The Serlo Consort is delighted to return to work with the residents of The Red House Care Home in Ashtead. We perform an eclectic mix of music to the residents and encourage a ’sing-a-long’ too! This part of our outreach work is essential to what we do, and are pleased and proud to work with such a delightful staff and resident group of people.
The Serlo Consort is delighted to join with the Sparrows School choir (a children’s choir from South Africa) for an eclectic mix of choral music. Further details will be available nearer the time, but the venue is likely to be Holy Trinity Church, Clapham. Watch this space….!
We performed the second of our two concerts in association with the MBF at the end of May. The first was in Norwich (which you can read about in a previous post), and this one was in Bristol at the beautiful Lord Mayor’s Chapel. We sang to a large and appreciative audience, and we received a good review from the Bristol ‘Evening Post’: -
…they presented a varied programme, starting with music from Latin America, in which they sang three contrasting numbers and the harmony was brilliantly controlled….Three arrangements of well-known songs really showed their versatility. The Billy Joel number was followed by an exquisite performance of Eric Clapton’s ‘Tears in Heaven’, in which all the pathos was cleverly presented. musical Director Kit Perona-Wright gave us several little-known facts about the music, and had complete control of the singers. 8 out of 10
We are pleased to announce that we have secured the use of Norwich Cathedral to use for our concert in April. This is a change from using the church of St. Peter Mancroft.
We are delighted to be able to use such a magnificent building for our concert, and hope to see many of you there on Saturday 26th April as possible!
The concert of Latin American Baroque music that we performed at the end of September was a huge success! We had a large and very appreciative audience, many of whom immediately requested that we perform the concert again soon. The editions prepared by our Artistic Director for a small instrumental ensemble and voices worked perfectly, and many comments were made about the use of space in the church building (antiphonal effects, 3 separate choirs, processional and recessional music, etc). A triumph that we are sure to repeat another time!
David McKee, our Assistant Director, and Sarah Hughes were married over the summer at a beautiful ceremony in Norwich Cathedral - where David is currently a layclerk. Despite a firealarm being set off in the speeches (!), the day was a memorable event - from the service itself, to the reception in the cloisters and splendid cathedral refectory. The weather was perfect, and we send them every blessing as they start this new life together!
Kit Perona-Wright, The Serlo Consort’s Artistic Director, is currently working at producing editions for the vast majority of the Latin American programme that the choir is performing on September 29th. Some of the music is already available via the catalogue on this website, but more will be added in due course over the next month - so look out for it or enquire for further details.
The choir is very pleased to have the support and guidance offered by its Honorary Patrons. These are all extremely eminent individuals in their particular fields, and this list will be updated as soon as new Patrons are appointed.
A selection of music for Lent, Passiontide and Holy Week, encompassing a huge range of styles from Renaissance to 21st Century — a musically rich, emotionally charged programme that will not fail to leave an audience moved. We have performed this programme, using different repertoire several times. Please click on the link below to see a poster and a list of some of the music performed.
The glories of the English renaissance, including works and motets by the great composers such as Byrd, Tallis and Gibbons. There is such a rich tapestry of music to choose from, and merely a sample programme might include works such as: -
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