St, London SW3 6NH

Children in Crisis: Charity Carols

30th November 2015

St Luke's Church, Sydney St, London SW3 6NH

Programme
A Christmas programme including:

John Rutter (b.1945) - Dormi Jesu

Will Todd (b.1970) - My Lord has come

Matthew Martin (b.1976) - Nowell, sing we

Harold Darke (1888 - 1976) - In the bleak midwinter
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7th November 2015

Duruflé Requiem7th November 2015
St Clement Danes

Duruflé Requiem

7th November 2015

St Clement Danes

Programme
Widor - Surrexit a mortuis

Dufay - Ave Regina Coelorum

Saint-Saens - Priere
(Cello & organ solo)

Delalande - De Profundis clamavi

INTERVAL

Duruflé - Requiem

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27th June 2015

Love's Delight27th June 2015
Wheatsheaf Hall, Vauxhall

Love's Delight

27th June 2015

Wheatsheaf Hall, Vauxhall

Programme
Vaughan William's arrangement of Greensleeves
Molly on the Shore by Percy Grainger
She's like the swallow, a Newfoundland folk song arranged by Edward T. Chapman
Londonderry Air, an Irish Melody arranged by Percy Grainger
Liebeslieder Waltzes by Johannes Brahms
English Dances, a piano duet by Malcolm Arnold
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9th April 2015

Bach B Minor Mass9th April 2015
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square

Bach B Minor Mass

9th April 2015

St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square

Programme
Mass in B Minor - J. S. Bach
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2014
18th December 2014

Vivamus at Christmas18th December 2014
St Clement Danes, Strand

Vivamus at Christmas

18th December 2014

St Clement Danes, Strand

Programme
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Five Centuries of British Music27th October 2014
St Augustine’s Church, Luton

Five Centuries of British Music

27th October 2014

St Augustine’s Church, Luton

Programme
John Dunstaple - Veni Sancte Spiritus/Veni Creator
Jonathan Dove - Seek Him That Maketh the Seven Stars
John Taverner - Dum transisset sabbatum
Barry Cockcroft - Ku Ku
Thomas Tallis - Videte miraculum
Richard Sisson - Pied Beauty

Iain Farrington - Live Wire
William Byrd - Sing Joyfully
Judith Weir - Ave Regina Coelorum
Orlando Gibbons - O clap your hands
Graham Fitkin - Watching
William Boyce - O where shall wisdom be found?
Graham Ross - Ascendo ad Patrem Meum
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12th July 2014

And So It Goes12th July 2014
Wheatsheaf Hall, London SW8 2UP

And So It Goes

12th July 2014

Wheatsheaf Hall, London SW8 2UP

Programme
This summer, Vivamus takes you a journey, featuring King's Singers and Swingle Singers arrangements of popular songs, including:

And So It Goes by Billy Joel
I'm a Train by Albert Hammond
Shenandoah, an American folk song
Ticket to Ride by the Beatles
Day Tripper by the Beatles
You Are the New Day
Loch Lomond, a Scottish folk song
We've Only Just Begun by the Carpenters
Drive My Car by the Beatles

The concert will also include cabaret-style performances from members of the choir.

Wine and other refreshments will be sold at the performance.
The concert will last approximately 2 hours, with an intermission.
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12th April 2014

Agnus Dei12th April 2014
St Clement Danes, Strand

Agnus Dei

12th April 2014

St Clement Danes, Strand

Programme
Viri Galilaei - William Byrd (1540 - 1623)
Rejoice in the Lamb - Benjamin Britten (1913 - 76)
Viri Galilaei - Patrick Gowers (b.1936)
Mass for Double Choir - Kenneth Leighton (1929 - 88)
Master Tallis’s Testament - Herbert Howells (1892 - 83) [Organ]
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1st February 2014

Bach St John Passion by Candlelight1st February 2014
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Bach St John Passion by Candlelight

1st February 2014

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
St John Passion - J S Bach
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2013
19th December 2013

