Joint Choirs Concert 2023

Tuesday night saw a packed Chapel for this annual musical extravaganza – and what a wonderful evening they had!

We were treated to two sets of songs, the first being Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Five Mystical Songs, sung by extraoardinarily talented young baritone Tom. The songs have religious themes but are an amazing evocation of 20th Century English landscapes and have a magical quality to them which dazzled the audience. The final song of the set ‘Let all the world in every corner sing’ was glorious upbeat and featured all the singers in full voice which really filled the space with sound.

There was then a change of mood for John Rutter’s ‘Feel the Spirit’, a collection of 7 songs based on traditional Gospel tunes such as ‘Oh when the saints’ and ‘Steal away’. These were great fun, and featured two sensational female vocalists – Ruby and Monique, who in their different ways brought amazing tone and communication to everything they sang.

It was a fantastic evening – many congratulations to all involved. Missed it, or just want to see it again?