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Dr George Guest was a great pioneer and innovator with the Choir, introducing important new repertoire to Britain
Andrew NethsinghaDirector of MusicSinging seven services a week during term time, the Choir works through an extensive body of repertoire. Over the years, many great composers have written works for the Choir, and this pioneering spirit continues, through exciting commissioning. Throughout 2010 St John's collaborated with Choir and Organ magazine, commissioning and performing six new works from young and talented composers. This year, the College's 500th anniversary has given cause for a number of high-profile commissions from composers including John Rutter and James Macmillan.
Andrew Nethsingha writes:
"George Guest, my predecessor who first established the Choir's worldwide reputation, was a great pioneer and innovator; introducing important new repertoire to Britain through services and recordings, creating a new and distinctive choral sound and taking the St John’s Choir to parts of the world which were new to British choirs."
List of Commissions and First Performances
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Choral Evensong – 13 May
We've had an epic week of services at St John's: early in the week, Gibbons's arguable masterpiece, See, see the word is incarnate put soloists through their paces and Wednesday and Friday evenings saw two recent works: Friday's anthem,