Carols and Christmas Cheer19th December 2013
St Clement Danes, Strand

Carols and Christmas Cheer

19th December 2013

St Clement Danes, Strand

Programme
Wishing - Lefanu
Once in Royal David's City (Congregational)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Poston
E'en so, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come - Manz
Of the Father's Heart Begotten (Congregational)
A Babe is Born - Mathias
What Sweeter Music - Rutter
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Congregational)
The Three Kings - Dove
The First Nowell (Congregational)
A Hymn to the Virgin - Britten
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (Congregational)
Alleluia - Whitacre
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Congregational)
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10th December 2013

Carol Service for the Royal Academy10th December 2013
St James's, Piccadilly

Carol Service for the Royal Academy

10th December 2013

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
Wishing - Lefanu
Once in Royal David's City (Congregational)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Poston
E'en so, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come - Manz
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Congregational)
What Sweeter Music - Rutter
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Congregational)
The Three Kings - Dove
The First Nowell (Congregational)
A Hymn to the Virgin - Britten
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (Congregational)
Alleluia - Whitacre
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Congregational)
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9th November 2013

Immortal Fire9th November 2013
St Clement Danes, Strand

Immortal Fire

9th November 2013

St Clement Danes, Strand

Programme
Te Deum in G - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Remember not, Lord, our offences - Henry Purcell
O God, the King of Glory - Henry Purcell
Jehova, quam multi sunt - Henry Purcell
~ Organ solo ~
Hymn to St Cecilia - Benjamin Britten
Serenade to Music - Ralph Vaughan Williams
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To be sung on water - Samuel Barber
Sure on this shining night - Samuel Barber
Heaven haven - Samuel Barber
Piano Duet - George Gershwin
Four motets - Aaron Copland
~ Organ Solo ~
Alleluia - Eric Whitacre
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7th September 2013

Immortal Fire7th September 2013
St Mary's Church, Hitchin

Immortal Fire

7th September 2013

St Mary's Church, Hitchin

Programme
Hadley - My beloved spake
Purcell - Jehova, quam multi sunt
Britten - Hymn to St Cecilia
Holst - Nunc Dimittis
Walton - The Twelve
Whitacre - Alleluia
Barber - To be Sung on Water
Lauridsen - Sure on this shining night
Whitacre - Lux Aurumque
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28th July 2013

Sunday Services28th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral

Sunday Services

28th July 2013

Lincoln Cathedral

Programme
TBC
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27th July 2013

Choral Evensong27th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral

Choral Evensong

27th July 2013

Lincoln Cathedral

Programme
TBC
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26th July 2013

Choral Evensong26th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral

Choral Evensong

26th July 2013

Lincoln Cathedral

Programme
TBC
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25th July 2013

Choral Evensong25th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral

Choral Evensong

25th July 2013

Lincoln Cathedral

Programme
TBC
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26th March 2013

Fauré Requiem for Holy Week26th March 2013
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Fauré Requiem for Holy Week

26th March 2013

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
Corsican Plainchant - Tantum Ergo
Maurice Duruflé - Four Motets on Gregorian Themes 
Johannes Brahms - Motet ‘Warum ist das licht’ op 74 No 1
J. S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV538
Knut Nystedt - Immortal Bach
Gabriel Fauré - Requiem
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4th January 2013

A Ceremony of Carols - Carols for the New Year and Epiphany4th January 2013
St Martin-in-the-Fields

A Ceremony of Carols - Carols for the New Year and Epiphany

4th January 2013

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
John Sheppard - Reges Tharsis
Kenneth Leighton - Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child
Herbert Howells - Here is the little door (No 1 of Three Carol-Anthems)
Jacob Handl - Omnes de Saba venient
Gustav Holst - Lullay my liking
Benjamin Britten - A Ceremony of Carols
Eric Whitacre - Lux Aurumque
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2012
22nd December 2012

