Clare College Music Society Michaelmas Concert 2026

Clare College Music Society
Michaelmas Concert 2026

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Programme

Mozart - Serenade No. 6 in D Major 'Serenata Notturna', K. 239

Respighi - Trittico Botticelliano

Elgar - Enigma Variations, Op. 36

100 minutes including interval

Performers

Adam Readman - conductor

Jamie Knights - conductor

Oscar Davis - conductor

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£10 adults, £6 concessions (students, over 60)

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In the 700th anniversary year of Clare College, CCMS presents an exciting and varied programme of orchestral music, led by fantastic Clare student conductors.

Mozart's Serenata Notturna (1776) is a charming piece for four string soloists, accompanied by a string orchestra with the unusual addition of timpani.

Respighi evokes three paintings by Sandro Botticelli (c.1445-1510) in his Trittico (1927) for small orchestra. All three hang today in the Uffizzi Gallery in Florence: La Primavera (Spring), L’Adorazione dei Magi (The Adoration of the Magi), and La Nascita di Venere (The Birth of Venus). The middle movement makes effective use of the medieval hymn O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, often performed during Advent.

Elgar's Enigma Variations (1899) is one of his most-performed works. The original theme is treated to a set of fourteen colourful and moving variations, each depicting one of Elgar's close friends. Simultaneously, the still-unsolved 'Enigma' theme persists throughout the work, giving the piece its name.

more about Clare College Music Society

Clare College Music Society (CCMS) is one of the most highly regarded music societies in Cambridge, giving students from Clare and the wider university the chance to take part in music-making of exceptional quality.

CCMS offers a wide variety of performance opportunities. Weekly recitals are held in Clare College Chapel every Monday at 1:15pm during term, drawing audiences of fellows, students, and members of the public. The Chapel also hosts Evenings of Reflection on select Wednesday nights at 9:30pm, providing a calm and contemplative close to the day.

Each term, CCMS presents a major orchestral concert in West Road Concert Hall, conducted by students. These concerts feature our CCMS orchestra, and also on occasion the CCMS chorus.

More details

West Road Concert Hall
11 West Road
Cambridge
CB3 9DP

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