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The King's College Choir Association
EVENTS CALENDAR
For a full list of the Choir's forthcoming Concerts, both at home and abroad, please click here.
Saturday 15 November 2008, 5.30pm onwards, King's College, Cambridge
Memorial Evensong for Canon Pat Magee, followed by a
reception and High Table
As
many of you will already know, Pat Magee passed away in March of this year, and
there is to be a memorial evensong in Chapel next month at 5.30pm on Saturday 15
November. Pat served the Choir and Chapel in many capacities during his life,
first as a Chorister from 1924 to 1929, then as a Choral Scholar from 1934 to
1939 and finally as Chaplain from 1946 to 1952. The music for his service will
include Vaughan Williams' Love bade me
welcome, Howells' Collegium Regale
setting of the evening canticles and Bainton's
And I saw a new heaven. Following the
service, the College and Pat’s godchildren will be jointly-hosting a reception
in the Chetwynd Room, and it is also anticipated that many of those who knew Pat
will elect to stay on for dinner afterwards at High Table, which will operate in
the usual way.
If you would like to attend any part of the evening then please contact
Simon Tottman by e-mail (
Saturday 14 March 2009, King's College, Cambridge
Foundation Concert: Mendelssohn Anniversary Celebration
The Foundation Concert is one of our most popular annual events,
allowing former choir-members to join the current Chapel Choir in performing
major choral works. This year's programme includes Mendelssohn's Hör mein Biten, Violin Concerto and
Lobgesang, and
features Magnus Johnson violin, Bibi Heal soprano, Lynette
Alcantara mezzo-soprano and Andrew Staples tenor.
Both lunch and a formal post-concert dinner are provided free of
charge to all those singing in the concert, but there are also many members who
attend in a non-singing capacity. Full details of how to attend or take part
will be sent out in January.
Wednesday
20 May 2009, 6pm-9pm, The Horniman at Hay's Galleria, London Bridge
KCCA Event: Informal London Drinks
The annual
drinks evening for members,
non-members and their guests has become a popular success since its inception
three years
ago. The 2009 gathering will again take place at The Horniman, a lovely
riverside pub within Hay's Galleria. The venue is just 2 minutes walk from
London Bridge (Tube/Rail) and the riverside terrace has stunning views of both
HMS Belfast and the Tower of London. The event is free and the Association will
cover the cost of the first few drinks and some warm nibbles.
There is no need
to book your place; the idea is simply that people can drop in after work
and socialise. Click
here for a map.
Saturday 6 June 2009, 12.30pm, King's College, Cambridge
KCCA Event: Summer Event & AGM
Having experimented with various formats for this day over past few
years, we are returning to the more traditional setting of the Saltmarsh Suite,
where a formal luncheon with a guest speaker will form the basis of the event,
which culminates in evensong. More details will be circulated closer to the
time.
September/October 2009, date to be confirmed, Gloucester Cathedral
KCCA Event
It has been a while since the Association convened outside of either
Cambridge or London and we are very keen to test the popularity of hosting the
occasional Regional Event. The College and several Kingsmen enjoy strong musical
and personal links with Gloucester, and so we look forward to publishing more
details about this event as soon as they are known.
