Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Graham Ross - Reaching Farther Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Graham Ross

‘Reaching Farther’ marks the 700th anniversary of Clare College, Cambridge, with a programme of choral music commissioned for and closely associated with the Choir, performed under Director of Music Graham Ross.

The recording spans works by composers with direct connections to Clare, from William Denis Browne’s canticles composed as a student in 1911, through to world premiere recordings of new commissions including Nico Muhly’s title anthem, Héloïse Werner’s canticles and a setting by current undergraduate Thomas Alban.

Also included is a rare first recording of a work by former Clare Organ Scholar Ayo Bankole, recovered after considerable research.

Since the founding of a mixed voice choir in 1972, the Choir of Clare College has gained an international reputation as one of the world’s leading university choirs. In addition to its primary function of leading services three times a week in the College chapel, the Choir keeps an active schedule recording, broadcasting and performing. Former directors have included John Rutter and Timothy Brown.

Under the direction of Graham Ross, Director of Music since 2010, it has been praised for its consistently outstanding performances worldwide. Recent engagements include concerts with the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment, Britten Sinfonia, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and Orquesta Sinfonia Nacional de Mexico, as well as recitals in Barcelona’s Palau de Musica, El Escorial Madrid, Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and across the USA and Canada.