Carols by Candlelight with Christmas Readings22nd December 2012
St James's, Piccadilly

Carols by Candlelight with Christmas Readings

22nd December 2012

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
trad - Hodie Christus Natus Est - Magnificat Antiphon for Christmas Day
Michael Praetorius - In Dulci Jubilo
Victoria - O Magnum Mysterium
John Landor - The God of Love and Light
Jacob Handl - Omnes de Saba
John Goss - See, amid the winter’s snow
John Sheppard - Reges Tharsis
trad., arr. John Stainer  - What child is this
Gustav Holst - Lullay my Liking
Eric Whitacre - Lux Aurumque
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11th December 2012

Carol Service for the Royal Academy11th December 2012
St James's, Piccadilly

Carol Service for the Royal Academy

11th December 2012

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
trad - Hodie Christus Natus Est - Magnificat Antiphon for Christmas Day
Benjamin Britten - Wolcum Yole!
John Goss - See, amid the winter’s snow
trad., arr. John Stainer  - What child is this
John Sheppard - Reges Tharsis
Michael Praetorius - Resonet in laudibus
Benjamin Britten - Deo Gracias
Eric Whitacre - Lux Aurumque
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11th November 2012

Vivamus Anniversary Concert11th November 2012
St John's Smith Square

Vivamus Anniversary Concert

11th November 2012

St John's Smith Square

Programme
W. A. Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
W. A. Mozart - C minor Mass
Morten Lauridsen - Agnus Dei - Lux Aeterna
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6th September 2012

Late-Night Miserere6th September 2012
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Late-Night Miserere

6th September 2012

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
Gregorio Allegri - Miserere
Eric Whitacre - Water Night
Carlo Gesualdo - O Vos Omnes
John Tavener - Song for Athene
Claudio Monteverdi - Lamento d' Arrianna
Henryk Górecki - Totus tuus
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14th July 2012

Raise, Raise The Voice14th July 2012
St George's, Bloomsbury

Raise, Raise The Voice

14th July 2012

St George's, Bloomsbury

Programme
Claudio Monteverdi - Beatus Vir
Claudio Monteverdi - Cantate Domino
Claudio Monteverdi - Christe, adoramus te
Henry Purcell - Hear my Prayer
Claudio Monteverdi - Lamento d' Arrianna
Henry Purcell - O Sing unto the Lord
Henry Purcell - Raise, Raise the Voice (Ode for St. Cecilia's day)
Henry Purcell - Rejoice in the Lord alway
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3rd April 2012

Fauré Requiem for Holy Week3rd April 2012
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Fauré Requiem for Holy Week

3rd April 2012

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
J. S. Bach - O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht
Heinrich Schűtz - Selig sind die Toten
Anton Bruckner - Christus factus est
J. S. Bach - Jesus bleibet meine Freude
Anton Bruckner - Os justi
Gabriel Fauré - Requiem
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23rd February 2012

A Garland for the Queen23rd February 2012
St George's, Bloomsbury

A Garland for the Queen

23rd February 2012

St George's, Bloomsbury

Programme
John Farmer - Fair nymphs, I heard one telling 
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Silence and Music 
Thomas Morley - Hard by a crystal fountain 
Michael Tippett - Dance Clarion Air 
William Cornysh - Magnificat 
William Byrd - Mass for five voices 
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2011
15th December 2011

Christmas Carols15th December 2011
St James's, Piccadilly

Christmas Carols

15th December 2011

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
arr. Richard Terry - Adam and his helpmate
trad - Creator of the stars of night
Felix Mendelssohn - There shall a star
trad - Coventry Carol
J. S. Bach - In Dulci Jubilo
Morten Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium
John Landor - God of Love and Light
John Gardner - Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day
trad - Ding Dong! Merrily on High
trad - We Wish you a Merry Christmas
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10th December 2011

Christmas Carols10th December 2011
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Christmas Carols

