Voxcetera Chamber Choir: I Am A Cloud

Sacred sounds, folk songs and beautiful new choral music

Voxcetera Chamber Choir returns to the spectacular Cathedral of the Marshes for an evening of sacred sounds, folk songs and beautiful new choral music, with cellist Ian Burdge and organist and pianist Martyn Noble. Expect music from Britten, Fauré, Poulenc and Dvorák, as well as thrilling new choral music.

Enjoy highlights from Dvorák’s Stabat Mater, his moving setting of a medieval prayer to the grieving mother of Christ, which made the Czech composer’s name internationally; and the dazzling, inventive and ethereally beautiful Vigil Mass for choir, cello and organ by William Petter, who died 10 years ago aged just 34.

Other treats include haunting arrangements of British and French folk songs; short works by Britten and Fauré; the ecstatic “I Am A Cloud” from Majel Connery’s song cycle The Rivers Are Our Brothers; and the glorious, shimmering “Sunday” from Sondheim’s musical Sunday in the Park with George.

About the performers:

Founded in 2009 and conducted by Jane Hopkins, Voxcetera has performed at venues across the capital including the prestigious St Martin-in-the-Fields, St John’s Smith Square and the South Bank Centre and at events for the British Library and Science Museum, as well as further afield in the UK and overseas. This concert is the choir’s fifth visit to Suffolk, having also performed in Newmarket and Earl Soham.

Cellist Ian Burdge has been a long-term member of the Max Richter Ensemble and the Nitin Sawhney Band and performed with orchestras including the BBC Concert Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra. He has performed live shows with Hans Zimmer and Stevie Wonder, collaborated with Doves and Elbow, and featured on recordings by Radiohead, Florence and the Machine and Paul McCartney.

Organist and pianist Martyn Noble has given recitals at Westminster Abbey and at Canterbury, St Paul’s and both Liverpool Cathedrals. Working at the Chapel Royal, St James’ Palace, he played and conducted for Classic FM’s broadcast of Carols from Buckingham Palace and performed and assisted in music for Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee and Charles’ Coronation.