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HCS Summer Concert: ‘Round the Tree
Join HCS for our Summer Concert in collaboration with renowned chamber choir KANTOS.
Tickets are still available for this enchanting event on Saturday 8th July, held at the beautiful Holy Trinity Huddersfield, 19:30. Immerse yourself in an evening of exquisite music be celebrated composers Britten, Whitacre, Hildegard von Bingen, Grau, Dove, Ireland, Elgar and Stanford, all centred around the theme of nature. Experience the harmonious melodies inspired by flowers, trees and landscapes.
Below, HCS associate director and conductor of this event discusses the event:
Can you tell us a little more about the concept or inspiration for ‘Round the Tree?
The inspiration for this programme was out wonderful world of nature and the importance of caring for our planet. I wanted to include elements of improvisation in the programme to mimic a natural environment where trees might grow and I wanted to programme repertoire spanning genres and eras and styles, which is something I often do when programming for Kantos. The title of the concert itself comes from a piece by Robert Nathaniel Dett called Hew ‘Round the Tree.
You’ll be conducting HCS but also your own chamber choir Kantos. What does the name Kantos mean and can you tell us a little bit about how Kantos will be performing with the HCS choir?
The name ‘Kantos’ came from Esperanto, meaning ‘to sing’ in the future tense- I liked the idea that we were an ensemble looking to ‘the future’. In the concert with HCS, we will all sing together with Kantos singers interspersed among the HCS members until the middle of the concert – then, for the Ireland and the Elgar, only half of the KCS singers will sing each of these pieces; this is to give more of a chamber choir feel to these two works. Kantos will sing In Beauty May I Walk by Jonathan Dove by themselves too. A few weeks ago, we spent a whole day working together on all sorts of skills including improvisation and chamber choir singing, so this performance is a culmination of a longer process of collaboration between the two choirs.
Why should people come to see ‘Round the Tree?
The programme os music is varied in style and will be a beautiful celebration of the natural world, perfect for a summer’s evening. The sound of HCS combined with Kantos is absolutely wonderful, and if you are a regular audience member for HCS, you will usually hear the choir singing with an orchestra; this programme is made up of entirely a capella music, so it’Cs HCS in a new soundworld!
Don’t miss this extraordinary musical journey. Further information and tickets at:
https://www.huddersfieldchoral.com/whats-on/round-the-tree/
https://www.huddersfieldchoral.com/whats-on/round-the-tree/