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  Emmanuel College - Home
It is one of the larger colleges in Cambridge, a community of more than 600 people.
It is not by Cambridge standards a particularly ancient foundation, but its history is long and distinguished and it has produced its share of the famous.
Watch mock Cambridge interviews, get the students' views on what studying their subject is like and find out how last year's Freshers found their first term.
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  Clare College, Cambridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clare College is a college of the University of Cambridge, the second oldest surviving college after Peterhouse.
Clare's 'Old Court', which frames King's College Chapel as the left border of one of the most celebrated architectural vistas in England, was built between 1638 and 1715, with a long interruption for the English Civil War.
Hector Munro Chadwick, philologist and historian, Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge 1912-1941
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clare_College,_Cambridge   (1297 words)

  
 Biography - Choir of Clare College   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Clare College, founded in 1326, is the second oldest of the colleges of Cambridge University.
Situated on the banks of the River Cam in the heart of Cambridge, with its main buildings dating from the seventeenth century, Clare is a flourishing community of some 75 fellows, 400 undergraduates and 130 graduate students.
The choir is conducted by the Director of Music, who is a fellow of the college, assisted by two undergraduate organ scholars.
www.collegiumusa.com /bios/3_clare_bio.html   (292 words)

  
 Cambridge
Leach, of Cambridge, and an organ erected at a cost of £1,7900; further alterations and extensions made about 1896 included the erection of municipal offices and a new police court, at a cost of about £13,000: the council chamber is now (1900) being enlarged and the offices extended.
The Cambridge Free Public Libraries, established 1 Mar. 1853, and formally opened June 28, 1855, were removed in June, 1862, to the Guildhall, and now occupy a suite of rooms, consisting of a reading room, built in 1885 from designs by Mr.
The Cambridge Technical Institute, East road, opened in 1894, is a structure of brick, containing ten class rooms and workshops, and was acquired, adapted and furnished from funds provided by the County Council: the institute is a vailable for 500 students and had in 1900 about 350: Mr.
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 Clare College- Cambridge, United Kingdom - VirtualTourist.com
Clare College was founded in 1326 and is the second oldest of Cambridges thirty-one colleges.
The college received a generous endowment from Lady Elizabeth de Clare (Lady de Burgh), she was a granddaughter to King Edward I (1272-1307).
Although it was referred to as 'the House of the University of Cambridge', it became known as Clare Hall in 1339.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge-315845/Things_To_Do-Cambridge-Clare_College-BR-1.html   (549 words)

  
 Disability Access Guide 2006/7: Clare College
The College is on three sites: Old Court (old buildings), Memorial Court (post 1930s and modernised), Colony (various styles).
However, the College is keen to compensate by being helpful towards applicants with other disabilities eg hearing impaired students.
College buildings in general: Access to buildings in Old Court is difficult.
www.cam.ac.uk /cambuniv/disability/accguide/colleges/clare.html   (908 words)

  
 Clare College, Cambridge Uni
Founded in 1326, Clare College is the second oldest of Cambridge’s thirty-one colleges and occupies a large and diverse site developed over many centuries.
Despite its heritage, Clare College functions as a modern educational establishment and is far from immune to present-day pressures and problems.
The College's sprawling site, with three main entrances, did not help the security situation, and any security hardware would have to be installed in a way that was sensitive to the College's age and architectural importance.
www.bewator.com /int/applications/clare_college,_cambridge_   (654 words)

  
 Clare College Mission Church 1911-1969
Clare College Mission Church, Rotherhithe, was once the south London centre for the mission work of Clare College, Cambridge, hemmed into the southwest corner of Southwark Park.
The purpose of the mission was to bring salvation to what was regarded as a spiritually destitute area of London.
Clare College Mission Church was dedicated by the Bishop of Kingston in March 1912.
www.artistsineastlondon.org /03_dilston/02text.htm   (327 words)

  
 Choir of Clare College
In 1971, the hitherto all-male chapel choir was re-establised as a mixed-voice group of some 24 voices, since when it has gained an international reputation as one of the leading choral groups in Britain.
The Clare College Choir is a mixed choir of approximately two dozen voices, based at Cambridge, England.
With three sections, described in the foreword by John Rutter (who also produced), as "mourning and remembrance," "the departed soul’s destination" and "heaven itself," the sound of this mixed ensemble is ever graceful, though solid.
www.singers.com /choral/clarecollege.html   (1147 words)

  
 Classical Net Review - Rutter - Requiem, etc.
Several of the works on this CD were written for the Choir of Clare College, however, and so it is appropriate that this group performs them here, under the director of Timothy Brown, Rutter's successor in 1979.
I really think most people will be happy with Brown and Clare College, however, particularly if all they want is a reminder of their own involvement in the work, as I do.
The recording was made not at Clare College, but at the Douai Abbey in Berkshire.
www.classical.net /music/recs/reviews/n/nxs57130a.html   (535 words)

  
 Clare Sphere - Clare College Bridge, Cambridge   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This mossy sphere is centrally located amongst thirteen others on Clare Bridge, the oldest remaining bridge of the Cambridge colleges.
Story has it that a wedge-shaped slice taken out of one of these spheres is the last mark of an underpaid stone mason.
King's College is visible on the left, along with its sole bridge in the center, following the contours above the sphere.
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 Amazon.frĀ : Motets And Anthems: Musique: William Byrd,The Cambridge Singers & John Rutter   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge.
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge.
Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers).
www.amazon.fr /Motets-Anthems-Cambridge-Singers-Rutter/dp/B00006O0OD   (857 words)

