Serenissima - Venetian music in the polychoral style by Gabrieli, Schutz and Cozzolani

Whitehall Choir
Conductor: Joanna Tomlinson
Organ: Ian Tindale

Inspired by the huge space of St Mark's Venice, Venetian polychoral music of the late Renaissance/early Baroque period made use of the huge acoustic to have different groups of singers spatially separated to give new, exciting colours and drama. The German composer Heinrich Schütz studied with St Mark's organist, Giovanni Gabrieli, and may have later met Monteverdi on his second trip to Venice. 

Whitehall Choir is excited to present a programme of thrilling, passionate and vibrant music by Gabrieli and Schütz as well as Isabella Leonarda, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani and Claudio Monteverdi.

Whitehall Choir, under its dynamic Music Director Joanna Tomlinson, is one of London’s leading amateur choirs.

Joanna Tomlinson is also Principal Conductor of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain Girls’ Choir and Artistic Director of Constanza Chorus. Recent engagements include conducting Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony with the London Mozart Players.

Ian Tindale, accompanist of Whitehall Choir, is increasingly in demand as a song pianist and chamber musician. Recent engagements include song recitals across Europe and the UK, including performances at the Edinburgh International Festival and at London's Wigmore Hall, and Ian frequently appears as a member of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.