| Summer season 2011 |
| "Fire madrigals" programme (Gesualdo and Lauridsen) |
| July 2011 |
Fund-raising concert for Alzheimer's research in Marienkirche, Berlin, with Louise Watts (soprano) and Stephen Brown (organ/harpsichord) |
| Trip to Black Forest |
| June 2011 |
Concert in St. Nikolaus, Waldau with Caroline Roth (organ)
Services in St. Peter auf dem Schwarzwald and St. Johannes, Freiburg
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| July 2011 |
Singing of the U.S. and German national anthems for the official Fourth of July celebrations in Berlin |
| May 2011 |
Service in Ludwigskirche, Berlin with Norbert Gembaczka (organ) - Communion Service in F by Harold Darke |
| May 2011 |
English hymns project with 2 Methodist choirs |
| April 2011 |
Singing at the Royal Wedding celebrations in the British Embassy, Berlin (see excerpt here) |
| April 2011 |
Participation in TV programme "Das perfekte Dinner" (see excerpt here) |
| March 2011 |
Service in Pauluskirche, Berlin with Heiko Holtmeier (organ) |
| December 2010 |
Christmas programme including performances in the Frauenkirche, Dresden, the British and U.S. Embassies, and the Marienkirche, Berlin |
| November 2010 |
Fund-raising concert for victims of flooding in Pakistan with singers Karen Buck, Kara Johnstad and Louise Watts and accompanists Matthias Baumhof and Stephen Brown |
| October 2010 |
Singing at reinterment of Queen Aedgyth (910-946) in Magdeburger Dom with Barry Jordan (organ) |
| September 2010 |
Service in Matthiaskirche, Berlin (Vierne Messe Solennelle and motets by Elgar) with Ulrich Gembaczka (organ) |
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Summer season 2010
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"Abbamania" programme
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July 2010
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Concert "Thank you for the music" in St George's Church, Berlin, with singers Agnes Coakley, Eleanor Forbes and Monica Solem, and pianists Alexander Frey and Matthias Baumhof
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July 2010
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Concert "Mamma Mia!" in Eichensaal, Federal Ministry of Economics, Berlin, with Sanni Luis (mezzosoprano) and Matthias Baumhof (piano)
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| May 2010 |
Trip to Rome
Concert "Come, Holy Ghost" in S. Maria dell'Anima, Rome, with Karen Buck (soprano) and Caroline Prozeller (organ)
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Mass in S. Andrea delle Fratte, Rome: Vierne Messe Solennelle in C sharp minor |
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Evensong in All Saints, Rome with music by Stanford, Ayleward and Wood |
| May 2010 |
Evensong in Waldkirche, Berlin-Heiligensee, with Agnes Coakley (soprano) and Stephen Brown (organ) |
| April 2010 |
Mass in St. Afra, Berlin-Wedding: Vierne Messe Solennelle in C sharp minor, with Martin Kondziella (organ) |
| March 2010 |
Concert "O sing joyfully" in Auenkirche, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, with Daniel Clark (organ) |
| February 2010 |
Service in Pauluskirche, Berlin-Moabit, with Heiko Holtmeier (organ) |
| January 2010 |
Service in Hedwigskathedrale with Thomas Sauer (organ): Vierne Messe Solennelle in C sharp minor |
| December 2009 |
Christmas programme, including performances in the Frauenkirche, Dresden, US Embassy, Berlin, and Marienkirche, Berlin |
| November 2009 |
10th anniversary concert in Auferstehungskirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg, with Karen Buck (soprano), Matthias Baumhof (piano) and Stephen Brown (organ) |
| October 2009 |
Final event of Anglo-German Foundation in Federal Foreign Office, Berlin |
| October 2009 |
Service in Auenkirche, Berlin-Wilmersdorf with Jörg Strodthoff (organ) |
| June 2009 |
Vespers in St. Matthäuskirche, Berlin with first performances of music by Stephen Harrap |
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Summer season 2009
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Songs to texts by Elizabethan poets
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| September 2009 |
Concert in British Embassy, Berlin, with Kate Davenport (violin) and Sir Michael Arthur (viola) |
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June 2009
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Concert "The four sweet months" in Eichensaal, Federal Ministry of Economics, Berlin, with Karen Buck (soprano) and Matthias Baumhof (piano)
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May 2009
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Concert "To daffodils" in Miejski Dom Kultury, Zgorzelec, Poland, with Deutsch-Polnisches Jugendsinfonieorchester
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May 2009
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Trip to Görlitz with performances in Zgorzelec, Görlitz, Oybin and Kloster Marienthal
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April 2009
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War Requiem in the Philharmonie, Berlin, with the Berliner Konzert Chor and the Rosenethe Singers from Dunblane
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March 2009
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Evensong in the Marienkirche: Gregorian Chant
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February 2009
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Service in the Pauluskirche, Berlin with music by Charles Wood
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January 2009
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Singing at a fund-raising event at the English Theatre, Berlin
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December 2008
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Christmas programme, including performances in the Frauenkirche, Dresden, and the Marienkirche and Auenkirche, Berlin
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October 2008
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Evensong in Marienkirche, Berlin, with music by Vaughan Williams, Sumsion and Purcell
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Summer Season 2008
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A programme of folksongs based on Five English Folksongs by Vaughan Williams
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September 2008
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Concert "The sailor and his true love" in the British Embassy, Berlin, with Ambassador Sir Michael Arthur (fiddle)
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July 2008
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Concert "The Dark Eyed Sailor" in Eichensaal, Federal Ministry of Economics, with Megan Sauer (Irish harp)
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April 2008
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Weekend singing the services at Bristol Cathedral, including the Mass in F by Dubois, the Gloucester Service by Howells and Surgens Jesus by Philips.
