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
2021
No Small Wonder16th December 2021
St Clement Danes
No Small Wonder
16th December 2021
St Clement Danes
Programme
including works by Holst, Willcocks, Rutter, and many Christmas favourites.
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot5th November 2021
St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
5th November 2021
St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row
Programme
Weelkes - O Lord how joyful is the KingByrd - Mass for Five Voices
Byrd - Ne irascaris Domine
Dering - Ardens est cor meum
Byrd - Sing joyfully
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
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
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
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.
Starlight23rd June 2018
St Clement Danes Church, The Strand
Starlight
23rd June 2018
St Clement Danes Church, The Strand
Programme
CPE Bach - Heilig ist GottElizabeth 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
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 OmnesGabriel 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?
Lunchtime Recital28th January 2018
The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace
Lunchtime Recital
28th January 2018
The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace
Programme
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 NatusAllegri - Miserere Mei
Whitacre - Sleep
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 CarterWeihnachten, 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
Monumental Cathedral Anthems28th October 2017
St Clement Danes Church, The Strand
Monumental Cathedral Anthems
28th October 2017
St Clement Danes Church, The Strand
Programme
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
Matins & Evensong30th July 2017
Southwark Cathedral
Matins & Evensong
30th July 2017
Southwark Cathedral
Programme
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 MachineLauridsen - 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
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 OmegaFaure - Cantique de Jean Racine
Carl Rütti - Aus tiefer Not
Frank Martin - Mass for Double Choir
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
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 - CanonVaughan Williams - Te Deum in G
Byrd - Mass for five voices
Tallis - Spem in alium
Lunchtime Recital18th September 2016
Chapel Royal, Hampton Court
Lunchtime Recital
18th September 2016
Chapel Royal, Hampton Court
Programme
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 WhitacreIn 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
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
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.
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
Duruflé Requiem7th November 2015
St Clement Danes
Duruflé Requiem
7th November 2015
St Clement Danes
Programme
Widor - Surrexit a mortuisDufay - Ave Regina Coelorum
Saint-Saens - Priere
(Cello & organ solo)
Delalande - De Profundis clamavi
INTERVAL
Duruflé - Requiem
Love's Delight27th June 2015
Wheatsheaf Hall, Vauxhall
Love's Delight
27th June 2015
Wheatsheaf Hall, Vauxhall
Programme
Vaughan William's arrangement of GreensleevesMolly 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
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. Bach2014
Vivamus at Christmas18th December 2014
St Clement Danes, Strand
Vivamus at Christmas
18th December 2014
St Clement Danes, Strand
Programme
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 CreatorJonathan 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
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.
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]
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 Bach2013
Carols and Christmas Cheer19th December 2013
St Clement Danes, Strand
Carols and Christmas Cheer
19th December 2013
St Clement Danes, Strand
Programme
Wishing - LefanuOnce 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)
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 - LefanuOnce 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)
Immortal Fire9th November 2013
St Clement Danes, Strand
Immortal Fire
9th November 2013
St Clement Danes, Strand
Programme
Te Deum in G - Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRemember 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
Immortal Fire7th September 2013
St Mary's Church, Hitchin
Immortal Fire
7th September 2013
St Mary's Church, Hitchin
Programme
Hadley - My beloved spakePurcell - 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
Sunday Services28th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral
Sunday Services
28th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral
Programme
TBC
Choral Evensong27th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral
Choral Evensong
27th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral
Programme
TBC
Choral Evensong26th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral
Choral Evensong
26th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral
Programme
TBC
Choral Evensong25th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral
Choral Evensong
25th July 2013
Lincoln Cathedral
Programme
TBC
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 ErgoMaurice 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
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 TharsisKenneth 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
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 DayMichael 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
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 DayBenjamin 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
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 ConcertoW. A. Mozart - C minor Mass
Morten Lauridsen - Agnus Dei - Lux Aeterna
Late-Night Miserere6th September 2012
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Late-Night Miserere
6th September 2012
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Programme
Gregorio Allegri - MiserereEric Whitacre - Water Night
Carlo Gesualdo - O Vos Omnes
John Tavener - Song for Athene
Claudio Monteverdi - Lamento d' Arrianna
Henryk Górecki - Totus tuus
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 VirClaudio 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
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 LichtHeinrich Schűtz - Selig sind die Toten
Anton Bruckner - Christus factus est
J. S. Bach - Jesus bleibet meine Freude
Anton Bruckner - Os justi
Gabriel Fauré - Requiem
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 tellingRalph 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
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 helpmatetrad - 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
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 helpmatetrad - 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
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 ErdenGerald 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
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 Beguinearr. 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
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 LambHenry Purcell - I Was Glad
Herbert Howells - Take him, Earth, for Cherishing
Thomas Tallis - Lamentations of Jeremiah
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
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 yboundenBenjamin 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
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
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
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 AfternoonsBob 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
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 - CrucifixusFrancis Poulenc - Quatre Motets pour un Temps de Pénitence
Gabriel Fauré - Requiem
Gregorio Allegri - Miserere
Tomás Luis de Victoria - Caligaverunt oculi mei a fletu meo
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 HighHoward 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
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 JoyJames 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
Spiritual Motets19th June 2009
St James's, Piccadilly
Spiritual Motets
19th June 2009
St James's, Piccadilly
Programme
Bob Chilcott - All my TrialsFelix 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
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 VerumW. A. Mozart - Litaniae Lauretanae
W. A. Mozart - Requiem
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. CeciliaG. 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
2008
Christmas Celebration16th December 2008
St John's Wood
Christmas Celebration
16th December 2008
St John's Wood
Programme
Bob Chilcott - Behold that StarCharles 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
O Gladsome Light14th November 2008
St James's, Piccadilly
O Gladsome Light
14th November 2008
St James's, Piccadilly
Programme
James Macmillan - A New SongJames 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
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 LordAaron 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
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 FarewellRalph Vaughan Williams - Mass in G minor
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 GloriaIldebrando Pizzetti - Messa di Requiem
2006
Unknown29th June 2006
St James's, Piccadilly
Unknown
29th June 2006
St James's, Piccadilly
Programme
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Exultate DeoGiovanni 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
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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