The University Orchestra’s Michaelmas term opens with a major orchestral performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The concert will feature Cambridge University Orchestra under internationally renowned conductor, Jac van Steen, as well as members of the Cambridge University Chamber Choir and Schola Cantorum. There will be spoken extracts from Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, with leading student actors will work with professional director Anne Sutton to create an exciting musical-theatrical performance of this classic work.
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Cambridge University Orchestra is the University’s flagship orchestra, performing the most ambitious repertoire with world-class professional conductors and exceptional student and professional soloists.
more about Cambridge University Chamber Choir
Cambridge University Chamber Choir (CUCC) aims to provide advanced singers with the opportunity to expand their vocal and artistic skills. Often performing without a conductor, its core group of 16 exceptional singers fashion a distinctive repertoire, including many pieces rarely performed by college choirs.
Cambridge University Schola Cantorum offers an exceptionally high-quality, committed musical experience for listeners and performers alike.
Bringing together many of the finest singers from across the Colleges of the University, Cambridge Schola represents the pinnacle of Cambridge's choral output.