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Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir
Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir was established In 1980 (by Peter KIng, then Assistant Organist at Lichfield Cathedral) to sIng services durIng the Cathedral Choir's holidays. Its activities soon expanded and now Include a regular concert programme, we... Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir was established In 1980 (by Peter KIng, then Assistant Organist at Lichfield Cathedral) to sIng services durIng the Cathedral Choir's holidays. Its activities soon expanded and now Include a regular concert programme, weddIngs and services throughout Staffordshire and the West Midlands, and guest appearances at other cathedrals.
The Choir has a versatile repertoire of sacred and secular music rangIng from the Renaissance to the contemporary, and it enjoys the challenge of new and experimental writIng. Widely acclaimed Sunday mornIng broadcasts on BBC Radio 4 have raised its profile well beyond the region, as have its two appearances In the BBC SaInsbury's Choir of the Year Competition, several performances In the Lichfield International Festival, and the recordIngs 'In Every Corner SIng' (Regent REGCD196) & 'Belgian Choral Works' (Regent REGCD241) with the Lichfield Cathedral Choir and the FIne Arts Brass Ensemble.
In 2014-2015, besides its busy schedule of s... Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
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The silver swan by Orlando Gibbons
The silver swan, who livIng had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat;
LeanIng her breast agaInst the reedy shore,
Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more:
“Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mIne eyes;
More geese th... Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThe silver swan, who livIng had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat;
LeanIng her breast agaInst the reedy shore,
Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more:
“Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mIne eyes;
More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.”
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Choir "KORAIS"
CHOIR "KORAIS"
H I S T O R Y
SInce its foundation In 1994, Choir KORAIS has a particularly strong presence In the choral movement of our country, organizIng large events, In collaboration with famous Greek composers, songwriters, performers ... Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreCHOIR "KORAIS"
H I S T O R Y
SInce its foundation In 1994, Choir KORAIS has a particularly strong presence In the choral movement of our country, organizIng large events, In collaboration with famous Greek composers, songwriters, performers of the classical repertoire and personalities of arts.
The Choir has held concerts In many cities of Greece and abroad, and made a special appearance In Cuba, where it performed a concert In the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, In Havana, Invited by the Cuban MInistry of Culture.
The two concerts with the popular oratorio "AXION ESTI" of Mikis Theodorakis at Thessaloniki Palais des Sports and the "CARMInA BURANA" at Thessaloniki Concert Hall, performed In collaboration with Thessaloniki’s State Symphony Orchestra (under the Cultural Olympiad), are the Choir’s most important moments until now. The Choir has been honored by the Organization for the European Capital of Culture "Thessaloniki 97" as well as by other Institutions fo... Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
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"KORAIS" Choir
«KORAIS» Choir has been operatIng In Thessaloniki sInce 1994 and it is created by the Cultural-Spiritual Association «KORAIS» -at the same time of its foundation- to implement and promote the purposes of the association.
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«KORAIS» Choir has been operatIng In Thessaloniki sInce 1994 and it is created by the Cultural-Spiritual Association «KORAIS» -at the same time of its foundation- to implement and promote the purposes of the association.
From 1997 to the end of 2000 the Prefecture of Thessaloniki had the choir under its auspices and supported it morally and materially. However other bodies of the city helped it as well like :
The MInistry of Culture, of National Defense, of Foreign Affairs, the MInistry of Macedonia-Thrace, the Greek Committee of UNESCO, private educational Institutions, well known busInessmen active In town and Press organizations.
It has also developed partnerships with communities of Greeks abroad, the International Foundation “Mikis Theodorakis” based In Stockholm, the Union of Cypriots In North Greece, the clubs of Imvrians and Asia mInor, the Federation of Pontian Associations, The Labor Center of Thessaloniki, the Medical Association of Thessaloniki, the Northern Greece Association... Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less