Chamber Choir sing Evensong at Keble College, Oxford

Last Wednesday our Chamber Choir joined forces with Stowe School’s Chapel Choir to sing Evensong at Keble College, Oxford.
As a school, we have been attending the Stowe Schools’ Choral Festival for the last 12 years and our choir has always made a tremendous impression. As a result, we received a special invitation from the Director of Music at Stowe to go and work exclusively with their choir and sing at an Oxford College.
Our day started with rehearsals at Stowe in their amazing new Music School. After a visit to the tuck shop mid-afternoon we set off to drive up to Oxford. There was great excitement on our arrival as we took in the wonder of the buildings which make up Keble College. The chapel is awe-inspiring and beautifully ornate. We organised the seating positions and practised processing in and out of the chapel before going into the final rehearsal. The service started at 6.00pm. The sound was truly stunning as the acoustic in the chapel enhanced the rich, pure tone of the choirs.
The repertoire which we had chosen was quite demanding and challenging; it certainly took many of our children out of their comfort zone! Our choir rose to the occasion and performed superbly. Francesca Banks was the soloist in the Magnificat in G by Stanford and gave a thrilling performance. This was a truly amazing experience and a very special event. Well done to all of our choristers on their hard work and wonderful achievement. It is a precious memory which will remain with them for the rest of their lives.  


Videos of the Chamber Choirs performance can be seen by following these links: Cundall Manor at Keble College Part 1; Cundall Manor at Keble College Part 2