The Serlo Consort, with its small instrumental ensemble, performed a vividly exciting programme of music from the ‘New World’. Accompanied items were interspersed with unaccompanied items juxtaposing rhythmic vitality with expressive emotion. There was music to move you, music that gripped you, and musical discoveries that had your feet tapping! Some of the items were…

• Padilla Deus in adiutorium
• Lobo Versa est in Luctum
• Juan de Araujo Los coflades de la estleya
• Juan Garcia de Zespedes Convidando esta la noche
• Gaspar Fernandes Xicochi conetzintle
• Victoria Lauda Sion
• Ugolini Quae est ista

An evening concert was given by The Serlo Consort with upper voices group Vox Angelica which followed a special art exhibition in the day. Repertoire included: -

• Gibbons O Clap your hands
• Purcell Come ye sons of art (3 movements)
• Parsons Ave Maria
• Stanford 3 motets
• Lauridsen O Nata Lux
• Goodall Love Divine
• Chilcott Ev’ry time I feel the Spirit

The Serlo Consort returned to this beautiful church with its wonderful acoustic to perform a powerful programme of emotive music for Lent through to Easter. A highlight for the choir was having the composer of The Souls of the Righteous, Geraint Lewis, in the audience.

Programme:

• Miserere - Allegri
• Ave Verum - Mawby
• Lugebat David - Gombert
• Versa est in Luctum - Lobo
• The Souls of the Righteous - Lewis
• Serenade to Music - Vaughan Williams
• Lux Aeterna - Elgar
• Love Divine - Goodall
• Sleep - Whitacre
• Lobet den Herrn - Bach

In December 2006, The Serlo Consort performed a beautiful programme of music for Christmas, including Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Naylor Vox Dicentes, Poulenc 4 Christmas Motets, and works by Samstrom, Chilcott, Darke and Marlow.

This beautiful programme of music for Remembrance included Durufle’s Requiem and Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music.

The Serlo Consort returned to the ancient and beautiful parish church of St Giles, Ashtead to perform a concert of fun, secular music for all the family. Programme included music by Rutter, Chilcott, Clapton and other light arrangements!

The Serlo Consort performed a beautiful concert of choral music for Lent and Easter. Programme:

• Stabat Mater - Pergolesi
• Canticle II (Abraham & Isaac) - Britten
• 5 Mystical Songs - Vaughan Williams
• Lobet den Herrn - Bach

The Serlo Consort performed a beautiful, atmospheric concert of choral music for All Souls at two historic parish churches. The programme included:

• Songs of Farewell - Parry
• 3 Motets - Stanford
• Faire is the Heaven - Harris
• Mass for 5 voices - Byrd