Te Deum – John Featherstone

BOX OFFICE OPEN FOR THE CONCERT ON 14 OCTOBER
With CAMBRIDGE CHORALE
Sara BRIMER DAVEY, Clare WHEELER, Jon SMITH, Kevin FOX
Laurence MATTIAZZI, Hannah FEATHERSTONE, Jean-Michel BEAUBRUN, Matthew FEATHERSTONE
Piano: Alexia RABÉ, Double bass: Malcolm CREESE, Percussion: Derek SCURLL, Saxophone: Uwe STEINMETZ

Te Deum classical-jazz-gospel: beyond musical frontiers

‘A diversity that explodes in every domain… musical, devotional, mood, time: a reconciliation of styles, traditions, history and modernity.’ Jean-Luc Gadreau

Innovative in its juxtaposition of styles, this trilingual classical, jazz, gospel setting of the powerful ancient text of the Te Deum brings together 3 contrasting vocal ensembles and 4 instrumentalists With its musical diversity, the composition combines a respect for our musical roots with a desire to incorporate more contemporary influences, engaging in a unique reconciliatory dialogue between different musical worlds.

Orchestrated for a Latin classical choir, English jazz-gospel vocal group, French vocal quartet and four musicians, the work last for an hour, divided into 12 movements.

Recording

Recorded at Real World Studios,and distributed by Bayard Music and Pias, the CD brought together the Bath Camerata, BBC award-winning British Choir, conducted by Benjamin Goodson, côEnglish and French jazz-gospel singers from exceptional ensembles such as the ‘Swingles’, ‘Get Gospel’ or Kingdom Choir. . The singers are accompanied by four instrumentalists, on piano, percussion, double-bass and sax/clarinet, including regular players at Ronnie Scott’s.

In concert

The work was performed by Bath Camerata at the first performance at Sevenoaks Festival, by the choeur de Grenelle at the Temple de l’Etoile in Paris at the Théâtre de Fontenay-le-Fleury and at the Stadcasino in Basel, Switzerland. Also by the l’Ensemble Lux Aeterna in Strasbourg et Mulhouse.

Cambridge Chorale will be singing the Te Deum for thee concert at St Paul’s Hills Road, Cambridge on Friday 14th october 2022 at 8pm.

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