Sonare – vocal quartet
‘Elements’

The Programme

Victoria Stilwell – soprano
Stella Bracegirdle – mezzo-soprano
Andrew Morton – tenor
George Salmon – baritone

TaReKiTa

O, do not move

Calmes des nuits

Look down, O Lord

The nightingale

O sacrum convivium

O magnum mysterium

We shall walk through the valley

Einklang

Georgia on my mind
(arranged George Salmon)

Lobet den Herrn

The Artists

Sonare are a renowned London-based choral quartet bringing sophisticated and accessible concerts to communities around the UK. We have been celebrating the joy and power of a cappella choral music since our inception in 2021, lending our signature sound to well-known favourites, hidden gems and everything in between. We also regularly write our own arrangements and compositions to perform, as well as giving choral workshops and Come-and-Sing days.

Our four original members met as choral scholars at the Church of St John at Hackney in London. In 2021, as we all emerged from lockdowns, we formed the quartet as a performance outlet in the uncertain world Covid had left us with.

Since then, we have put on six highly successful concert tours, performing in venues all over England, and released our debut album, ‘My Spirit Sang All Day’. We pride ourselves on the exciting variety of composers whose music we sing: from big names like Mozart and Elgar, to 11th century German nuns, Scandinavian folksong arrangers and anything in between.

We are united by our love for the repertoire we sing, and the expressive approach we bring to it. As just four voices singing unaccompanied, we are able to really communicate the text of each piece and its meaning, and we strive for a degree of personal connection that is unique to our small ensemble.
photo: Brian Morris

www.sonarechoir.com