Thomas Adès

The Fayrfax Carol - 1997

SATB Div Chorus With Optional Organ

Commissioned by King's College, Cambridge for The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, through the generosity of Mr Vincent Waterhouse

Programme Notes

Programme Note

Thomas Adès

The Fayrfax Carol

The Fayrfax Carol was commissioned by the Chapel Choir of King’s College, Cambridge for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve, 1997. Subtle and lyrical yet with pointed, bitter-sweet harmonies, it also looks ahead to Christ’s Passion. A challenging, yet immensely rewarding work for choirs with some experience of performing contemporary music.

Recordings

Past Performances

  • December 24 1997
    King's College Chapel, Cambridge, United Kingdom
    King's College Choir, Stephen Cleobury
  • July 6 1998
    Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham College Chapel, United Kingdom
    Choir of Kings College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
  • December 14 1998
    King's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
    King's College Choir
  • March 6 1999
    Helsinki Festival, Crypt of Helsinki Cathedral, Finland
    Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, Timo Nuoranne
  • November 20 1999
    Greek Orthodox Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
    Holst Singers, Stephen Layton
  • August 23 2003
    Ardingly College, Ardingly, Sussex, United Kingdom
    Summer Music School
  • February 18 2005
    RTÉ Living Music Festival, The Helix, Glasnevin, Ireland
    Celso Antunes, National Chamber Choir
  • December 16 2005
    Spitalfields Winter Festival, Spitalfields, London, United Kingdom
    The Holst Singers
  • November 17 2006
    55 2nd St, downtown San Francisco, USA
    International Orange Chorale, Paul Kim
  • November 19 2006
    Presidio Chapel, San Francisco, USA
    International Orange Chorale, Paul Kim
  • December 14 2006
    St James's Church, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
    David Drummond, London Oriana Choir
  • February 10 2007
    Presences Festival, Paris, France
    Choeur de Radio France, Mary Carewe
  • February 16-18 2007
    Presences Festival, Paris, France
    Choeur de Radio France, Ensemble Calliopée, Mary Carewe, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Pascal Rophé, Thomas Bauer
  • April 28 2007
    St. Elisabeth, Bonn, Germany
    Bonner Kammerchor, Philipp Ahmann
  • April 29 2007
    Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Oberhausen-Sterkrade, Germany
    Bonner Kammerchor, Philipp Ahmann
  • May 1 2007
    St. Severin, Köln, Germany
    Bonner Kammerchor, Philipp Ahmann
  • June 19 2007
    Spitalfields Festival, Christ Church, London, United Kingdom
    Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh
  • July 26 2008
    World Choral Symposium 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Ars Nova Copenhagen, Simon Halsey

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