Clare College Music Society's Lent Term Concert centres around Clare first-year Isaac Chan's performance of Mozart's Horn Concerto No.4, as the winner of the CCMS Concerto Competition 2023. This work follows Prokofiev's first symphony of 1917, in which Mozart's classical style is clearly an influence on Prokofiev.
After the interlude CCMS turns to England, with Vaughan Williams' 'The Wasps' Overture opening the half. The orchestra are then joined by the CCMS Chorus for Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs, with Clare vocalists Emma Caroe, Julian Manresa and Emma Paterson each presenting a solo movement. The concert concludes with Hubert Parry's Blest Pair of Sirens, a standard of the British choral repertory.
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.