Great news here. What a life-changing experience ROAR is having witnessed it first-hand last Summer. Sensational. Congratulations Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli — carry on the good work!

An amazing weekend with Durham Singers in Durham Cathedral. RVW - Dona Nobis Pacem, Bernstein - Chichester Psalms and Oliver Tarney | Composer Canticle of Elizabeth (WP). Expertly joined by Newcastle Sings Youth Choir for the treble solo in the Bernstein.

Penultimate rehearsal on this thrilling concert with Durham Singers. The choir are sounding excellent and now can’t wait to bring it altogether with soloists and orchestra! NE friends, if you’re after tickets let me know. It promises to be an inspiring evening.

Next Friday 1 March, the young Newcastle-based professional vocal consort @VoxPopuliChoir perform music by Cecilia McDowell, William Byrd, Francis Poulenc and Oliver Tarney | Composer in a free concert at St Brandon's Church, Brancepeth
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🎙️ 'I'm looking forward to seeing my friends.'

Listen to what Caleb (12) has to say about his experience at Morland!

#MorlandChoristersCamp

We were thrilled to once again welcome Oliver Tarney | Composer to this week’s rehearsal to work on his ‘Canticle of Elizabeth’, which receives its premiere in our concert on 9 March in Durham Cathedral

Presenting our next concert, 'I Heard a Voice', featuring music by McDowall, Janet Wheeler, Oliver Tarney | Composer, Byrd, and Poulenc.

Did someone say ‘world premiere’? 🤩

We loved starting to work on this new piece by Oliver Tarney | Composer and Lucia Quinault, ‘The Canticle of Elizabeth’, telling the story of the Virgin Mary’s cousin, Elizabeth.

🎙️ Production Team: Executive Producer Ruth Evans, Producer/Editor Josh Quinlan, Engineers David Jones (@Sonus_Audio) and Stefano Civetta + Head of Comms Tim Croall

Plus a huge thank you to
🎵 2023 Composer mentors: Oliver Tarney | Composer Dr Kerry Andrew JOANNA MARSH @TheOtherToby

Lots of spaces still available for this brilliant summer course. If you know a child who loves to sing, please do send them our way.

BOOK NOW for Morland Camp 2024!

🗓️ 28th July - 4th August
🙋For young singers ages 9-17
📍Based in Morland, a small village in Cumbria
🎶 3 performances including Carlisle Cathedral
🔗 morland.org.uk

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BIG NEWS!

January has been quite intense, mainly because it's involved spending every spare minute finishing this whopper of a commission (40+ mins), but so pleased with how it's turned out!! Very excited to hear it premiered in Oxford on Palm Sunday (24 March).

The live stream of our service of Holy Communion is about to begin. The Mass setting is by Richard Rodney Bennett, and during Communion, the choir sings 'The wise men and the star' by Oliver Tarney | Composer.
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Thanks to Oliver Tarney | Composer for supporting NYCP in performing his brilliant piece with NTMEH symphony orchestra and Newcastle Choral Society.

Happy Christmas, one and all!

'Twas the night before Christmas...🎄

Merry Christmas from all of us at MPN Newcastle, NTMEH and Newcastle Sings! Have a happy and restful holiday, and see you all for more musical adventures in 2024!

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Oliver Tarney | Composer Newcastle Choral Society ACE North

I’d forgotten about this! So it was a lovely surprise to hear my ‘Balulalow’ on BBC Radio 3 whilst driving home for Christmas this afternoon. Thanks Sofi Jeannin and the wonderful BBC Singers for singing it so beautifully! 🎄 Merry Christmas one and all.

TOMORROW Kings Place featuring stunning music by Eric Whitacre, Judith Weir, Cecilia McDowall, Oliver Tarney | Composer, Natalia Tsupryk, Valentin Silvestrov, John Tavener and more in a meditative Christmas sequence ✨🇺🇦

A brilliant service of 9 Lessons & Carols tonight in Ripley St Thomas CE Academy Chapel. Well done to Chapel Choir & thanks to the alumni (inc. 4 former dept. scholars) who came to help. Thanks also to Jill Duff & Leah Vasey-Saunders for leading and to Oliver Tarney | Composer for playing.

21 Dec 2.30pm Temple Church, London
Contemporary Christmas Carols at Temple Church with the BBC Singers
Includes carols by Bob Chilcott Oliver Tarney | Composer Thomas Hewitt Jones & more & a world premiere #ChristmasMusic #ChristmasCarols #ChoralMusic
Free concert bbc.co.uk/events/ebmcd4

17. A gorgeous, newish Carol, ‘The Wise Man & The Star’. Oliver Tarney’s setting of words by Lucia Quinault has a sort of wave-like feel to it; swelling and receding, swelling and receding. Like a wave, see? Or my stomach and hairline, respectively.

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