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Thames Philharmonic Choir summer concert

May 14, 2019 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

This concert will be John Bate’s farewell concert with Thames Philharmonic Choir – he retires this summer after 55 years as the Choir’s founder conducter. Ben Costello is also the pianist at the performance.
It will include performances of:
Hubert Parry: I Was Glad, Best Pair of Sirens
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mysical Songs
Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Fleet
Howells: Two Rhapsodies for organ
Gershwin: I got rhythm, ‘S Wonderful and Summertime

Soloist: Dan D’Souza (Baritone)
Organist: Stephen Disley
Pianist: Benjamin Costello
Thames Philharmonic Choir
Conductor: John Bate
Tickets: £20, £16, £5; under 18s and full-time students: £18, £14.50
Box Office: 07522 524081
Online reservations: www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk
or at the door
Free entry to the afternoon rehearsal from 2.30pm

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New Music Director for Thames Philharmonic

March 29, 2019 By Anthony Kelly

Rising star appointed to Thames Philharmonic Choir

Thames Philharmonic has appointed rising star Harry Bradford as its new Music Director, with effect from September. Harry follows in the footsteps of founding Conductor John Bate, who retires after 55 years in the role.

Harry read music at Downing College, Cambridge, and was a choral scholar in the choir of King’s College. Active as a conductor and singer at Cambridge, he has gone on to study choral conducting at the Royal Academy of Music under Patrick Russill. He is conducting a number of choral groups, most notably Genesis Sixteen, where he is this year’s Conducting Scholar receiving individual tuition from principal conductor Harry Christophers CBE. In 2018, as the youngest participant, he won third prize at the DIMA International Choral Conducting Competition in Romania. Harry is also a viola player, a keen scuba diver and an ardent Arsenal FC fan.

“I am very excited to be appointed Music Director of Thames Philharmonic Choir. The Choir is widely recognised as one of the finest amateur choirs in South West London and it is a great honour to be invited to step into the shoes of its founder conductor, John Bate”, says Harry.

“The Choir is delighted to have appointed Harry Bradford as its new Music Director”, says Wendy Gairdner, TPC’S Chairman. “We were very pleased that the Choir’s reputation attracted 29 applications from a range of talented candidates. Harry stood out as the best and his appointment has been strongly endorsed by Choir members, with whom he rehearsed. The Choir has been enormously successful under John Bate, who had led the Choir for more than 50 years. With John’s retirement, we look forward to an exciting future under Harry’s leadership.”

John Bate will conduct TPC at two Kingston concerts before the end of this, his last season: one on 9 March when the Choir will perform the Duruflé Requiem and Haydn’s Nelson Mass and the second on 15 June with a programme of English music. He will also lead the Choir in its residency at Winchester Cathedral in July.

MORE INFO: John Bate and Thames Philharmonic Choir
The Choir has its origins in two choirs founded by John Bate in 1964: the Putney Bach Choir and the Richmond Choral Society. In 1975, the two choirs merged and became Thames Philharmonic Choir in 1995. Since 1964, he Choir has given many performances in the Boroughs of Kingston, Richmond and Wandsworth. It has also performed at central London venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Cadogan Hall.

TPC has enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with the Symphonic Choir of the City of Konstanz – twinned with Richmond upon Thames. The German choir visited Richmond in 1982 as part of the twinning ceremony and TPC has reciprocated on a dozen subsequent occasions since then, most recently in 2016.

Conductor John Bate is well known in London music circles and, in the 1980s and 1990s, was Director of Collegiate Music at Kingston University, responsible for the performing groups and activities for which Kingston at that time became famous in the academic world. He has chorus-mastered the Philharmonia Chorus, the Royal Choral Society and the All-London 1977 Silver Jubilee Choir.