10th December 2011

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
arr. Richard Terry - Adam and his helpmate
trad - Creator of the stars of night
Felix Mendelssohn - There shall a star
trad - Coventry Carol
J. S. Bach - In Dulci Jubilo
Morten Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium
John Landor - God of Love and Light
John Gardner - Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day
trad - Ding Dong! Merrily on High
trad - We Wish you a Merry Christmas
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12th November 2011

At the Going Down of the Sun12th November 2011
St Andrew's Church, Holborn

At the Going Down of the Sun

12th November 2011

St Andrew's Church, Holborn

Programme
Arnold Schönberg - Friede Auf Erden
Gerald Finzi - Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice
Herbert Howells - Requiem
Herbert Sumsion - They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships
John Ireland - Greater Love Hath No Man
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1st July 2011

Puttin' on the Ritz1st July 2011
St Albans Centre, Holborn

Puttin' on the Ritz

1st July 2011

St Albans Centre, Holborn

Programme
arr. Andrew Carter - Begin the Beguine
arr. Berty Rice - I'm beginning to see the light
arr. David Blackwell - Ain't Misbehavin'
arr. David Blackwell - Let's do it
arr. David Blackwell - S'Wonderful
arr. David Blackwell - The Continental
arr. Guy Turner - Over the Rainbow
arr. James Oxley - Is you is or is you ain't?
arr. Paul Sudell - Puttin' on the Ritz
arr. Peter Gritton - Tea for Two
arr. Roderick Williams - Laura
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18th February 2011

Lamentations and Magnificat18th February 2011
Lincoln's Inn Chapel

Lamentations and Magnificat

18th February 2011

Lincoln's Inn Chapel

Programme
Benjamin Britten - Rejoice in the Lamb
Henry Purcell - I Was Glad
Herbert Howells - Take him, Earth, for Cherishing
Thomas Tallis - Lamentations of Jeremiah
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2010
18th December 2010

Christmas Carols18th December 2010
St James's, Piccadilly

Christmas Carols

18th December 2010

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
trad - Hodie Christus natus est (Magnificat Antiphon)
Benjamin Britten - Wolcum Yole!
Boris Ord - Adam lay ybounden
Benjamin Britten - Balulalow
John Tavener - Hymn to the Mother of God
Peter Gritton - Follow that Star
William Mathias - A babe is born
G. F. Handel - For unto us a Child is born (from Messiah)
G. F. Handel - Glory to God (from Messiah)
John Landor - God of Love and Light
Francis Grier - Alleluia! I Bring you News of Great Joy
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14th December 2010

Christmas Carol Service for the Royal Academy of Arts14th December 2010
St James's, Piccadilly

Christmas Carol Service for the Royal Academy of Arts

14th December 2010

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
Boris Ord - Adam lay ybounden
Benjamin Britten - Balulalow
Peter Gritton - Follow that Star
Charles Wood - Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Piae Cantiones - Good King Wenceslas
John Tavener - Hymn to the Mother of God
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11th December 2010

Christmas Carols11th December 2010
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Christmas Carols

11th December 2010

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
trad - Hodie Christus natus est (Magnificat Antiphon)
Benjamin Britten - Wolcum Yole!
Boris Ord - Adam lay ybounden
Benjamin Britten - Balulalow
John Tavener - Hymn to the Mother of God
Peter Gritton - Follow that Star
William Mathias - A babe is born
G. F. Handel - For unto us a Child is born (from Messiah)
G. F. Handel - Glory to God (from Messiah)
John Landor - God of Love and Light
Francis Grier - Alleluia! I Bring you News of Great Joy
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20th November 2010

Handel's Messiah20th November 2010
St Paul's, Covent Garden

Handel's Messiah

20th November 2010

St Paul's, Covent Garden

Programme
G. F. Handel - Messiah
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18th June 2010

