Chester Bach Singers are ending their season on a jazz-inspired high note.
Their final concert, titled Spring Jazz, will take place at Chester’s Wesley Church Centre on Saturday, May 16, at 4pm.
The programme will include Will Todd’s 'Jazz Missa Brevis', Bob Chilcott’s arrangements of 'The House of the Rising Sun' and 'Scarborough Fair', and 'I Carry Your Heart With Me', featuring music composed by the choir's Musical Director Joseph Judge from a poem by E.E. Cummings.
Helen Crich, chair of Chester Bach Singers, said: "Come and join us on 16th May at the Wesley Church Centre for the final concert of our current season. We have an exciting and varied programme of music in a range of styles, as is the tradition for our annual Spring/Summer event. Alongside Will Todd's 'Jazz Missa Brevis', we are delighted to be performing Bob Chilcott's arrangements of 'The House of the Rising Sun' and 'Scarborough Fair' and his arrangements of five Japanese poems, 'Furusato'.
"We will also be performing 'I Carry Your Heart With Me', with music composed by our Musical Director Joseph Judge. We will complete our programme with three songs in Hindi - 'SÅnÄÅ' which reflect on the power of listening and connection. We hope you will enjoy hearing them as much as we enjoy singing them, this concert is the perfect way to swing into Summer."
The choir will perform alongside a live jazz trio on piano, bass, and drums.
The concert follows on from a successful workshop staged by the choir and led by the composer himself earlier this year.
His Jazz Missa Brevis was originally written in 2015 for the choir of Portsmouth Cathedral.
It offers a unique take on the traditional sung Latin Mass, underpinned by Todd’s characteristic jazz harmonies and melodic craftsmanship, embracing a variety of jazz styles.
Plans are also at an advanced stage for celebrations to mark the choir’s 50th anniversary.
Details are set to be unveiled at the start of the choir's new season.
Chester Bach Singers say they are looking forward to celebrating this milestone with supporters old and new.
Full details of "Spring Jazz" can be found at www.chesterbachsingers.org.uk where tickets can be bought online.
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