Musical Director: Timothy Coleman
The Dresden court employed theorbo players as early as 1590, and Antonio Lotti would have certainly have been aware of the player, Leopold Weiss, while in Dresden from 1717-1719. Weiss was described by his pupil Princess Sophie Wilhelmine, sister of Crown Prince Frederick, as the “famous Weiss, who excels so greatly on the lute, that … Read more
Our Fringe concert this year contains a performance of Handel’s Foundling Hospital Anthem, including it’s famous final chorus Hallelujah. In this article Cadenza’s Secretary, Morna Fleming, provides a bit more background to the hospital based on a visit some years ago, as well as historical detail on the building itself and Handel’s involvement in it’s … Read more
Following on from our first (and highly successful) video on YouTube, we are proud to present our newest offering available now! This beautifully-shot video was recorded in the stunning surroundings of The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and in St John’s Church, Lothian Road, in October 2021. This was shortly after the choir returned to in-person … Read more
One of our members rose early on Christmas morning and, like so many others, turned on his radio to BBC Radio 3 for the Breakfast Show. The show was hosted by Elizabeth Alker and the third piece to be played was performed by Cadenza! From our Voices of Joy CD, Poulenc’s O magnum mysterium (from … Read more
Cadenza is delighted to announce that we’ve started a YouTube channel and our first video is now available to view just in time for Christmas! You can view it directly below: As you will know, choir life has been difficult during the pandemic. For over a year and a half we were unable to meet … Read more
For the first time since 2019, Cadenza are delighted to be back in concert. While the pandemic has prevented any performance from us, it hasn’t stopped us meeting and rehearsing (virtually at first, now in-person) and we have been chomping at the bit to show you the results of our efforts. And so, with pleasure, … Read more
Last week, we returned to in-person rehearsals for the first time since March 2020. In that time, we’ve had a whole choir year of Zoom rehearsals. Much as those rehearsals were better than nothing, they did have significant limitations – particularly in that you couldn’t hear anyone else singing but yourself! So,now the time has … Read more
477 days. That’s how long it has been since Cadenza last met in full, in person. We didn’t know that Wednesday evening in March 2020 that we wouldn’t be back the following Wednesday, let alone have any idea it would be so long until we could meet again. And, sadly, that number keeps increasing. We … Read more
It was a full year ago where we made a statement that our 2020 concerts were affected due to the pandemic, with the cancellation of our charity and Fringe concerts. Our rehearsals stopped altogether at that point too, as we paused to reflect on how we adjust to the new world. Things were changing daily, … Read more
Cadenza has a long history of auditioning potential members before they are offered a place in the choir. This has typically been a 15 minute meeting with our Musical Director, where you would be asked to sing a few exercises to establish your range, do some aural tests and undertake a little bit of sight-singing … Read more