Suffolk Singers Recital and Afternoon Tea

Suffolk Singers, a renowned ‘a capella’ choir, are delighted to return to Binham Priory to give a recital on Sunday 24th May at 3pm.

The programme is an eclectic mix of sacred and secular works celebrating the enduring power of the human voice, from the luminous polyphony of the Renaissance to the rich, expressive music of modern composers.

We will be singing well-known choral anthems including Bruckner’s Ave Maria and Palestrina’s Exsultate Deo and we are very excited to perform a version of Albinoni’s much-loved Adagio, which has been set to the words of Ave Maria and arranged especially for Suffolk Singers by Jamie John Hutchings.

American composer and arranger Moses Hogan brings a different spiritual dimension to the programme through his powerful arrangements of music that draw on the legacy of African American sacred song, offering both exuberant energy and profound emotional resonance.

On a lighter note, the programme includes an arrangement of ‘My love is like a red,red rose’ and two Shakespearean songs which capture the charm and elegance of Victorian part-song writing.

The programme reaches into the 21st century with the contemporary voice of Elaine Hagenberg and the modern harmonic language of Kim André Arnesen. We will be performing Three Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen, written for the choir by Jamie John Hutchings, demonstrating that choral music continues to evolve while remaining deeply connected to its past.

The recital will last for around an hour and a retiring collection will be taken.

Afternoon tea is available before the concert at The Parlour, adjacent to Binham Priory. Booking is essential.