For more information about TPC, visit www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk
Facebook: @Thames.Philharmonic.Choir
Twitter: @ThamesPhilChoir

Or contact:
JACKIE MORGAN
Phone: 020 8942 7368 Mobile: 07557 960 942
Email: jackie.morgan5@btinternet.com

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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Duruflé’s Requiem and Haydn’s Nelson Mass

February 14, 2019 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

Duruflé’s Requiem and Haydn’s Nelson Mass

Thames Philharmonic Choir

Thames Festival Orchestra, Leader Nandor Szederkényi

Organ: Stephen Disley

Conductor: John Bate

Featuring Katherine Crompton, (soprano), Yvonne Howard (mezzo), Mark Dobell (tenor), and Edward Grint (baritone)

Tickets: £20, £16, £5; under 18s and full-time students: £18, £14.50

10% reduction on 8 or more full-price tickets

Box Office:  07522 524081

Online reservations:  www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk

or at the door

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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Britten’s War Requiem

September 10, 2018 By Anthony Kelly

Thames Philharmonic marks 100th anniversary of the end of WW1 with Britten’s War Requiem

On the eve of the centenary of the end of World War 1, Thames Philharmonic Choir will perform Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square. The concert will take place on Saturday 10 November at 7.30 pm at Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ.

The War Requiem was written for the consecration in 1962 of the new Coventry Cathedral, built to replace the mediaeval building destroyed by bombing in the Second World War. Britten, a pacifist, chose to set the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead interwoven with nine poems about the horror of war by English poet Wilfred Owen. Owen himself was killed in action on 4 November 1918, one week before the Armistice. He has subsequently become revered as one of the great war poets.

The score calls for a large choir to sing the Requiem texts together with the soprano soloist, a large orchestra and a distant boys choir, while the two male soloists sing Owen’s poems accompanied by a separate instrumental ensemble.

This performance will bring together Thames Philharmonic Choir and Kingston’s Tiffin Boys’ Choir, who will provide the distant boys’ voices. The Thames Festival Orchestra, under their Leader Nandor Szederkényi, will contribute both the main orchestra and the instrumental ensemble, the latter conducted by Benjamin Costello. The boys’ choir and male soloists will be directed from the keyboard by Ralph Allwood, a well-known choral conductor and former Director of Music at Eton College. The performance overall will be conducted by TPC’s Artistic Director, John Bate.The soloists for the performance are Tenor Ben Johnson, Baritone Matthew Hargreaves and Soprano Yvonne Howard, all established opera and oratorio singers who have sung to great acclaim with Thames Philharmonic over the years.

Speaking about the work, John Bate says: “This is a mighty plea for peace and, as such, seems exceedingly appropriate to be performed as we mark the hundredth anniversary of the ending of the First World War. It is a great challenge to all who perform it, but also a wonderful experience, as it is also for those who listen.”

Tickets: £28, £25, £18, £12
Disabled friendly: contact Cadogan Hall re free access for carers
Cadogan Hall Box Office: 020 7730 4500
Online booking: www.cadoganhall.com
Booking fees apply

For more information about the concert Thames Philharmonic Choir, go to www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk
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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Summer concert

April 18, 2018 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

Saturday 9 June at All Saints Church, Kingston KT1 1JP at 7.30 pm

The concert will include performances of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem – his best-known composition and one of the most enduringly popular of works in the repertoire – and his Cantique de Jean Racine.
William Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices.
A selection of organ pieces to complement the English and French choral works.

Baritone soloist from the Royal College of Music: Timothy Edlin
Organist: Stephen Disley, Assistant Organist at Southwark Cathedral
Thames Philharmonic Choir
Conductor: John Bate

Tickets: £20, £16, £5 (restricted view)
Under 18s and full-time students: £18, £14.50
Disabled friendly– accompanying carers admitted free (notify box office for wheelchair access)
Box Office: 07522 524081
Online reservations: www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk
or at the door.

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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Commemorating the centenary of Leonard Bernstein

February 25, 2018 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

The Chichester Psalms, Leonard Bernstein’s most iconic work for choir and orchestra is performed to commemorate the centenary of the composer’s birth.
The concert will comprise:
Leonard BERNSTEIN’s Chichester Psalms
Samuel BARBER’s Adagio for Strings
MOZART’s Requiem

Soloists: Katherine Crompton (soprano), Theo Golden (Counter Tenor)
Adam Tunnicliffe (Tenor), Edward Grint (Bass)
Thames Festival Orchestra, Leader Nandor Szederkényi
Conductor John Bate
TICKETS: £28, £25, £18, £12 at the door on the evening of the concert, or:
Book in advance: 020 7730 4500
Online: https://www.cadoganhall.com/whats-on/2018/03/10

