Drop Drop Kantos Chamber Choir at Victoria Baths

An unforgettable concert in one of the UK's most remarkable venues, immerse yourself in a soundworld shaped by water.

Water: essential, powerful, and increasingly under threat; it lies at the heart of life itself.

Dive in to a choral exploration of our relationship with water, reflecting both its immense power and its moments of profound stillness. With music spanning the centuries, we float from plainchant and Renaissance motets to traditional sea songs and a Kantos-commissioned work by Shruthi Rajasekar. Weaving throughout are four settings of Drop, Drop, Slow Tears by Phineas Fletcher, each offering a distinct perspective on this heart-rending text.

As the choir moves throughout the venue, each work flows seamlessly into the next, inviting the audience into a continuous soundworld that mirrors the movement of water itself. 

Experience a bird's-eye view of the performance from the balcony as the choir sings in and around the magnificent empty swimming pool.

The performance at Victoria Baths will have step-free access seating available; please contact us in advance to reserve this. Email us on enquiries@victoriabaths.org.uk

REPERTOIRE:

Hildegard von Bingen - Deus enim rorem in illas misit
Trad. arr. Bengt Ollén - Trilo
Trad. Kyivan Chant - By the Waters of Babylon 
William Walton - A Litany 'Drop, Drop, Slow Tears' 
Jamie W. Hall - Drop, Drop, Slow Tears 
Shruthi Rajasekar - Slow Tears
Anders Edenroth - Water 
Gregorian Chant - Vidi Aquam 
Trad. arr. Lee Kesselman - Afton Water 
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Sicut Cervus
Eric Whitacre - Water Night
Orlando Gibbons - Drop, Drop, Slow Tears 
Katerina Gimon - Water
Paul Mealor - Drop, Drop, Slow Tears
Trad. Improvised - Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie