monteverdi christmas vespers

Bampton Classical Voices and Players

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew returned to Bampton to direct the traditional concert for St Beornwald's Day: a gorgeous Christmas Vespers based around music by Monteverdi.

St Mary's Church

Bampton

a new dawn 

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Londinium's Christmas programme mixed beloved classics by Britten, Byrd, Vaughan Williams and Lassus with music by Swayne, Leighton, Praetorius and Naji Hakim. The centrepiece was Philip Moore's Salutatio Angelica.

St James's Church

Sussex Gardens, London

mass in troubled times

Kingston Choral Society / Thames Sinfonia

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Kingston Choral Society's first concert since December 2019, featuring Haydn's Nelson Mass, Mozart's Coronation Mass, and JC Bach's Magnificat in C.

All Saint's Kingston

silence and music

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Londinium's programme affirmed the power of singing to sustain us in troubled times. Repertoire included the UK premiere of Kerensa Briggs' Hear My Prayer, and recent works by Richard Allain & Bernard Hughes.

St Gabriel's Church

Pimlico

josquin at 500

North West Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an all-day workshop exploring some of Josquin's most remarkable music through the lens of a motet by Jacquet de Mantua, marking 500 years since the composer's death.

St Columba's RC Church

Chester

josquin remembered

Southern Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop exploring some of Josquin's most remarkable music, to mark 500 years since the composer's death.

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songs of thanksgiving and lament 

Dartington Festival Choir​

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed the Dartington Festival Choir in Week One of the Summer School, sadly curtailed by a case of Covid-19. Repertoire included a new work by Nico Muhly, Schütz, Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Padilla, Purcell and Gibbons.  

Dartington Hall

nr Totnes

music divine 

Londinium​

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Londinium's first performances since February 2020, including many favourites of the English choral repertoire.

St John the Divine

Kennington

music divine 

Londinium​

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Londinium's first performances since February 2020, including many favourites of the English choral repertoire.

Old Royal Naval College

Greenwich

forbidden touch 

National Opera Studio​

​Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted the singers and rèpètiteurs of the National Opera Studio in a public showing of scenes directed by Emma Jenkins.

Hoxton Hall

illuminating darkness

National Opera Studio

​Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted the singers and rèpètiteurs of the National Opera Studio in a live-streamed showing of scenes directed by Olivia Fuchs.

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Blackburn Hall

National Opera Studio

venetian music for ascension 

Thames Valley Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop for singers and instrumentalists exploring music for the Fèsta de ła Sènsa), a major public celebration of Venice’s glory. It includes music by Monteverdi, both Gabrielis, Croce and Bassano.

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josquin at 500

Benslow music

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop exploring some of Josquin's most remarkable music, to mark 500 years since the composer's death.

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josquin at 500

The Renaissance Singers

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop exploring some of Josquin's most remarkable music, to mark 500 years since the composer's death.

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In dulci jubilo! 

Thames Valley Early Music Forum

Andrew Griffiths (workshop leader)

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Andrew led an online workshop centred on Magnificats by Hieronymus and Michael Praetorius, and the origins of old-German carols.

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baroque Christmas cantatas

Bampton Classical Opera

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed pastoral Christmas cantatas by Alessandro Scarlatti and Antonio Caldara from the harpsichord.  

St Mary's Church

Witney

handel: ariodante

The Royal Opera

Christian Curnyn (conductor) 

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Andrew assisted Christian Curnyn and played harpischord continuo in concert performances of one of Handel's finest operas, with a stunning cast.

The Royal Opera

BBC Singers

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed the BBC Singers in a programme celebrating the healing power of music, recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 to mark World Alzheimer's Day.

BBC Maida Vale Studios

town and country - CANCELLED

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. This fascinating programme explored the age-old rivalry between city and country life. Repertoire includes music by Richard Rodney Bennett, Musgrave, Leighton, Bingham, Bliss and Britten.

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

BBC Singers - cancelled

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. Andrew was to conduct the BBC Singers in works by Stephen McNeff, Judith Bingham, Cecilia McDowall, Kerry Andrew, Siobhán Cleary and Deirdre McKay. 

St Paul's Church

Knightsbridge

BBC Singers - cancelled

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. Andrew was to conduct the BBC Singers in music by Rolf Hind, Judith Weir and John Tavener. T

Cutty Sark

Greenwich

bach magnificat - cancelled

Kingston Choral Society / The Purcell Orchestra

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. Andrew was to conduct Bach's Magnificat and Handel's Coronation Anthems with soloists Charlotte Bowden, Stephanie Hershaw, Emily Sierra, Matthew Keighley and Dafydd Allen.

