Congratulations to our upper-voices chamber choir, Minerva Voices, the Cecilian Choir, soloists and consort on what one member of the audience described as an ‘immersive’ performance on Friday.

Minerva Voices, accompanied by pianists Hannah Tudor and Ida Bright, presented a first half of choral works from various stations around the concert-hall, in a range of music from Sarah Quartel’s meditative environmental message, This We Know, to the medieval Ah, Robyn and Russell Hepplewhite’s lyrical Fly away over the sea.’

The mixed-voice Cecilian Choir took to the stage for the second half for a dramatic realisation of Pergolesi’s powerful Stabat Mater, featuring final-year soloists Rachel Fung, Florence Kingdon, Leonie Carrette and Amanda Schott. Pergolesi’s setting of the poem reflecting on Christ’s crucifixion came to vivid life, with strong, confident singing from both choir and soloists alike.

Images: Karina Chung