Choral Inspirations - Dresdner Motettenchor and Joyful Company of Singers at St Saviour's Church, St Alban's

Come hear a leading choir from Germany, the Motettenchor of
Dresden, visiting the UK and collaborating with award-winning London-based
choir, the Joyful Company of Singers (JCS).

The collaboration builds on JCS visiting Dresden in 2025 and
singing with the Motettenchor in churches still evidencing the devastating
Allied bombing of February 1945. Given our current challenging times and
conflicts in Europe, we are committed to building on our friendship and
cultural exchanges and celebrating musical excellence.

The programme for this joint concert in St Saviour’s Church,
St Albans will present works by some of the outstanding British and German
composers from the 16th to 21st centuries, including Schütz, Byrd, Purcell,
Britten (marking the 50th anniversary of his death), Brahms, Parry and Vaughan
Williams.

We are most grateful to The Dresden Trust - www.dresdentrust.org - for their
generous support for this performance.

( Dresdner Motettenchor directed by Matthias Jung will also
sing at St Gabriel’s, Pimlico, London, on Friday 23rd October at 7pm. Their
programme ‘Choral Perspectives’ will feature works from across Europe
by composers such as Schütz, Bach, Britten, Nystedt, Weelkes, Weismann, Becker,
Saint-Saëns, Vasks and Pearsall. Tickets are on sale online now: Eventbrite – Choral Perspectives )