Chantry Quire

Although Chantry Quire performs three concerts each year, we also take on other commitments, such as charity events, recitals, weddings and Evensong at Chichester Cathedral.

The Quire has a broad ranging repertoire. Below are some sample programmes:

MIDSOMER MUSICK

Folk songs, madrigals, spirituals. Original music and arrangements by Christopher Larley, Patrick Larley, Neil Sands.

YE PRETTY WANTONS WARBLE

Similar to the above, but including Holst - Partsongs, Stanford - Elizabethan Songs, Vaughan Williams - Three Shakespeare Songs, and light hearted 'party' numbers.

MID PLEASURES AND PALACES

One half of sacred, followed by a secular second half. Motets such as Grieg - Ave Maris Stella, Allegri - Miserere, commissions by Patrick Larley, Christopher Larley, Stewart Harper and Neil Sands. Second half music includes jazz arrangements, barbershop pieces, and traditional English songs.

MAGNIFICAT

Music for any Marian feast, including Stravinsky - Ave Maria, Vittoria - Ave Maria, Gorecki - Totus Tuus, Buxtehude - Magnificat, Cui - Magnificat, Christopher Larley - The Annunciation Carol.

THE ITALIAN JOB

Music for choir and organ from Italy, including Vivaldi - Gloria, Pergolesi - Magnificat, Monteverdi - Cantate Domino, Viadana - Exultate Justi, and organ music.