This music list covers information about the music for Afternoon Session 1 (choir, orchestra, recorder ensemble) . Details of Morning Session 1 tuition classes may be found here: MUSIC LIST – TUITION CLASSES. More general information on the whole day is to be found here: THE FOUR DAILY NORVIS SESSIONS.
Version: 02.02.26 / ML: partial information – more to follow.
NORVIS Choir – director Andrew Fowler
The Choir is open to all. No auditions. There are opportunities for solos.
Music copies will be provided, so you don’t need to print or buy any scores.
Thomas Weelkes (?1576 – 1623): Alleluia, I heard a Voice
https://test.cpdl.org/wiki/images/9/9d/Ws-weel-all.pdf
Sebastian Knüpfer (1633 – 1676): Die Turteltaube lässt sich hören
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot BWV39
NORVIS Baroque Orchestra – director Chris Orton
The orchestra will perform with the choir in the cantatas by Knüpfer and Bach. There are
independent wind parts in both these cantatas. The orchestra will also prepare and perform
some music on its own, details to follow.
Note from 2025 – may be slightly tweaked in the next few days:
NORVIS Baroque Orchestra welcomes wind players as well as strings. Players are invited to select the parts that they play. Oboes and flutes will need to choose from violin 1 and 2, and some transposition will need to occur when string parts go below your range. The conductor reserves the right, however, to re-distribute players to ensure a suitable balance across all parts. Bassoons can take the cello/basso line. Recorder players can choose to play on voice flutes or alto recorders, with the occasional transposition. We can accommodate a maximum of four recorder players per piece. Recorder parts are suitable for advanced players.
NORVIS Recorder Ensemble – director Peter Wendland
repertoire to be added…
Parts will be provided at NORVIS for use in the Recorder Ensemble.
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