The event flyer can be downloaded here.
For more information, and insights into the work and life of the Choir, visit:
www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk

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COME AND SING! with Thames Philharmonic Choir

February 7, 2018 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

Thought of joining a choir but don’t know where to start? Not sure if it’s for you? Thames Philharmonic Choir’s Come and Sing rehearsal on 23 January gives you the opportunity to come and find out. Join us when we run through our March concert programme: Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Mozart’s Requiem.
The rehearsal starts at 7.30 pm and finishes in time for members and guests to meet each other over a glass of wine. If you decide you would like to join, new members are always welcome. Ring membership secretary Sue Ready on 07729 349713 if you’d like to find out more before the rehearsal.
Thames Philharmonic regularly performs a wide range of choral music at major London concert venues such as Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square – where we will sing in March – and All Saints’ Church, Kingston. It regularly sings choral services in some of England’s finest cathedrals when the resident choir takes a holiday, and has exchange concerts with a choir in Konstanz, Germany. TPC combines high performance standards under its founding Artistic Director, John Bate, with a friendly atmosphere.

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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Winter Concert

October 22, 2017 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

Thames Philharmonic Choir presents a feast of English and Italian Baroque plus five 20th-C carols.
Purcell O Sing Unto the Lord, Pergolesi
Magnificat, Richard Rodney Bennett Five Carols,
Handel Laudate Pueri
For tickets visit www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk/concerts

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COME AND SING! with Thames Philharmonic Choir

September 5, 2017 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

26 September at 7:30pm, at Granard School, Putney


Thought of joining a choir but don’t know where to start? Not sure if it’s for you? Thames Philharmonic Choir’s Come and Sing rehearsal on 26 September gives you the opportunity to come and find out. Join us when we run through our December concert programme – a mix of English and Italian Baroque (Purcell, Handel and Pergolesi) and five modern carols by the jazz pianist and classical composer Richard R Bennett.

The rehearsal starts at 7.30 pm and finishes in time for members and guests to meet each other over a glass of wine. If you decide you would like to join, new members are always welcome. Ring membership secretary Sue Ready on 07729 349713 if you’d like to find out more before the rehearsal.

Thames Philharmonic regularly performs a wide range of choral music at major London concert venues such as Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, and All Saints’ Church, Kingston. It regularly sings choral services in some of England’s finest cathedrals when the resident choir takes a holiday, and has exchange concerts with a choir in Konstanz, Germany. TPC combines high performance standards under its founding Artistic Director, John Bate, with a friendly atmosphere.

To find out more about the Choir, visit www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk

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18th-Century Classics – Bach, Handel, Haydn & Mozart

April 20, 2017 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

All Saints’ Church, with its superb organ and great acoustics, is an ideal setting for this programme of lively, melodious music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Bach: Mass in G Minor
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No. 1 in G
Haydn: Te Deum No. 2
Mozart: Coronation Mass

Thames Philharmonic Choir

Thames Festival Orchestra

Leader: Alison Kelly

Organ: Stephen Disley

Soprano: Judith Lozano, Alto: Ida Ränzlöv

Tenor: Thomas Erlank, Bass: Timothy Edlin

 

Conductor: John Bate

 

Tickets: £20, £16, £5; under 18’s and full-time students: £18, £14.50

Box Office: 07522 524081

Online reservations: www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk

or at the door

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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Rossini: Petite Messe Solonnelle

February 6, 2016 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

Saturday 12 March 2016 at All Saints’ Parish Church, Kingston

Rossini: Petite Messe Solonnelle

Thames Philharmonic Choir
Conductor: John Bate

Louise Fuller Soprano
Polly Leech Alto
Adam Tunnicliffe Tenor
Michael Bundy Bass

Max Barley, Ben Costello Pianos
Andrew Lenon Harmonium

Tickets: £20, £16, £5 (restricted view)
Concessions: £18, £14.50

10% reduction on 8 or more full price tickets
Disabled friendly – accompanying carers admitted free (please notify box office for wheelchair access)

Box Office: 07522 524081
Concert tickets also available at the door
Online Ticket Booking
Booking fees apply

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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Christmas concert

September 8, 2015 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

The choir will present a programme of Christmas music in Kingston:

Geoffrey Bush: Christmas Cantata

Geoffrey Bush was an organist, teacher, and scholar of 20th-century English music.
His Cantata consists of nine settings of mostly traditional carol texts.

