Where: Chapel Soukenická,
Soukenická 15, Prague 1
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The British Pegasus Chamber Choir will perform under the direction of Matthew Altham. The concert will feature organ accompaniment by Martin Toyer and will take place in a new concert venue at the Church of the Brethren in Soukenická Street.
The Pegasus Chamber Choir from London is one of the most distinguished British vocal ensembles of its generation. Under the artistic direction of Matthew Altham, the choir specialises in repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary music, with a particular focus on sacred works and modern compositions. Pegasus regularly performs at prestigious festivals in the UK and abroad and collaborates with leading orchestras and media, including BBC Radio and Classic FM.
Matthew Altham studied choral conducting at the University of Oxford, where his interests included the music of Francis Poulenc and English Renaissance masters. Alongside his professional career in education and development, he serves as conductor of the Pegasus and Vox Cordis choirs and the London Bach Players. He has conducted concerts across Europe, including performances in Prague, Toulouse, Arezzo and Antwerp.
A special highlight of the concert will be the organ accompaniment by Martin Toyer, a highly respected British organist who has collaborated with the Pegasus Chamber Choir for over thirty years. Toyer was Organ Scholar at Brasenose College, Oxford, and served for eleven years as Director of Music at Our Lady’s Church in St John’s Wood, London. He has performed in major cathedrals and churches throughout Europe.
The concert will take place at the Church of the Brethren in Soukenická Street, a newly emerging concert venue for choral and chamber music. The combination of outstanding British choral artistry, organ accompaniment and a new concert space promises a memorable musical experience.
A selection from the programme:
Jubilate in C – Benjamin Britten
Laudibus in sanctis – William Byrd
Faire is the Heaven – William Harris
And the swallow – Caroline Shaw
O clap your hands – Orlando Gibbons
Admission is voluntary.
Voluntary admission will be donated to Cesta domů.
Cesta domů operates the Home Hospice in the Capital Region. Prague. It provides counseling services to anyone in the Czech Republic in the care of the terminally ill and dying.
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