Choral Eucharist for Ascension Day: Thursday 13th May 7.30pm

This Thursday evening we will be celebrating a Eucharist for the Feast of the Ascension. You are invited to join us in person at St Clement's Church, but the service will also be streamed live via Zoom if you prefer to attend from home (see our website for details of how to join us). 

To mark the festival occasion, soloists from the choir will be singing Byrd's Mass for Three Voices, alongside motets by Couperin and Carturan. The service begins at 7.30pm, and will last about an hour, following a traditional Book of Common Prayer order. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there.

All Souls Choral Service: Tuesday 3rd Nov, 8.00pm

We will be marking the feast of All Souls with a contemplative choral service on the evening of Tuesday 3rd November. The service blends together readings, poetry and silence with beautiful choral music, including works by Bainton, Harris, Wesley and Joubert. 

To keep everyone as safe as possible, the service will be streamed live from church, and only available online via YouTube. We regret it will not be possible to allow congregation to attend the service in person at the church. 

The service will be available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqNvhZWJetI, and you are encouraged to join us from your homes, and to have a candle with you which you can light alongside the choir and officiant in the church, in commemoration of the departed.

The service begins at 8.00pm, and will last about an hour. We look forward to you joining us online.

Motet: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace

This Sunday at our online Zoom Eucharist, the choir presented their next multi-track recording, singing Wesley's sublime anthem, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace". It's a great joy that even though the choir isn't able to meet in the same space to rehearse and sing, they are at least able to stay in touch and create music from their own homes for our congregation to share and enjoy.

Motet for Corpus Christi

Last Sunday at our online Zoom Eucharist, we celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi. To enhance our worship, the choir prepared their first ever multi-track recording, singing Byrd's beautiful setting of Ave Verum Corpus. Like many others, the choir can't wait to be back singing together in the same space, but for now we are pleased we are able to bring the singers together virtually for this performance. We hope you enjoy!

Stations of the Resurrection at St Clement's

We're pleased to share our "Stations of the Resurrection" this Eastertide at St Clement's. This is a companion to our Stations of the Cross which we released during Holy Week, and features a meditative reading of twelve 'Stations' telling of Jesus's resurrection, ascension, and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

The sequence incorporates scripture, alongside poetry by Malcolm Guite, read by parishioners of St Clement's Church, Cambridge. The readings are accompanied by images of both the modern world, and depictions of Jesus's actions after the resurrection. The sequence finishes with a recording of The Choir of St Clement's singing Thomas Morley's "I am the resurrection and the life", sung at St Clement's in November 2019.

Choral Eucharist for Ash Wednesday: 26th Feb, 7.30pm

We hope you can join us this Wednesday evening for a choral Eucharist as we celebrate Ash Wednesday. The choir will be singing Byrd's 4-part Mass setting, alongside Lassus' Super flumina Babilonys and a setting of Psalm 51.  All are welcome, and we hope to see you there.

A Candlemas choral service: Sun 2nd Feb, 5.00pm

Please do join us this Sunday evening as we celebrate a choral service on the feast of Candlemas. This candlelit, contemplative service will feature Bible readings alongside poetry by TS Eliot, Malcolm Guite and Francis Quarles. The choir will sing anthems by Eccard, Lauridsen, Tavener, Tchaikovsky and Moore.

The service begins at 5.00pm, lasting about an hour. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

A Festival of Lessons and Carols: Sun 15th Dec, 5.00pm

Please do join us this Sunday evening at 5.00pm for our Festival of Lessons and Carols at St Clement's. The is beautiful, candlelit service features magnificent choral music and favourite congregational carols as we are taken on a journey from Isaiah's prophecies of the Messiah through to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and the Word Incarnate.

The music is supported by the joint choirs of St Clement's and The Orlando Singers. Mince pies and mulled wine (or apple juice) will be available after the service, and all are welcome.

Sat 9th Nov: Mozart Requiem (recital)

We're excited to welcome back the St Clement's Players this Saturday, this time performing alongside St Clement's Choir and friends, in a performance of Mozart's iconic Requiem in D minor. Directed by Karol Jaworski, soloists will include the familiar voices of Catherine White and Nicholas Butler, joined by newcomers Kate Lowe and Jonny Tsang.

The recital begins at 1.00pm, and as ever entry to the recitals is free, with a retiring collection taken to support our performers, as well as to contribute to the ongoing Organ Redevelopment Fund. We hope to see you there!

Service for All Hallows' Eve: Thu 31st Oct, 7.30pm

We hope you can join us this Thursday for a reflective, candlelit choral service at St Clement's, as we explore themes around All Hallows' Eve, including a Commemoration of the Departed, protection from evil, and faith to join the Saints in everlasting light.

The joint choirs of St Clement's and the Erasmus Choir will be singing Purcell's Funeral Music for Queen Mary, with motets by Morley. Alongside scriptural readings, there will also be poetry from Shakespeare, TS Eliot and Malcolm Guite.

The service begins at 7.30pm, and will be led by Canon Nick Moir. All are welcome, we hope you can join us.

