Dixit Dominus

Stephen Davies Conductor

Stephen Davies, a former chorister of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, and Music Scholar of Queen’s College, Oxford, was awarded a scholarship by the Austrian Institute to study with the great organist and composer Anton Heiller at the Academy of Music in Vienna. He has since been active both in the field of music education – particularly at St Olave’s School, Orpington, where he was Director of Music for seventeen years – and as an organ recitalist. In this capacity he has given concerts in major venues throughout Europe, in New York and in New Zealand. In 2017 he gave concerts in Estonia, Germany, and Norway, and last year he performed in King’s College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He founded the Sine Nomine Singers in 1994 and conducted this chamber choir for almost 20 years, giving concerts in local venues as well as in Estonia, France and Germany. He was Director of Music here at St George’s from 2002 to 2016.

From the programme of 15 October 2022.

Jeremy Clitheroe Baritone

Rosie Coad Soprano

Rosie Coad is currently in her fourth year as a scholar at the Royal College of Music, studying with Ashley Stafford. She has performed in several masterclasses, working with Sarah Walker, Patricia MacMahon, James Oxley, Edith Wiens, Stephen Varcoe, Peter Harvey, Marc Bordeaux and Michael Chance. Rosie’s solo work includes Rutter’s Magnificat and Requiem under Derek Beck and the Monteverdi Christmas Vespers under Peter Bassano, as well as operatic roles Marie Antoinette (Roger Waters’ Ca Ira), Fausta (Scarlatti’s Marco Attilio Regolo) and the title role in Hasse’s Siroe. In March 2006, Rosie won the Discretionary Thelma King Award in Bath, and was highly commended in the Royal College of Music English Song Competition. Rosie’s recital performances often include contemporary works, most recently Haris Kittos’ Orthros for Rarescale and Thomas Adès’ Life Story for The Contemporary Consort.

Alison Cooke Soprano

Paul Richardson Tenor

Harriet Webb Mezzo-soprano

Harriet Webb read music at Manchester University where she studied violin with Ronald Birks of the Lindsay Quartet and singing with Diane Matthews at the Royal Northern College of Music. She currently studies with Sarah Dunstan. She has sung and made numerous recordings with several of the top London chamber choirs and groups such as the BBC Singers, Polyphony and the King’s Consort and her own five voice group Amici. Solo work has included performances of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, St John Passion, Christmas Oratorio and Magnificat, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, Israel in Egypt and Dixit Dominus, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody, Elgar’s The Music Makers, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mozart’s Requiem, Duruflé’s Requiem, Bruckner’s Requiem, Liszt’s Via Crucis, Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit and Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Christ’s Nativity. Harriet has also participated in a masterclass on English song with Ian Partridge. Harriet was until recently Director of Music at Newstead Wood School for Girls.

Jonathan Murphy Leader