7:30 pm Saturday 28th March 2026

St Saviour’s Church
Sandpit Lane
St Albans AL1 4DF

Can Spring be far behind?

Voix de Vivre heralds the arrival of Spring with an evening of mainly British choral works, seasoned with a little French and American spice.

Elgar’s O Wild West Wind and Bob Chilcott’s Weather Report remind us of the unpredictability of the British climate. A more tranquil mood is restored by the beauty of works by Mathias, Howells, Copland, Morley and EJ Moeran. Two classic 16th century chansons round off the concert.

O Wild West Wind – Edward Elgar

Songs of Springtime – E J Moeran

Revoici venir du printemps –  Claude Le Jeune

Lark – Aaron Copland

April is in my mistress face – Thomas Morley

A May Magnificat – William Mathias

Bonjour mon coeur –  Orlande de Lassus

Take Him, Earth, For Cherishing – Herbert Howells

Weather Report – Bob Chilcott

Neil MacKenzie director
Voix de Vivre

Tickets £18, students/unwaged £5