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January 2008
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Service in the Hedwigskathedrale, Berlin, with motets by Tye, Stanford and Gibbons
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December 2007
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Carol services in the Frauenkirche, Dresden, and the Marienkirche, Berlin
Click to hear part of "In the bleak midwinter" from the Frauenkirche carol service.
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Summer Season 2007
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Two programmes
Firstly: Settings of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from the 16th to the 21st centuries
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September 2007
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Concert "My soul doth magnify the Lord" in Berlin's Marienkirche with Daniel Clark (organ)
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June/July 2007
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Trip to Uelzen
Concert “And to be the glory” in St. Marien zu Uelzen with Daniel Clark (organ)
Service in St. Marien zu Uelzen: Anglican motets, Missa Brevis by Lennox Berkeley
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Secondly: British musicals from Gilbert and Sullivan to Andrew Lloyd Webber
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November 2007
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Concert "Songs from the Shows" in St. George's Church, Berlin, with Karen Buck (soprano) and Matthias Baumhof (piano)
Click to hear
an excerpt from "Oliver!"
from this concert.
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June 2007
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Concert “Songs of the shows” in Eichensaal, Federal Ministry of Economics, Berlin, with Joseph Schnurr (tenor) and Matthias Baumhof (piano)
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March 2007
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Choral Evensong in the Frauenkirche, Dresden with Hans-Peter Bähr (organ)
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December 2006
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Various Christmas events, including carol service in Berlin's Marienkirche
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October 2006
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Service in St. Matthäus, Berlin, with Matthias Elger (organ)
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July 2006
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Concert “Te Deum laudamus” in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, Frankfurt/Oder with Daniel Clark (organ)
Click to hear "O thou the central orb" from this concert.
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Summer Season 2006: The “joys of youth” theme
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The focus of the programme was Gerald Finzi's “Seven poems of Robert Bridges”; these pieces were performed in conjunction with madrigals, folksongs and partsongs on the theme of youth.
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May 2006
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Concert “The joys of youth” in Eichensaal, Federal Ministry of Economics, Berlin with Siegfried Borggrefe (Oboe) and Katia Tchemberdji (piano)
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May 2006
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Trip to Budapest
Concert “My spirit sang all day” in Mátyás-templom; excerpt broadcast on Kossuth Rádió
Service in Mátyás-templom: Missa Brevis by Lennox Berkeley with Hans-Peter Bähr (organ)
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March 2006
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Concert “Gather ye rosebuds” in the British Embassy
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April 2006
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Service in Ludwigskirche, Wilmersdorf, Berlin
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February 2006
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Service in Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Lankwitz, Berlin
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December 2005
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Variety of carol services and other events, including carols in Leipzig and in Berlin's Marienkirche; excerpt broadcast on BBC Radio 4
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October 2005
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Service at All Saints Catholic Church, Berlin
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September 2005
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Madrigals and folksongs at “Visit Britain” day in Leipzig
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Summer Season 2005: Spirituals
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This programme took choral arrangements of spirituals and placed them in various contexts, such as combinations with a mass by William Byrd, songs for soprano solo (including Barber's Hermit Songs) and readings from the Bible. In the centenary year of Sir Michael Tippett's birth, his "Five Negro Spirituals" from "A Child of Our Time" was a special highlight.
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June 2005
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Trip to Quedlinburg
Concert "Swing low, sweet chariot" in St. Wiperti
Click to hear "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" from this concert.
Service in St. Wiperti: Mass for Five Voices by William Byrd
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May 2005
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Concert "My Lord's always near" in Eichensaal, Federal Ministry of Economics, Berlin, with Andrea Eckhardt (soprano) and Michael Stöckigt (piano)
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March 2005
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Concert "Deep river" in the British Embassy
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8 May 2005
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(60th anniversary of end of WWII)
Service in Hedwigskathedrale, Berlin: Mass for Five Voices by William Byrd
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February 2005
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Service in Pauluskirche, Berlin
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January 2005
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Benefit concert for tsunami victims in Sri Lanka, St. George's Church, Berlin
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December 2004
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Variety of Christmas events, including carol service in the Marienkirche
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October 2004
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Service at American Church, Berlin
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Summer Season 2004: Flower Songs
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This programme highlighted different composers' responses to different flowers, from the joys of spring to the sadness of autumn, from daffodils to stinging nettles, from Morley to Britten (Five Flower Songs).