Bob Chilcott: On Christmas Night

Bob Chilcott, chorister and Choral Scholar of King’s College, Cambridge and member of the King’s Singers, is now a prolific choral composer.
On Christmas Night is an attractive sequence of carol settings.


Thames Philharmonic Choir

Conductor: John Bate

Chloe Hinton Soprano

Tickets: £18, £15, £5 (restricted view)
 Concessions: £16, £13.50

10% reduction on 8 or more full price tickets

Disabled friendly – accompanying carers admitted free (please notify box office for wheelchair access)

Box Office: 07522 524081

Concert tickets also available at the door

For more information about the Choir and other performances during the year, go to www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk

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Festival choral evensong – Thames Philharmonic Choir

October 26, 2015 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

Thames Philharmonic Choir joins the Vicar of Twickenham, the Rev’d Jeff Hopkin Williams, to celebrate All Saints’ Day. Music will include Charles Villiers Stanford’s joyous setting in B flat of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, Charles Wood’s anthem Give us the wings of faith, and John Bate’s own setting of the Responses.
Director: Max Barley.
Organist: Andrew Lenon.

Admission free

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Thames Philharmonic Choir: Haydn – Creation

April 17, 2015 By Gia Borg Darcy Leave a Comment

The last of the three major concerts in Thames Philharmonic Choir’s Golden Jubilee Season in which the Choir is repeating those of the first Season, fifty years ago. In keeping with the Choir’s policy for this year, the three soloists are favourite singers who have appeared with the Choir in previous concerts.
Many of the Choir’s members are drawn from the Boroughs of Kingston, Richmond and Wandsworth. The two previous concerts in the Jubilee Season took place to great acclaim at All Saints’ Kingston. The attached photo was taken at the performance of Bach’s St John Passion in Kingston on 14 April 2015 (copyright Thames Philharmonic Choir).

Tickets: £25, £22, £18, £12
Disabled friendly – accompanying carers admitted free

Tickets available from Cadogan Hall Box Office
Tel: 020 7730 4500
Online ticket booking

Thames Philharmonic Choir

Thames Festival Orchestra
, Leader: Adrian Levine
Conductor: John Bate

Rachel Chapman Soprano

Ben Johnson Tenor

Matthew Hargreaves bass

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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Bach review

March 21, 2015 By Anthony Kelly

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Thames Philharmonic Choir’s Monumental and Magnificent Bach Performance
Johann Sebastian Bach was a devout Lutheran, but this was no barrier to him composing gloriously rich compositions, full of drama, that celebrated his faith and helped to seal his appointment as Kantor at the Thomasschule (and conjointly that of civic director of music) in Leipzig, in which city was given the first performance of his St. John Passion on Good Friday 1724.  At a recent concert in All Saints’, Kingston upon Thames, the Thames Philharmonic Choir recreated Bach’s masterwork  – one of many, of course  – in a dazzling performance that further cemented the Choir’s reputation for musical excellence in this its Golden Jubilee season.

The German text for the St. John Passion was largely taken from the Lutheran Bible’s version of The Gospel according to St. John.  Additional words came from the poetry of Barthold Heinrich Brockes and contemporary hymns.  On this occasion, however, the Choir chose to use an acclaimed English translation of the text made by Neil Jenkins, the internationally celebrated tenor soloist who also played a central role in the performance as the narrator, musically reciting the words of the Evangelist.  Jenkins combined a commanding presence with a rich, expressive vocal style that illuminated the text with clarity and brought the narrative vividly to life.

The work began, however, with a richly layered and monumental opening involving the Choir and the accompanying Thames Festival Orchestra in an extended, ecstatic hymn of praise: “Hail! Lord and Master; / every tongue shall offer praises to Thy name.”  The interweaving of the strings, the woodwind (the Lutheran tradition did not approve of brass instrumentation during Lent) and the different sections of the Choir provided a gloriously ethereal platform for the opening of the Evangelist’s recitative.