Songs and Cries18th June 2010
St Paul's, Covent Garden

Songs and Cries

18th June 2010

St Paul's, Covent Garden

Programme
Benjamin Britten - Three Songs from Friday Afternoons
Bob Chilcott - Songs and Cries of London Town
George Butterworth - Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
Gustav Holst - Six Choral Folk Songs
Philip Lane - Four Shakespeare Lyrics
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Three Shakespeare Songs
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30th March 2010

Fauré Requiem for Holy Week30th March 2010
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Fauré Requiem for Holy Week

30th March 2010

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
Antonio Lotti - Crucifixus
Francis Poulenc - Quatre Motets pour un Temps de Pénitence
Gabriel Fauré - Requiem
Gregorio Allegri - Miserere
Tomás Luis de Victoria - Caligaverunt oculi mei a fletu meo
x
2009
12th December 2009

Christmas Carols12th December 2009
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Christmas Carols

12th December 2009

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
Charles Wood - Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Howard Goodall - Romance of the Epiphany
James Macmillan - Seinte Mari moder milde
John Landor - God of Love and Light
John Tavener - The Lamb
Peter Gritton - Follow that Star
Piae Cantiones - Gaudete
Piae Cantiones - Good King Wenceslas
trad - A Maiden most Gentle
trad - Creator of the stars of night
x
6th November 2009

O Dulcis6th November 2009
St James's, Piccadilly

O Dulcis

6th November 2009

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
Francis Grier - Alleluia! I Bring you News of Great Joy
James Lark - A Lover's Complaint
Matthew Martin - Chimera
Michael Tippett - Dance, Clarion Air
Orlando Gibbons - See, See the World is Incarnate
Patrick Gowers - Viri Galilaei
Philip Moore - All Wisdom Cometh from the Lord
Thomas Tomkins - A Fantasy
William Byrd - Ave Verum
William Byrd - Mass for Four Voices
William Byrd - Sing Joyfully
x
19th June 2009

Spiritual Motets19th June 2009
St James's, Piccadilly

Spiritual Motets

19th June 2009

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
Bob Chilcott - All my Trials
Felix Mendelssohn - Hear my Prayer
J. S. Bach - Jesu bleibet meine Freude
J. S. Bach - Lobet den Herrn
J. S. Bach - O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht
Joseph Jennings - Way over in Beulah-lan'
Lydia Adams - Wade in the Water
Michael Tippett - Five Spirituals from 'A Child of Our Time'
Peter Louis van Dijk - Go tell it on the mountain
x
10th April 2009

Mozart Requiem for Holy Week10th April 2009
St Martin-in-the-Fields

Mozart Requiem for Holy Week

10th April 2009

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Programme
W. A. Mozart - Ave Verum
W. A. Mozart - Litaniae Lauretanae
W. A. Mozart - Requiem
x
6th March 2009

Music's Praise6th March 2009
St James's, Piccadilly

Music's Praise

6th March 2009

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
Benjamin Britten - Hymn to St. Cecilia
G. F. Handel - Ode to St. Cecilia's Day
John Rutter - Hymn to the Creator of Light
John Tavener - Little Requiem for Father Malachy Lynch
Kenneth Leighton - Let all the World in Every Corner Sing
x
2008
16th December 2008

Christmas Celebration16th December 2008
St John's Wood

Christmas Celebration

16th December 2008

St John's Wood

Programme
Bob Chilcott - Behold that Star
Charles Wood - Ding Dong! Merrily on High
James Macmillan - A New Song
John Ireland - Adam lay ybounden
John Tavener - Hymn to the Mother of God
John Tavener - The Lamb
Jonathon Dove - Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars
Kenneth Leighton - Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child
Piae Cantiones - Gaudete
Sergei Rachmaninov - Bogoroditsye Devo, raduisya (Troparian for the Virgin Mary)
trad - Creator of the stars of night
trad - Creator of the stars of night
James Macmillan - A New Song
John Ireland - Adam lay ybounden
John Tavener - Hymn to the Mother of God
Sergei Rachmaninov - Bogoroditsye Devo, raduisya (Troparian for the Virgin Mary)
Bob Chilcott - Behold that Star
Jonathon Dove - Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars
x
14th November 2008

