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New Music for New College Choir
With Nikki Yeoh
A colourful and contrasting
array of new works for New College Choir
Saturday 29th April 2006
New College Chapel, 7.30pm
£13.50 (£9 concessions)
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During 2005 New College Choir were exploring new ground
with a trio of CDs celebrating 20th century music. At the
same time OCM became aware that the hugely talented jazz pianist
and composer, Nikki Yeoh, was keen to explore writing for
choirs and the marriage seemed perfect. Nikki was commissioned
by OCM to write a new work for the choir which was performed
as part of a programme of contemporary choral music in New
College Chapel.
Nikki took a very personal approach to the challenge. The
new piece, entitled River Spirit, was about the near death
of her newly born son. “Yeoh seemed able to transform
the choir into an orchestra without in any way debasing its
choral signature, using the piano at the end to heighten this
effect.” Oxford Times
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