Hear Chordiality in Otley – 26th April

Book now to hear Chordiality in Otley on Sunday 26 April, 3pm.  The concert will take place at Our Lady and All Saints Church – 4 Bridge Street, Otley LS21 3AZ – and is a celebration for the church’s 175th anniversary year.

English composer Rachel Portman

The choir will be introducing a new programme of popular works by contemporary composers.  Highlights on the day will be the dynamic Sogno Di Volare by America composer Christopher Tin, Exsultate Jubilate by Sir Karl Jenkins and The Gathering Tree by award-winning English composer Rachel Portman (pictured).

Click photo to hear Sir Karl Jenkins’s Exsultate Jubilate
  • Sir Karl Jenkins’s Exsultate Jubilate is his choral adaption of the Allegretto movement of his earlier and famous orchestral work Palladio.  The choral addition was written in 2014 and is widely praised for its lifting and infection energy.
  • The Gathering Tree is a sweeping choral adventure penned by Rachel Portman who was the first female composer to win the Academy Award for Best Original Score for the 1996 film Emma.  The Gathering Tree was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and premiered at the 2025 Last Night Of The Proms.
  • The driving rhythm of Christopher Tin’s Sogno Di Volare (in English ‘The Dream of Flight’) is adapted from the writings of Leonardo Da Vinci on his fascination with flight.  It grabs the attention from the off as it literally flies towards its resounding climax.     
Click photo to hear Christopher Tin’s Sogno Di Volare

Other new pieces include Bob Chilcott’s neatly-syncopated composition Rhythm and Ola Geilo’s beautiful Lux Beata Trinitas which will feature the choir’s soprano Alexandra Stevens on flute. 

Making a welcome reappearance in the programme will be Eric Whitacre’s Seal Lullaby and the magnificent Sure On This Shining Night by Morten Lauridsen.

Old favourites (Dem) Dry Bones (Mark Hayes), Sit Down You’re Rocking The Boat (Mark Brymer) and the popular folk song Wellerman (C McLeish) will feature as will solos by members of the choir.

To hear Chordiality in Otley – book tickets, just £10, by phone at 01943 462146, by email office.ourladyallsaints@dioceseofleeds.org.uk or book through chordiality.choir@hotmail.com or directly through a member of the choir.