Motetts – Jesus College Choir

The College Choir sings two services of Choral Evensong each week and regularly performs at College feasts, additional services and concerts throughout the United Kingdom and abroad. In recent years, the Choir has given well-received performances of major works such as Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, participated in the BBC Proms, and recorded broadcasts for BBC television and radio.The Choir has given well-received performances of Bach’s St John Passion, Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle; participated in the BBC Proms as part of the University’s 800th anniversary celebrations; and recorded broadcasts for BBC TV and Radios 2, 3 and 4. The Choir also has a rapidly expanding discography. Praised by The Times for their “energy, verve, immaculate tuning and beguiling tone”, Jesus Choral Scholars enjoy an exciting schedule of European and long-haul travel, including trips to Hong Kong, Italy, and Malta. Most recently, the summer of 2018 saw the Choir tour South Africa, including Johannesburg and Cape Town. The Choir has also been uniquely involved in outreach work in underprivileged communities in India, Sri Lanka and South Africa.

Benjamin Sheen was appointed Director of Music at Jesus College Cambridge in 2023. Prior to moving to Cambridge, he was Sub-Organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and organ tutor at the University of Oxford. He holds degrees from the University of Oxford and the Juilliard School in New York and spent eight years as the Associate Organist of the famed Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue in New York City. As a concert organist, he has gained international recognition on both sides of the Atlantic and further afield in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Jesus College Choir (Cambridge, England)
Benjamin Sheen conductor

Agelimit: 6 years