{"id":1136,"date":"2016-06-11T17:01:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T17:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2016-06-12T08:55:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T08:55:46","slug":"the-maidstone-singers-tour-of-southern-spain-june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/?p=1136","title":{"rendered":"The Maidstone Singers&#8217; Tour of Southern Spain June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was a tour that Jeffrey Vaughan Martin had planned for the choir but one which he did not live to see completed. The loss of their Music Director did not stop the choir from touring however; in fact, it charged their performances with an emotional intensity that provided their unsuspecting audiences with a remarkable musical experience. The tour became a tribute to Jeffrey who would have been very proud of the group that he had created and led for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>In the beautiful city of Ronda the choir performed some of their most familiar sacred repertoire in the Convento de Santo Domingo, ably conducted from their ranks by Marion Weller. The programme contained fifteen pieces including Bruckner\u2019s \u2018Ave Maria\u2019, Stanford\u2019s \u2018Beati Quorum Via\u2019, Gjeilo\u2019s \u2018Ubi Caritas\u2019 and Lauridsen\u2019s \u2018O Magnum Mysterium\u2019 all of which were sung quite beautifully. The audience was particularly impressed when the choir split into two to sing \u2018Hail Gladdening Light\u2019 by Charles Wood. But the emotional high point for both choir and audience was perhaps Philip Stopford\u2019s \u2018Do not be afraid\u2019 which has become one of the choir\u2019s favourite pieces. Having survived this challenge admirably, they showed their spirit with Jeffrey\u2019s battle cry of an encore \u2018De battle ob Jericho\u2019 and the walls very nearly did come tumbling down with the standing ovation at the ending.<\/p>\n<p>On to Cadiz, where the Singers joined with the chamber choir, Nova Mvsica in a concert in the Iglesia del Carmen in San Fernando. The two groups took it in turns to sing a variety of sacred music and then joined to perform \u2018O quam gloriosam\u2019 by T.L. de Victoria. In the year of their 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary Nova Mvsica, conducted by Eduardo Gallardo de Gomar, chose seven pieces including Byrd\u2019s \u2018Ave Verum\u2019 and Thomas Tallis\u2019 \u2018If Ye Love Me\u2019. This experienced and talented group provided a perfect counterpart to their English partners.<\/p>\n<p>The final concert in Cadiz was the highlight of the tour. Once again\u00a0the choirs combined, this time in performing Sir Karl Jenkins\u2019 \u2018Stabat Mater\u2019 with Stephanie Crooks as the\u00a0contralto soloist and with accompaniment from the youthful Ensemble La Stavaganza. This challenging piece incorporates Middle Eastern vocals and instruments into the Western style of the traditional Stabat Mater setting in Jenkins\u2019 own unique way. It calls for a remarkable talent on the part of the soloist as well as the choir, and Stephanie, who is very familiar with the piece, excelled. The Andalusian audience whose culture is infused with their Arabic past had no difficulty in relating to this mixture of styles and immediately recognised the quality of both the music and of the performance itself. The 300 strong audience seated in the open air cloisters of the Iglesia Conventual de Sto. Domingo on a warm summer\u2019s evening showed their appreciation with a standing ovation and demanded an encore. The excellent music direction by Eduardo Gallardo de Gomar and the part played by his choir helped to prove what high standards can be achieved by such international cooperation between musical groups, as Jeffrey Vaughan Martin always believed. 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3<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cadiz-View-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cadiz View 2\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Cadiz View 2<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Scotts-Fullers-2.jpg\" alt=\"Scotts &amp; Fullers 2\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stabat-Formal-3.jpg\" alt=\"Stabat Formal 3\" width=\"3008\" height=\"2000\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Stabat Formal 3<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stephanie-2-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Crooks\" width=\"2006\" height=\"1333\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Stephanie Crooks<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jane-and-Pam.jpg\" alt=\"Jane and Pam\" width=\"3008\" height=\"2000\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Jane and Pam<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Marilyn.jpg\" alt=\"Marilyn\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3008\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Marilyn<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stabat-M-concert-7.jpg\" alt=\"Stabat M concert 7\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Stabat M concert 7<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cadiz-4.jpg\" alt=\"Cadiz 4\" width=\"940\" 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