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Celestial Sax
A different approach to a concert evening at St Christopher’s Church Haslemere was very well received – our guests at the Celestial Sax concert were treated to an array of delicious canapés created by our events team and a welcome glass of fizz whilst Robert Lewis and Sam Corkin played jazz standards. ​Excelsis then performed an eclectic mix of glorious choral pieces with acclaimed saxophonist Sam Corkin. The choir were delighted to perform the premiere of Clive Osgood’s ‘Feelings Come and Feelings Go’ as well as the exciting renaissance polyphony of Monteverdi’s ‘Cantate Domino’ to the soothing calm of Gjeilo’s ‘Evening Prayer’ and Eric Whitacre’s famous ‘Lux Aurumque’Excelsis’.
2024 Season Highlights
​It has been an exciting and busy year for Excelsis starting with the second Spring Soiree – a sell out for a second year running – followed by a superb trip to the stunningly beautiful Rochester Cathedral to sing two evensongs and a Communion Service.​The season centrepiece concert – Harmonies across Centuries – was performed at St Christopher’s Church Haslemere and featured Matthew Coleridge’s gorgeous Requiem We were absolutely delighted that the composer Matthew Coleridge was able to join us for this performance. The concert also featured Bach’s Cantata 150, Mozart’s Missa Brevis K194 and Durante’s Magnificat before the interval and some pieces by Clive Osgood including the et Misericordia from his Magnificat – the choir’s recording of which – accompanied by the London Mozart Players and featuring Soprano soloist Amy Carson was released in May. The choir also sang Clive Osgood’s The Peace of God which features on their CD of Sacred Choral Music.​The choir has rounded off its season with their Summer Concert entitled ‘A Sunny Afternoon’ at the Church of the Scared Heart of Jesus and St Peter the Apostle. After a very rainy morning the afternoon of the concert indeed became sunny and the audience was delighted with the varied programme ranging from Mozart to ‘Only You’ by Vince Clarke. However the highlight for many (not least the choir members) was hearing Robert Lewis – their Music Director – sing a duet with former Chorister of the Year Finalist Freddie Simpson. They sang The Prayer which brought the audience to its feet. Do keep an eye on our Instagram and facebook pages for all our news
