Saturday 15 August 2026 at 7:30pm

The Mancunium Consort

The sixth concert of this year's season brings choral music to the fore.The Mancunium Consort is a professional vocal ensemble originating in Manchester, UK. The group, founded by Harry Mobbs and Joseph Taylor in 2023, shares its joy and passion for Choral Music with a global audience, and widens the platform for professional singers in the North of the UK.

The 2023/24 season was formative for the group, with highlights including collaborations with The Gesualdo Six and Manchester Baroque, a season-opening concert at The Bridgewater Hall, as well as the group's debut tour, performing concerts around the Kent and Oxfordshire areas.

Their debut album "A New Light" has received strong reviews in the music press, and their concert schedule continues to develop.

Programme

FINZI:  My Spirit Sang All Day
ISAAC: Innsbruck, Ich Muss Dich Lassen
ALEOTTI: Surge, Propera Amica Mea
MONTEVERDI: Sfovaga con le Stelle
BYRD: Vigilate
ELGAR: They Are At Rest
STANFORD: The Blue Bird
FARMER: Fair Phyllis
RACHMANINOV: Bogoroditse Devo
PALESTRINA: Surge Illuminare Jerusalem

GORECKI: Miserere Nobis
GRIEG: Ave maris Stella
Trad arr ERB: Shenandoah
WALKER: There Will Come Soft Rains
PURCELL: Hear my Prayer
BRAHMS: In Stiller Nacht
WHITACRE: Sleep
TALLIS: If Ye Love Me
WOOD: Hail, Gladdening Light