Saturday Concert Series – Coracle Chamber Choir

And the Earth Turns

Coracle Chamber Singers

Programme

Coracle are a small York-based choir formed in 2022. Their performance in Hull Minster will present an eclectic mix of musical reflections on Time, in three parts:

• Coracle trace the daily passing of the hours, presenting pieces that mark the ever-changing energies of the earth’s 24-hour rotations, journeying from dawn, through morning, noon and nighttime, and arriving again at dawn. This journey is punctuated by liturgical chant extracts, whose origins lie in ancient reflections on the varying lights and moods of the day.
• Coracle contemplate notions of eternity through the contrasting lenses of sacred, religious faith, and profane, human experiences of love.
• Inspired by the drawing in of the nights, Coracle celebrate changing of the seasons as Autumn moves towards Advent.

Coracle‘s repertoire for these three musical perspectives on Time includes folksong, sacred chant, jazz, works by Macmillan, Whitacre, Sullivan, and local composer Nigel Bartram.

Personnel

Nigel Bartram, Nathan Burles, Rachel Davies, Louis Gibb, Jo Gilham, Matthew Hall, Mysia Koc, Caroline Lewis, Jack MacKenzie, Anje-Margriet Neutel, Carol Robinson, Fiona Shaw, Rachel Shearer, Peter Simpson, Huarda Valdes-Laribi, Emma Yates.