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'''Christ's College Chapel Choir''' is a mixed-voice choir based at [[Christ's College, Cambridge]].<br />
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==Tours==<br />
The choir undertakes a major international tour each Summer. The group has visited the United States, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and many European countries over the last few years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college-life/chapel-and-choir/choir/choir-tours/ |title=Concerts and Tours, Christ's College Choir official website |access-date=23 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122003903/http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college-life/chapel-and-choir/choir/choir-tours/ |archive-date=22 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Most recently the choir toured the United States of America for a second time, entertaining audiences from [[Burlington, Vermont]] to Washington, D.C. by way of Boston Massachusetts, [[Newport, Rhode Island]], [[Nantucket]], Massachusetts, New York, New York and many other prominent towns en route over the course of three weeks.<ref>[http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college-life/chapel-and-choir/choir/choir-tours/tour2009/ Tour of the East Coast of the USA, Summer 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123101217/http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college-life/chapel-and-choir/choir/choir-tours/tour2009/ |date=23 November 2009 }}, Christ's College, Cambridge, UK.</ref><br />
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==Reviews==<br />
The Choir has been reviewed by critics internationally. ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' praised their "accomplished and satisfying" performance, enjoying their "particularly robust sonority", in a "living artistic experience".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150913012705/http://articles.philly.com/2009-07-15/news/25289048_1_choir-hubert-parry-music Review, Philadelphia Inquirer]</ref><br />
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==Recordings==<br />
*''Quam Dilecta: French Romantic Choral Music'' (2012) Sacred music by [[Gabriel Fauré|Fauré]], [[Camille Saint-Saëns|Saint-Saëns]] and others.<br />
*''Requiem – A thanksgiving for life, Choral works by Sir Philip Ledger'' (2010) A collection of anthems and carols by the British composer [[Philip Ledger]] alongside his Requiem – A thanksgiving for life<br />
*''Scarlatti'' (2009) Sacred music by father and son [[Alessandro Scarlatti|Alessandro]] and [[Domenico Scarlatti]]<br />
*''Of a Rose'' (2007) Carol settings by [[Benjamin Britten|Britten]] and [[Kenneth Leighton|Leighton]]<br />
*''[[Charles Villiers Stanford|Stanford]] Magnificat for Double Chorus, [[Hubert Parry|Parry]] [[Songs of Farewell]]'' (2004)<br />
*''[[Herbert Howells|Howells]] Requiem, Britten Rejoice in the Lamb'' (2002)<br />
*''Music of the Tudors'' (2001) Including [[Thomas Tallis|Tallis']] ''Lamentations of Jeremaiah''<br />
*''Sacred music by [[Orlando Gibbons|Gibbons]] and [[Henry Purcell|Purcell]]'' (2000)<br />
*''Romantic church music from Europe'' (1999) including music of [[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]] and [[Gabriel Fauré|Fauré]]<br />
*''[[Zoltán Kodály|Kodály]] Missa Brevis, Motets by [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]] and [[Anton Bruckner|Bruckner]]'' (1998)<br />
*''Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts'' (1997) Funeral Music and Laments from 16th and 17th century England.<br />
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==Traditions==<br />
The choir is an institution with several interesting traditions. Although the choir has existed for more than 500 years many of these have emerged in the last 25 years. An exception is the use of red [[cassocks]]. This is an honour only open to choirs of royal foundation.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081004131920/http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/choir/ Choir website]<br />
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