Once again the RSPB has partnered with Orkney Camerata to put on a concert of music inspired by the natural environment and the creatures in it.
It will take place in St Magnus Cathedral at 7.30pm on Sunday 17 May as part of this year’s Orkney Nature Festival when Camerata will be joined by the Orkney Chamber Choir.
Concert Programme
- Joseph Haydn: “Und Gott schuf grosse Walfische” from The Creation
- Camille Saint-Saens, arr. AM Bell: The Elephant, The Lion, Cocks and Hens from The Carnival of the Animals
Madrigals:
- Anon: Sumer is icumen in
- Josqin des Prez: El Grillo
- Orlando Gibbons: The Silver Swan
- Clement Jannequin: Le Chant des Oiseaux
- John Bennet: All Creatures Now
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (solo violin, Elizabeth Sullivan)
INTERVAL
- Benjamin Britten: Flower Songs
- Ole Bull: Solitude on the Mountain
- Gemma McGregor: The Voyage North
- Judith Weir: O Sweet Spontaneous Earth
Booking is online at Eventbrite, using the link below, or the QR code on the poster.
Concert with the Winter Choir, Orkney Chamber Choir and Orkney Youth Choir in aid of Malawi Music Fund
7.30pm Sunday 14 December 2025, St Magnus Cathedral
Programme
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) arr. Britten: Chacony in G minor Z. 730
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956): In Terra Pax – Christmas Scene, op. 39
Soloists: Leah Gunn soprano; Ian Ritchie baritone
Edward Elgar (1857-1934): Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 20
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): St Nicolas
Soloist: Paul Rendall tenor
Tickets: adults £15; children £10
Available from Kirkness and Gorie, Sheila Fleet (Kirkwall) and the Pier Arts Centre (Stromness)