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June 2004
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Concert "There is sweet music" in Eichensaal, Federal Ministry of Economics, Berlin, with Trio Terpsichore
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June 2004
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Concert "Flora's Treasure" in St. George's Church, Berlin with Trio Terpsichore, marking the tenth anniversary of the departure of Allied troops from Berlin.
Click to hear "Diaphenia" from this concert.
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May 2004
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Trip to Zurich
Concert "Flora gave me fairest flowers" in St. Andrew's Church, Zurich, with Hans-Peter Bähr (organ)
Service in St. Andrew's Church
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March 2004
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Concert "My love is like a red, red rose" in British Embassy with Trio Terpsichore
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1 May 2004
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Festival at the Brandenburg Gate to welcome the new EU member states, including "Ode to Joy" at midnight, the moment of accession; folksongs from all ten new members.
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February 2004
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Service in St.-Bernhard, Berlin
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December 2003
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Christmas events, including carol service in the Marienkirche
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November 2003
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Concert "Liverpool Oratorio" by Paul McCartney with the choirs of the Georg-Friedrich-Händel school and Jan Olberg (director)
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September 2003
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Part of rehearsal broadcast on RBB television in programme about embassy life
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Summer Season 2003
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The focus in summer 2003 was on Anglican cathedral church music, ranging from the glories of English Tudor music (e.g. Tallis, Gibbons, Byrd, Tomkins) through Purcell to the revival since the nineteenth century (e.g. Wesley, Stanford, Parry, Wood, Finzi).
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July 2003
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Concert "God is gone up" in Epiphanienkirche, Berlin with Heiko Holtmeier (organ)
Click to hear "Salvator Mundi" from this concert.
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June 2003
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Tour to Vienna
Concert "For thine is the kingdom" in Christ Church
Mass in St. Stephen's Cathedral with Laurenco Finatti (organ)
The highpoint of the cathedral music theme was our performance of Byrd's Mass for Four Voices in the Mass on Whit Monday in Vienna Cathedral.
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May 2003
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Service in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche, Berlin
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May 2003
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Service in St.-Matthäus-Kirche, Berlin
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April 2003
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Concert "Salvator mundi" in British Embassy with Sebastian Glöckner (harpsichord)
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January 2003
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Service in Marienkirche, Berlin
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December 2002
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Christmas events, including concert and carol service
Click to hear "The Angel Gabriel" from our Christmas concert on 14th December.
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October 2002
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Service in Nikolaikirche, Spandau
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June 2002
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Celebration in British Embassy of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
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Summer 2002: Shakespeare
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The Shakespeare programme took musical responses to Shakespeare's plays and sonnets from five centuries, starting with Morley and Johnson in the 17th century, reflecting the development of music in England in the 18th and 19th centuries, and focusing on Vaughan Williams' Three Shakespeare Songs in the 20th century. The 21st century was represented by a piece specially written by the Seattle-based composer Brian Higham.
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June 2002
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Tour to Dresden
Concert "It was a lover and his lass" in Maria am Wasser
Service in Weinbergkirche
Click to hear "Doubt Thou The Stars Are Fire" from this concert.
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May 2002
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Concert "As dreams are made on" in British Embassy with Karen Bergquist Lüth (baroque flute) and Konrad Navosak (lute)
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April 2002
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Concert "Brush up your Shakespeare" in Eichensaal, Federal Ministry of Economics, Berlin with Matthias Jahrmärker (baritone) and Daniel Clark (piano)
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April 2002
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Memorial service in Berliner Dom for the Queen Mother
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February 2002
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Service at Tegel Prison
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December 2001
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Christmas events, including performance at Schloss Bellevue before President Johannes Rau
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November 2001
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Concert "Blaskapelle - a cappella" with The Band of The Light Division and Berlin Thistle Pipes and Drums, Berlin
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October 2001
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Concert "The Mystical Poets" at St. George's Church, Berlin
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June 2001
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Concert "My spirit sang all day" in Eichensaal, Federal Ministry of Economics with Birgit Nath (soprano) and Frank Gutschmidt (piano)
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May 2001
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Tour to Erfurt
Vespers and concert in Michaeliskirche, service in Thomaskirche with Bonn English Singers
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March 2001
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Concert "O gentle love" in British Embassy (first concert in new Embassy building) with Christian Baehrens (baritone) and Konrad Navosak (lute)
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January 2001
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Evensong in Berliner Dom (100th anniversary of death of Queen Victoria, recorded by Arte)
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December 2000
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Christmas concerts and carol services, e.g. in Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtnis-Kirche, Berlin
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June 2000
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Tour to Hamburg
Concert and service in St. Thomas à Becket with Hans-Peter Bähr (organ)
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March 2000
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Concert "Come again" in Auferstehungskirche, Berlin with Jennifer Dautermann (soprano) and Helmut Weber (piano)
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December 1999
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Christmas events, including carols in Berlin's International Club, carol service in Methodist Church
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November 1999
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First performance - service at English-speaking Methodist Church, Berlin
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October 1999
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First rehearsal
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