O Gladsome Light14th November 2008
St James's, Piccadilly

O Gladsome Light

14th November 2008

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
James Macmillan - A New Song
James Macmillan - Seinte Mari moder milde
John Tavener - Come and do Your will in me
John Tavener - Hymn to the Mother of God
John Tavener - Song for Athene
John Tavener - The Lamb
John Tavener - The Tyger
Sergei Rachmaninov - Blagosloven esi, Gospodi
Sergei Rachmaninov - Bogoroditsye Devo, raduisya (Troparian for the Virgin Mary)
Sergei Rachmaninov - Nyne Otpushchaeshi
Sergei Rachmaninov - Priidite Poklonimsya
Sergei Rachmaninov - Svete Tikhii
Sergei Rachmaninov - Voskresenie Khristovo videvshe
Sergei Rachmaninov - Vzbrannoy voevode
John Tavener - Song for Athene
Sergei Rachmaninov - Priidite poklonimsya (Come, let us worship)
James Macmillan - A New Song
Sergei Rachmaninov - Svete tikhii (Gladsome Light)
Sergei Rachmaninov - Bogoroditsye Devo, raduisya (Troparian for the Virgin Mary)
James Macmillan - Seinte Mari moder milde
Sergei Rachmaninov - Shestopsalmiye (The Six Psalms)
John Tavener - Hymn to the Mother of God
Sergei Rachmaninov - Blagosloven esi, Gospodi (Troparia of the Resurrection) 
John Tavener - The Lamb
Sergei Rachmaninov - Voskresenie Khristovo videvshe (Having beheld the Resurrection)
John Tavener - The Tyger
Sergei Rachmaninov - Vzbrannoy voevode (Thanksgiving to the Mother of God)
Jonathon Dove - Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars
x
9th May 2008

Reflections from Across the Pond9th May 2008
St James's, Piccadilly

Reflections from Across the Pond

9th May 2008

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
Aaron Copland - Help Us, O Lord
Aaron Copland - Sing Ye Praises To Our King
Eric Whitacre - Water Night
Leonard Bernstein - Chichester Psalms
Morten Lauridsen - Lux Aeterna
Morten Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium
Samuel Barber - To Be Sung on the Water
x
2007

Songs of Farewell1st December 2007
St James's, Piccadilly

Songs of Farewell

1st December 2007

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
C. Hubert Parry - Songs of Farewell
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Mass in G minor
x

Night of Italian Opera30th March 2007
St James's, Piccadilly

Night of Italian Opera

30th March 2007

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
Giacomo Puccini - Messa di Gloria
Ildebrando Pizzetti - Messa di Requiem
x
2006

Unknown29th June 2006
St James's, Piccadilly

Unknown

29th June 2006

St James's, Piccadilly

Programme
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Exultate Deo
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Missa Papae Marcelli
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Sicut Cervus
Gregorio Allegri - Miserere
Morten Lauridsen - Lux Aeterna
Morten Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen - Ubi Caritas
Robert Parsons - Ave Maria
Tomás Luis de Victoria - O Sacrum Convivium
William Byrd - Sing Joyfully
x

  • 01 O lux et decus Hispaniae - Tomás Luis de Victoria
  • 02 Nunc Dimittis - Gustav Holst
  • 03 Ave verum corpus natum - Edward Elgar
  • 04 Os justi meditabitur - Anton Bruckner
  • 05 My Beloved spake - Patrick Hadley

Rufus Frowde

Musical Director

Rufus read music at Oxford University and is currently organist and assistant director of music at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace. He completed postgraduate study in choral direction and church music at the Royal Academy of Music, being awarded prizes in both disciplines.

He holds assistant posts with Islington Choral Society and Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra and has also formed his own professional group, PAEAN. He has performed at a range of prestigious venues, including the Royal Albert Hall and the Spitalfields Festival. He joined Vivamus in September 2008.

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