Sat 26th Oct: "Actus Tragicus" - Bach with the Erasmus Chamber Ensemble

This Saturday we're pleased to welcome the Erasmus Chamber Ensemble, consisting of a chamber orchestra and choir, in their performance of "Actus Tragicus" - a cycle of Bach cantatas, including his well known work 'Jesu, meine Freude'. They will be directed from the organ by Dan Tidhar.

The recital begins at 1.00pm, and as ever entry to the recitals is free, with a retiring collection taken to support our performers, as well as to contribute to the ongoing Organ Redevelopment Fund. We hope to see you there!

Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement's: Autumn 2019

We're delighted to announce our recital series for Autumn 2019, beginning on Saturday 12th October at 1.00pm. Featuring a few new comers, as well as returning favourites such as the St Clement's Players or the Mitchison Ensemble, it looks to be an exciting term of music ahead.

As ever, the recitals remain free to enter, with a retiring collection taken after the recital which supports our performers, as well as contributes to our ongoing Organ Redevelopment Fund. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

With Angels and Archangels: Sun 29th Sept, 5.00pm

We invite you to our first choral service of music, readings, poetry and silence this term at St Clement's.

We will be marking the feast of St Michael and All Angels with prayers; readings from scripture; poetry by Blake, Brooke, Guite and Muir; and music by Britten, Archer, Biebl and Fauré. The service will also include prayers and silent reflection. All are welcome, and we hope you can join us.

"Death and beyond" - a contemplative choral service, Sunday 7th July, 5.00pm.

This Sunday afternoon we welcome you to our final contemplative choral service of the term. This month we are exploring "Death and beyond", with readings, poetry and choral music on death, resurrection and life eternal. The choir will be singing anthems from Parry's Songs of Farewell, alongside motets by Bruckner and Tavener. Poetry will include pieces by Vaughan, Rossetti and Waller.

The service begins at 5.00pm, and all are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Sat 18th May: Handel's Messiah pt II and III (recital)

This Saturday we're excited to welcome back the St Clement's Players, performing again with St Clement's Choir and Friends in a performance of Handel's iconic Messiah oratorio. Following a well-received Part I back in December 2018, they will be completing the 'cycle' with Parts II and III this weekend. Performing again under the direction of Karol Jaworski, they will be joined by soloists Catherine White, Nathalie Bending, Nicholas Butler and Frank Lee.

The recital begins at 1.00pm, and as ever entry to the recitals is free, with a retiring collection taken to support our performers, as well as to contribute to the ongoing Organ Redevelopment Fund. We hope to see you there!

Journey to the Cross: Sun 7th Apr, 5.00pm

Our final choral service before Easter takes place this Sunday evening. "Journey to the Cross" is a sequence of music, Bible readings, poetry and silence, meditating on Christ's journey from the Garden of Gethsemane to his crucifixion and death.

The choir will be singing excerpt's from John Stainer's Crucifixion, and poetry will include texts by Edwin Muir, Denise Letrov and Clive Sansom. The service begins at 5.00pm, and all are welcome. We hope you can join us.

Wed 6th March, 7.30pm - Choral Eucharist for Ash Wednesday

Join us this Wednesday evening for a choral service as we mark the start of Lent. The service will follow a traditional prayer book Eucharist, together with the imposition of ashes. Joined by the Orlando Singers, the choir will be singing Byrd's Mass for Four Voices, alongside music by Palestrina, and reflective psalms and plainsong.

The service begins at 7.30pm, and all are welcome. We hope to see you there.

The Word Made Flesh: Sun 27th Jan, 5.00pm

Join us for the first of this term's evening choral services at St Clement's, as part of the Contemplative Eucharist series. We will be celebrating a journey through the season of Epiphany, from ancient prophecy, through Jesus's childhood, the wedding at Cana and the arrival of the Light of the World.

The choir will be singing music by Palestrina, Handel, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Ireland, with readings from scripture, as well as poetry by Sansom, Rilke and Guite. The service begins at 5.00pm, and all are welcome. We hope to see you there.

Lessons and Carols: Sun 16th Dec at 5.00pm

Please do join us this Sunday evening at 5.00pm for a traditional service of Lessons and Carols at St Clement's Church. The service features beautiful choral music and favourite congregational carols by candlelight as we are taken on a journey from Isaiah's prophecies of The Messiah through to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and the Word Incarnate.

The music is supported by the joint choirs of St Clement's and The Orlando Singers. Mince pies and mulled wine (or apple juice) will be available after the service, and all are welcome.

Sat 1st Dec: Handel's Messiah, part I (recital)

Join us this Saturday afternoon for the finale of this term's Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement's. The St Clement's Players will be returning, again under the baton of Karol Jaworski. They will be joined by a number of choirs, including the Choir of St Clement's, The Wren Choir, The Orlando Singers, and The Erasmus Chamber Choir, in a performance of Part I of Handel's Messiah.

With it's memorable choruses, arias, and powerful depictions of prophecy, angels appearing unto shepherds and the birth of Christ, it's a brilliant way to settle into the festive season on the eve of Advent. We do hope you are able to be there! The recital begins at 1.00pm, and as ever, entry to the recital series is free, with a retiring collection supporting our recital series, and also contributing to our Organ Redevelopment Fund. All are welcome.