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Some changes to our previously advertised programme for the coming year, following the resignation of our Musical Director Drew Cantrill-Fenwick at the end of last term. We were sad to say farewell to Drew, who made a tremendous impact on the choir, but we now have the privilege of working with Timothy Cranfield, who will be directing the choir for the rest of this season. Tim has lived and worked in Newcastle since 2016; he is the Director of Music at St Andrew’s Church in the city centre, and became Conductor of the Newcastle Choral Society in 2025. He is also studying for a PhD at Newcastle University, researching the history of choral music in Newcastle in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
We will no longer perform on 21 March as previously planned. Our next engagement will be to lead Evensong at St Nicholas’s Cathedral, Newcastle, at 4pm on Sunday 12 April (the Sunday after Easter). Music will include the Gloucester Service by Herbert Howells and John Taverner’s glorious motet Dum transisset sabbatum.
Our next concert will be at Jesmond United Reformed Church on Saturday 16 May at 7.30pm. A Spring Garland of Loves, Losses and Laments will be a seasonal journey through the joys and agonies of love in all its guises, explored through a wonderful programme of Italian and English madrigals. Highlights will include Monteverdi’s Lamento d’Arianna, the only surviving music from his opera L’Arianna, telling the story of the Cretan princess Ariadne’s abandonment by Theseus and subsequent betrothal to the god Bacchus. Meanwhile, to help us celebrate the music of English composer John Dowland on the 400th anniversary of his death, we will be joined by John Treherne (harpsichord) and Sara Salloum (lute). Other composers featured will include Cornysh, Farmer, Gesualdo, Hilton, Morley, Palestrina, Vautor, Vecchi and Weelkes.
During the second half of the summer term we will be focusing on auditions for a Musical Director to lead Cappella on a long-term basis. However, we are also planning a daytime ‘Come and Sing’ workshop on Saturday 4 July, which will be open to supporters and other non-members; more details to be announced very soon.
Upcoming Events
Deadline for MD Applications - 1 May
12:00pm, Fri, 1 May 2026Cappella Newcastle is looking for a new Musical Director, in advance of the 2026-27 Season £4,500 per annum Download details here or email recruitment@cappellanewcastle.org.uk For an informal conversation about the ... more
Cappella Concert: 16 May: A Spring Garland
7:30pm, Sat, 16 May 2026As the summer sun shines down on the flowery meadows we invite you to join us on this exploration of the various emotions of love as we present a ... more
