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ALAMIRE perform 'A King's Christmas' at St John's Smith Square, London, 15 December 2009
Scholarly, and fun ... David Skinner ... is a charming master of ceremonies deftly mixing in the jokes with the history lesson. Scrumptious harmonies served up by this most luminous of consorts. Heaven.
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY (full review here)
Alamire receives a number of accolades for their Henry's Music recording, including a Gramophone Award nominations and CD of the Month in BBC Music Magazine. The year's highlights included a British Library contract to record the soundtrack for their 2009 exhibition celebrating 500 years since the coronation of Henry VIII. 'Henry's Music' will include a world premiere recording of the contents of MS Royal 11.e.xi (a royal choirbook gifted to King Henry in around 1518), which is to be produced in full-colour facsimile by the Folio Society, and tribute motets by Robert Fayrfax, Philippe Verdelot, and John Taverner. Alamire was joined by the cornet and sackbutt ensemble QuintEssential and gothic harpist Andrew Lawerence-King.
The programme appeared on the OBSIDIAN label and was toured extensively throughout the UK in 2009, and the highlight was an afternoon recital and evening concert at the British Library on the actual anniversary day, 24 June 2009. Alamire featured on the soundtrack of a Channel 4 documentary series on Henry VIII presented by Dr David Starkey; here David Skinner and Alamire worked closely with the renowned film composer Philip Sheppard who composed the soundtrack based on Henry's Music. A 15-minute promotional video may be viewed below. For further information, please contact our administrator.
HENRY'S MUSIC IN CONCERT
- 3 March 2009 (Sewanee College, Tennessee, USA)
- 5-7 March 2009 (American Choral Directors Association, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA)
- 8 March 2009 (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
- 26 April 2009 (Early Music Show, BBC Radio 3)
- 5 May 2009, 8.45pm (Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge)
- 7 May 2009 (Divinity School, Bodleian Library, Oxford)
- 24 June 2009 (British Library, London)
- 5 September 2009, three recitals on 'Henry's Legacy' (King's Place, London)
- 20 September 2009 (Trigonale Festival, St Veit, Austria)
- 15 December 2009 (Christmas Festival at St John' Smith Square, London), 7.30pm
ALAMIRE RETURNS TO THE USA
Alamire has been invited to appear at the 50th annual convention of the American Choral Directors' Association from 4 to 7 April 2009. Visit www.acdaonline.com for more information.
ALAMIRE'S DEBUT IN NORTH AMERICA: April 2008