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JAGS CHORAL SOCIETY
Past JCS concerts
2025/26 Autumn Term Concert
Lauridsen, Beamish et al
O Magnus Mysterium. In the Stillness.
Southwark Cathedral
Music Director: Tommy Foster
Well done on your performance last night. So much of what we had worked very hard to achieve came off in the performance and I was very proud of you all. You gave a very strong first impression with the MacMillan and you kept it up through the others. We even managed to start and finish “O Magnum Mysterium” in the same key without losing pitch!!!
I think the staging made a big difference, I felt that I could see you, even if the distance is a little frightening.
Southwark Cathedral
Summer Term 2024/25
Mozart
Coronation Mass
JAGS Vaughan Williams Auditorium
Music Director: Tommy Foster
Thank you for everyone’s hard work not only in the concert itself but also the build up. Our collective aim is to make fantastic music together. To a large degree we achieved that on Sunday. The watching was better (although plenty of room for improvement) and the sound projected well (it is not an easy venue to sing in). There were some great moments, in particular I thought the Sanctus had a sense of line that we haven’t always achieved. The Gloria was exciting and the piece came together very securely in the Dona Nobis. The Regina Coeli was also as good as we have ever sung it, it made a great concert opener. In terms of reflecting on what we could do better; we need to be 100% sure of the words, particularly in movements when they come thick and fast (every setting of a Credo will have this issue) and a few moments were let down by incorrect placing of consonants, which is a shame as it is something we worked so hard on. I know it’s tough to attend every rehearsal, however what we do is a collective effort and greatness is achieved as a unit, together. I look forward to the Autumn term. Tommy Foster Director of Music JAGS 17th June 2025
JAGS Vaughan Williams Auditorium
Spring Term 2024/25 Concert
Bernstein
Chichester Psalms
Southwark Cathedral
Music Director: Tommy Foster
Tommy says: I was very impressed with the choir yesterday. Watching was far improved and aside from a couple of minor moments, it felt amazingly solid. Having a brilliant organist helped. The ending, in particular of the Chichester Psalms was stunning. The silence was deafening, as they say. This was one of our best performances.
Southwark Cathedral
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