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Directed by Andrew Griffiths, Londinium is one of London’s most versatile chamber choirs.
A Farewell to Arms: music for choir and cello
© Ricard J. Tovar (1964 – ), The Cello Player, 2024
Friday 27 March, St John’s Waterloo at 7.30pm
Londinium is joined by acclaimed collaborative cellist Clare O'Connell for an evening of luminous and meditative music exploring themes of conflict, loss, resilience, and hope. Our programme is anchored by two masterpieces for cello and choir: John Tavener's haunting Syvati, in which the cello represents the Ikon of Christ, and Richard Rodney Bennett's warm-hearted A Farewell to Arms, in which it embodies a war-weary soldier. Woven around them is a sequence of classic motets by Tallis, Dering and Schütz, heartfelt works by Joubert and Mauersberger, and radiant recent music by Gabriel Jackson, Howard Skempton, and Lucy Walker.
John Joubert recording
We are thrilled to announce that this summer we plan to record an album of choral music by John Joubert on the SOMM label - most of it previously unrecorded - for release in 2027, marking the centenary of his birth. Please do visit our Crowdfunding Page to find out more about this exciting project, and explore the rewards available for our supporters!
Latest album: Every Living Creature
Every Living Creature, our album of choral music by Kenneth Leighton, was released on the SOMM label in 2023, and was a Gramophone Critics’ Choice for that year. Entirely devoted to the music of Kenneth Leighton, the album includes a number of significant premiere recordings - about two-thirds of the playing time - most notably of the magnificent unpublished cantata Laudes Animantium, for double choir, soloists and children’s chorus.