The London première will be given by Imperial College Choir and Orchestra (Director Colin Durrant) at Holy Trinity Church SW7. Janet conducted the first performance in the final concert of the 2016 Thaxted Festival. In tribute to Gustav Holst, founder of the Festival 100 years ago, the piece combines texts about the harmony of the spheres with Orlando Gibbons’ glorious Renaissance hymn Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round of circling planets, Singing on their way.…
Janet will lead an introductory session to her new score The Ceaseless Round of Circling Planets during the Repertoire Session for independent composers’ music. By contrast her setting of Hinei Ma Tov (from Psalm 133) will be sung in a session on music of different faiths led by Jeremy Haneman (Mixed Up Chorus) http://www.3ff.org.uk/mixed-up-chorus/ MazeMusic’s stand in the trade exhibition will be well stocked with new scores for all abilities and plenty of old favourites…
Janet’s composition Of Beaks and Quills will be premièred by Francis Knights and the Dulcis Venti quartet led by Stephen Watkins on June 4th 2016 at the Headgate Theatre Colchester
Janet’s prizewinning Introit We Sing to God the Spring of Mirth will be premiered at a Festal Evensong at Southwark Cathedral on Saturday 25th June, 4pm. The service will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Friends of Cathedral Music and the Introit will be sung by Southwark Cathedral Great Choir (Boys, Girls and Men). Members of the Friends of Cathedral Music will receive copies, published by Novello.
To mark the completion of the rebuilding of the church organ and in celebration of the church’s strong choral tradition, St Michael’s has commissioned this festival Anthem. A text drawn from Dryden and Milton, framed by the Latin Gradual Locus Iste, celebrates the combined power of “the sacred organ’s praise” and “full-voiced choir” to bring “All Heaven before mine eyes”.