All Saints

Kingston

love's tempest

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted Londinium in a varied programme of music on the theme on the theme of Love, including works by Bednall, Elgar, Harvey, Jackson, Parry, Rorem and Watkins.

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

coro casa da música

Sofi Jeannin (conductor)

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Andrew returned to work with this leading Portuguese choir ahead of Sofi Jeannin's performances. Repertoire included Poulenc's Mass in G and Phillippe Manoury's Fragments d’Héraclite.

Casa da Música

Porto

christus natus est!

Kingston Choral Society

William Vann (organ)

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Cecilia McDowall's festive cantata, plus carols for choir and audience.

St Andrew's Church, Surbiton

o magnum mysterium

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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A cappella Christmas music, including works by Francis Pott, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, John McCabe, Giles Swayne, Matthew Martin and Gabriel Jackson.

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

Mendelssohn: St paul

Kingston Choral Society

Thames Sinfonia

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted Mendelssohn's glorious early oratorio with Madeleine Pierard (soprano), Alex Sprague (tenor) and Thomas Faulkner (bass)

All Saints' Church

Kingston upon Thames

beyond the night sky

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Music inspired by space travel and the cosmos, including works by Barnaby Martin, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Ben Parry and Steve Martland. 

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

requiem for hieronymus bosch

BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

Semyon Bychkov, Andrew Griffiths (conductors)

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Andrew conducted the BBC Singers in Franco-Flemish polyphony, and

as the offstage chorus in the UK premiere of Glanert's Requiem.

Barbican Hall

London

handel: Agrippina

The Royal Opera

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor)

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Andrew worked as Assistant Conductor on Barrie Kosky's production, with a cast including Joyce DiDonato, Lucy Crowe, Iestyn Davies and Franco Fagioli.

Royal Opera House,

Covent Garden

coro casa da música

"Mulheres Pioneiras"

Sofi Jeannin (conductor)

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Andrew led rehearsals with this leading Portuguese choir ahead of Sofi Jeannin's performances. 

Casa da Música

Porto

time and tide

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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A cappella music including Rheinberger's Mass in Eb for Double Choir

St Augustine's Church

Bexhill-on-Sea

time and tide

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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A cappella music including Rheinberger's Mass in Eb for Double Choir

Christ Church

St Leonards-on-Sea

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a venetian vespers for ascension

Soloists from Stile Antico; Dartington Big Choir; The City Musick

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew devised and conducted a mouthwatering 'fantasy' Vespers including music by Monteverdi, Croce, Bassano, and the Gabrielis.

Great Hall

Dartington

the grand tour

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Londinium in a superbly eclectic programme of works based around the idea of the 'Grand Tour'.

St John's Church, Waterloo

London SE1

the power of music

Kingston Choral Society

James Orford (organ/piano); Clare O'Connell (cello)

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Duruflé's Requiem, Max Bruch's The Power of Song and Tavener's Syvati, with soloists Jessica Gillingwater and Gareth Brynmor John.

St Andrew's Church, Surbiton

orchestra of the swan

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Following an acclaimed debut in 2018, Andrew returned to the Orchestra of the Swan to conduct a programme of Mozart, Beethoven and Thea Musgrave.

Bradshaw Hall

Birmingham Royal Conservatoire

purcell for the royal ballet 

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew made his debut for the Royal Ballet, conducting Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's new work Medusa. Performances were on 8, 9, 15, 16, 18, 21 May.

The Royal Opera House

Covent Garden

bach: b minor mass 

Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus; Royal Northern Sinfonia

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew made his debut with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, with soloists Fflyr Wyn, Madeleine Shaw, Nick Pritchard and Ed Grint.

Sheffield City Hall

a mass of masses

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted Londinium's debut for Eaton Square Concerts, performing masses by Vaughan Williams, Rheinberger, Albright and Rodney Bennett.

St Peter's Church,

Eaton Square, SW1

handel: messiah

Kingston Choral Society; The Purcell Orchestra

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed Handel's masterpiece to mark KCS' 250th concert.

All Saints' Church

Kingston upon Thames

total immersion: ligeti

BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sakari Oramo (conductor)

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Andrew acted as chorus master to the BBC Singers for Ligeti's Clocks and Clouds.

Barbican Hall

London

the hour glass

Londinium

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew directed a programme on the theme of Time, including Irving Fine's The Hour Glass and the premiere of Barnaby Martin's I saw eternity.

St James' Church

Sussex Gardens, W2

bbc singers in concert

Andrew Griffiths (conductor)

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Andrew conducted the world premiere of John Pickard's new work Mass in Troubled Times alongside Vaughan Williams' Mass in G Minor.

St Peter's Church

Eaton Square, W1