Part One of the work tells the story of the betrayal of Jesus by Judas in the Garden of Gethsemane and of Jesus’ arrest.  Jenkins was aided admirably by short, but effective responses from Edward Grint as Jesus.  His deep bass resonated majestically in the lofty expanse of All Saints’.  Very fine contributions were also made by: distinguished bass, Michael Bundy, in the roles of Peter and of Pilate; by Katherine Crompton, a young soprano rapidly developing an enviable reputation in the international world of opera; by the alto Yvonne Howard, an established opera star (Royal Opera, ENO etc.) and by the equally in-demand tenor, Mark Dobell, member of celebrated ensembles such as The Sixteen and the Monteverdi Choir.

The Choir punctuated the recitative with lively interjections, both sacred and profane, the most memorable of which in Part One were the deeply moving chorale passages, “O Lord, who dares to smite thee? / And falsely to indict thee?” and the even more exquisite, “Peter, with his faithless lies / Thrice denied his Saviour.”  This tragic and poignant episode brought to a close the first half of the concert.

Part Two – traditionally, this followed the sermon, sometimes an hour long! – opened with another magnificent chorale foreshadowing Christ’s humiliation.  The pattern of recitation and chorales followed through the narration of Christ’s Judgement before Pilate and the Chief Priests, followed by His Crucifixion and Resurrection.  The final chorale, “O Jesus when I come to die / Let angels bear my soul on high”, brought the Passion to a close in a sublimely reflective vein, in contrast to the generally lively sound required until that point.    Throughout, the Choir rose magnificently to the challenges of singing with the necessary precision, urgency and feeling.  As ever, the Thames Festival Orchestra, under its distinguished Leader, Adrian Levine, provided skilful, sensitive accompaniment.  In this, they were complemented by the rich, finely judged contribution of the outstanding organist, Stephen Disley, from Southwark Cathedral.  The contribution made by the continuo cellist, Pal Banda, also deserves a special mention.

Commanding these exceptional musical forces was Artistic Director, John Bate, who brought his attentive, yet seemingly unruffled style to bear in organising a performance that reflected wonderfully the rediscovered glories of All Saints’ following its restoration.  As well as being a triumphant element of the Thames Philharmonic Choir’s Golden Jubilee season, it also marked Kingston Arts’ opening concert of its Festival of the Voice.  Such an auspicious occasion promises further musical riches for Kingston’s concert goers, it must be hoped.

Colin Bloxham
17th March 2015

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J.S.Bach: St John Passion

February 8, 2015 By Anthony Kelly

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Bach’s St John and St Matthew Passions, among the greatest of choral-orchestral masterpieces, represent the finest examples of the genre of oratorio-passion, the fusion of High Baroque musical style with German Lutheranism. Where the St Matthew contains a wealth of sublimely reflective solo writing, the St John is more concise and dramatically focused, particularly in the highly charged sequence of trial scenes. The biblical accounts of Christ’s arrest, trial and execution have, since the beginning of the Christian era, been read in church in Holy Week, and these recitations evolved over centuries into a highly sophisticated musical and religious art form.
The Evangelist is represented by a tenor, Christ by a bass, and a further quartet of soloists both reflect upon the drama and take other parts, notably that of Pontius Pilate. The choir represents the mob and various other groups, and sing a series of chorales and the great opening and closing choruses.
Bach’s care in shaping musical phrase and expression to meaning and detail of word and text was often lost in earlier translations. Recently, a masterly new English version by the legendary tenor Neil Jenkins has become available which we use in this performance, in which he himself sings the role of the Evangelist.

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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Messiah

November 23, 2014 By Anthony Kelly Leave a Comment

Thames Philharmonic Choir and Thames Festival Orchestra perform Handel’s Messiah at All Saints’ Kingston. For this performance on 6th December, soloists will include Heather Shipp (Alto) who has sung with the Choir on some 18 occasions since 1992, performing at concerts at Queen Charlotte Hall, Richmond, Kingston Parish Church and St Mary’s Church, Barnes while building up a successful international career on stage and in concert. Other soloists will include Tenor Adam Tunnicliffe who performed to great acclaim at both Cadogan Hall and Kingston concerts in 2011 and 2012; as well as Soprano Marie Jaermann and Samuel Evans (Bass) who have both sung with the Choir in recent seasons while students at the Royal College of Music. The concert will also feature the Choir’s regular orchestral partner, Thames Festival Orchestra under its distinguished Leader Adrian Levine, as well as some of the Choir’s favourite soloists.

