Choral recital by the local Avebury Vocal Ensemble, conducted by Peter Tims with Tim Eyles at the organ, with works by Mozart, Handel, Verdi, Elgar and Rachmaninov.
Avebury Vocal Ensemble are singing at Christ Church in Old Town on Saturday 14 November, with the concert starting at 7:30 pm. It's a recital conducted by Peter Tims, with Tim Eyles on the organ.
The programme brings together choral works by Mozart, Handel, Verdi, Elgar and Rachmaninov. There's a bit of a cinematic thread running through the choice: the ensemble points out that these composers' themes have set the atmosphere for films like Amadeus, Chariots of Fire, Dunkirk, Babe and Jaws. It's a broad sweep of choral music, with the big names of the classical and romantic eras sharing one evening.
If you're not familiar with them, the Avebury Vocal Ensemble is a group of experienced local singers, mostly from North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire, who come together a few times a year to prepare each concert. They were founded in 2000 by Sir Peter Beale and were originally associated with the short-lived Swindon campus of the University of Bath, singing under the name NUBISS — New University of Bath in Swindon Singers — before becoming known as AVE in 2007. Last year they celebrated the 25th anniversary of their first concert. Their repertoire is wide, mixing new and familiar, sacred and secular works, performed either accompanied or a cappella, and they sing in a variety of churches and venues each year, reaching as far as the French Alps.
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Tickets are £18 standard, £15 for senior citizens, and £3.50 for students aged 15 to 18, with accompanied children aged 14 and under admitted free. They're only available on the door, and they take card, cash or cheque.
