Following successful concerts in New Haven and New York, conductor David Hill led Yale Schola Cantorum in a tour of England and France, from May 21 through 31, 2015. Schola was joined by period-instrument ensemble Juilliard415 to perform Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Op. 86 and Haydn’s Symphony No. 94, “Surprise.” The program also featured two new commissions by the Yale ISM: Daniel Kellogg’s Shout Joy! and Roderick Williams’s O Brother Man.This was the third international tour that Yale Schola Cantorum has embarked upon with Juilliard415, and the first led by conductor David Hill.
Their busy itinerary consisted of an cappella concert at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester; joint Choral Evensong services at the Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich; St. George’s Chapel, Windsor; Westminster Abbey, London; and St. John’s College, Cambridge; and joint concerts with Juilliard415 at University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford; St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, St. John’s Smith Square, London; Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge; and the Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris. During their tour, the group was featured twice on BBC’s Radio 3—once as a guest feature on the afternoon program ‘In Tune,’ and once as a ‘Live in Concert’ broadcast from Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. The two BBC broadcasts, as well as the Choral Evensong from St. John’s College, Cambridge, may be heard using the links below.
May 27th: BBC Radio 3- ‘In Tune’ broadcast at BBC Studios, London
May 29th: Joint Evensong, St. John’s College, Cambridge
May 30th: BBC Radio 3- ‘Live in Concert’ broadcast from Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
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David Hill rehearses Schola Cantorum in Winchester Cathedral. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Winchester Cathedral exterior. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Winchester Cathedral interior. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Shola members learn about the historic Winchester Bible. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola members learn about the historic Winchester Bible. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Winchester Cathedral interior. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola's first concert, at Winchester Cathedral. Photo by Katharine Luce -
David Hill rehearsing Schola members for their joint Evensong at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Broad Street, Oxford. Photo by Katharine Luce -
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola and Juilliard415 members dressed for their Oxford concert in the Old Library of the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola and Juilliard415 rehearse for their concert at the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Windsor Castle exterior. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola members dressed for their concert in "The Dungeon" at Windsor Castle. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Choir stalls at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola members line up for their concert at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Windsor Castle. Photo by Katharine Luce -
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Choral conducting masterclass at the Royal Academy of Music. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Westminster Abbey exterior. Photo by Katharine Luce -
David Hill rehearses Schola in the Song School at Westminster Abbey. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola members line up for Evensong at Westminster Abbey. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Westminster Abbey, London. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola members prepare for Evensong at Westminster Abbey. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Westminster Abbey, London. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola prepares to sing Evensong at Westminster Abbey. Photo by Katharine Luce -
St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola members warm up before their Evensong service at St. John's College, Cambridge. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Trinity College, Cambridge. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola members rehearsing at Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. Photo by Katharine Luce. -
Trinity College Library, Cambridge. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola members wait offstage before their BBC3 radio broadcast at Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Schola and Juilliard415 perform in Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. Photo by Katharine Luce -
David Hill rehearses Schola and Juilliard415 at the Church of St. Sulpice, Paris. Photo by Katharine Luce -
The Church of St. Sulpice, Paris. Photo by Katharine Luce -
Eiffel Tower, Paris on the last night of Schola Tour. Photo by Katharine Luce. -
Sunrise in Paris on the last morning of Schola Tour.
Photos from Yale Schola Cantorum’s tour of Winchester, Greenwich, London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Paris, May 2015. All photos by Katharine Luce.