Tickets: £20, £16, £5 (restricted view behind Choir)
Concessions £18, £14.50

10% reduction on 8 or more full-price tickets

Disabled friendly – accompanying carers admitted free

(please notify box office for wheelchair access)

Box Office: 07522 524081

Online reservations: www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk

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Handel’s Messiah

November 23, 2014 By Anthony Kelly

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Thames Philharmonic Choir (TPC) will kick off its Golden Jubilee season with a performance of the Messiah, which in 1964 featured in the first performances of the two choirs that subsequently merged to form TPC under the baton of Artistic Director John Bate. The Choir, many of whose members are drawn from the Boroughs of Richmond, Kingston and Wandsworth, returns to the newly refurbished All Saints’ Kingston for the first of its Golden Jubilee concerts on 6 December.

The Choir’s formation and development is synonymous with John Bate who was founder, in 1964, of both the Putney Bach Choir and the Richmond Choral Society. In 1975, the two choirs merged and subsequently became well-known in South-West London as the John Bate Choir – described as a provisional name. It took another 20 years for the Choir to agree on a permanent name: Thames Philharmonic Choir was finally adopted in 1995.

Looking back on the last 50 years, John Bate says:

“Thames Philharmonic Choir, under its various names, has been a constant thread throughout most of my adult life and professional musical career. Choirs, orchestras and opera work, together with my teaching in schools and universities, have come and gone over the last half-century, while the Choir has progressed from its beginnings as a pair of local authority evening classes to a position where it is recognised as one of the finest around. I am very proud of what the Choir has achieved and delighted that so many members have remained for many years.”

The Choir twice won the National Choral Competition held at the Royal Albert Hall, and subsequently embarked on an annual series of appearances in the South Bank Queen Elizabeth Hall. Short tours abroad became a regular feature of Choir life, and in the 1980s a performing partnership with the Symphonic Choir of the historic City of Konstanz on the German-Swiss border was established – and continues to thrive to this day. In the 1990s, regular summer cathedral residencies began, and in the last few years Cadogan Hall has become the Choir’s central London venue of choice.

Reviewing the Choir’s most recent concert at St Andrew’s Surbiton in June 2014, Kingston-based composer Kevin Jones wrote:

“As it approaches its fiftieth anniversary season next year, John Bate and the Thames Philharmonic Choir can justifiably take great pride in the outstanding contribution they have made and continue to make to the cultural life of South West London and beyond.”

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Thames Philharmonic Choir – Nelson Mass

May 17, 2014 By Anthony Kelly

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Byrd was the leading English composer of the Elizabethan period; Laudibusin sanctis, an extended setting of the Latin version of Psalm 150, is well contrasted with the beautiful prayer Ave verum corpus. Bach wrote six motets, choral pieces without independent instrumental accompaniment; Der Geist hilft is a lively setting for double choir of words from Paul’s letter to the Romans, with the addition of a closing chorale. Mozart’s ever-popular Eine kleine Nachtmusik, composed in a single day in 1787, has been described as “supreme mastery in the smallest frame”.
Haydn’s wonderfully productive later years saw the creation of the London Symphonies, his oratorios and several fine Masses, including the Nelson Mass performed in 1800 in the presence of Nelson during his triumphant tour through Austria following his defeat of Napoleon’s forces at Aboukir Bay. A small orchestra of strings and organ is augmented by three trumpets and timpani.

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Works by Brahms and Elgar

March 1, 2014 By Anthony Kelly

BRAHMS – A German Requiem  sung in German
ELGAR – Serenade for Strings

SATURDAY
15 MARCH 2014
7.30PM

Thames Philharmonic Choir and Thames Festival Orchestra combine to perform works by Brahms and Elgar.
Thames Festival Orchestra:
Leader: Adrian Levine
Thames Philharmonic Choir:
Conductor: John Bate, soprano: Katherine
Crompton, baritone: Edward Grint

CADOGAN HALL
SLOANE TERRACE
SW1X 9DQ

£25, £22, £18, £12
Tickets available from Cadogan Hall Box Office
Tel: 020 7730 4500

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