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to modern times, from Schütz to Gershwin, offering something for all tastes.
In the last few years we have tackled the great choral
classics - the sublime Mozart Requiem, Handel's ever-popular 'Zadok the Priest'
and other Coronation Anthems,
Brahms' intensely moving German Requiem, and Mendelssohn's masterpiece, Elijah.
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We have also performed less well-known gems such as Dvorak's Stabat Mater,
Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb and the Christmas Story by Schütz.
Among contemporary pieces, we commissioned local composer Roger
Teichmann to provide a fitting piece for our Spring 2007 Gala Concert
to mark the closure of the Radcliffe Infirmary. You can read more about Roger's work,
The Serpent God, here. Summer concerts are usually more light-hearted, such as Gilbert and
Sullivan's satirical The Mikado.
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Most of our concerts have orchestral accompaniment, and since December 2009 this has
been provided by the Isis Chamber Orchestra. This enthusiastic group of
local players also gives two or three orchestral concerts a year, and you
can read more about them on their website: www.isischamberorchestra.org.uk
In July 2007 we did a joint concert
with Didcot Choral Society (Haydn's Creation) and
we are always looking for opportunities to sing with other groups.
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