  
 Conference Department
Clare College is one of Cambridge's oldest colleges boasting 17th century architecture, stunning gardens and a convenient location in central Cambridge, either side of the River Cam.
Clare College Conferencing offers flexible residential and day conferencing facilities and an experienced, approachable team who will work with you from your initial enquiry to your event, ensuring your conference meets — or exceeds - your expectations and those of your delegates.
Bookings are now being taken for our exciting new conferencing facilities in The Gillespie Centre which opens for business in February 2009, offering flexible meeting space for up to 150 delegates in a purpose built, highly sustainable building.
www.clare.cam.ac.uk /conferences   (107 words)

  
 Premiere Music Distributors - Classical Christmas Collections   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The choir exists primarily to sing regular choral services in the college chapel, but in addition gives frequent concerts, both in Britain and abroad.
He has edited a number of choral volumes for Faber Music and is a contributing editor to the complete edition of music by William Walton, published by Oxford University Press.
Founded in 1547, when the King’s College Chapel was completed, the Choir owes its existence to King Henry VI who envisaged the daily singing of services in his magnificent chapel.
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 King's College, Cambridge
King's is well known for breaking the mould of the type of students it accepts, and for seeking the best candidates irrespective of background.
King's College, Cambridge, is committed to intellectual excellence, innovation and the development of new knowledge.
King's was one of the first colleges to admit women and pioneered admissions for students from non-traditional backgrounds.
www.kings.cam.ac.uk   (319 words)

  
 Cambridge Art - Paintings Drawings and Prints of Clare College, Cambridge University, England
Cambridge Art - Paintings Drawings and Prints of Clare College, Cambridge University, England
A pastel painting of Clare College, Cambridge University, from a collection of 114 prints of Cambridge, England.
Views of Cambridge landscapes, architecture, cityscapes, street scenes, buildings, colleges, the river Cam and Cambridge bridges
www.cambridgeart.com /paintings/p/clare.html   (136 words)

  
 The Choir of clare College, Cambridge - New Music - Peoplesound   (Site not responding. Last check: )
College chapel during university term, it also gives regular
Timothy Brown is Director of Music at Clare College,
Cambridge and the founder-director of both the Cambridge
www.peoplesound.com /artist/thechoirofclarecollegecambridge   (271 words)

  
 The Cambridge Singers - John Rutter
From 1975 to 1979 he was Director of Music at Clare College, whose choir he directed in a number of broadcasts and recordings.
After giving up the Clare post to allow more time for composition, he formed the Cambridge Singers as a professional chamber choir primarily dedicated to recording, and he now divides his time between composition and conducting.
John Rutter directs the 28-strong Cambridge Singers in the inspiring setting of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral, gathering together 23 examples of English sacred a cappella choral music drawn from several centuries.
www.singers.com /choral/cambridgesingers.html   (4534 words)

  
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Sustainability was top of the agenda last week when staff, fellows and donors met to top-out Clare College's new court next to the Cambridge University Library.
China Business Solutions are holding a free seminar in Cambridge on 22nd July to discuss the opportunities and challenges UK software companies face when considering ITO to China.
Cambridge Business Lectures, a new initiative from Cambridge Network, Cambridge Evening News, TLC and the Judge Business School, kick-starts on Tuesday July 22nd at Robinson College, Cambridge.
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 Undergraduate Admissions
As a result of changes to Royal Mail postal charges, UK applicants should remember to check that they add sufficient postage to their Cambridge Application Form when submitting an application.
Find out what being a student at Cambridge is really like.
Cambridge Admissions Office, Fitzwilliam House, 32 Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1QY [Map]
www.cam.ac.uk /admissions/undergraduate   (116 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Carols From Clare College: Music: Simon Vaughan,Henry John Gauntlett,Franz Xaver Gruber,John ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The recordings were made 30 years ago, when Rutter, in his early 20's, was directing the choir at Clare College.
I discovered John Rutter and the Clare College Singers by listening to the local classical music station, and fell in love with their unique sound.
This cd, and others from the Clare or Cambridge collection, is not about "Mama kissing Santa" or a red-nosed reindeer.
www.amazon.com /Carols-Clare-College-John-Rutter/dp/B000002SHT   (857 words)

  
 iClassics   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Clare College Choir, Cambridge (Conducted by: John Rutter)
Clare College Orchestra, Cambridge (Conducted by: John Rutter)
Artists: Clare College Choir, Cambridge (Conducted by: John Rutter) Clare College Orchestra, Cambridge (Conducted by: John Rutter)
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 Clare Ancient House Museum - The Quiz
1314: Gilbert, 10th Earl of Clare warns his uncle Edward II not to send the cavalry into a bog, to attack the Scots.
An early 15th century carving in Clare marks the marriage of Richard Plantagenet to Anne Mortimer.
It shows a chained swan, symbol of the House of Lancaster; the arms of Richard's father, the Duke of York, and the arms of the Mortimers, heirs of the Duke of Clarence.
www.clare-ancient-house-museum.co.uk /quiz.htm   (213 words)

  
 Janus: Clare College, Cambridge   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Collection policy for the College Archives: the purpose of the Archives is to preserve the documentary evidence for the history and life of the College.
Clare through the twentieth century: Portrait of a Cambridge College by Clare College and edited by Lindsey Shaw-Miller (Cambridge, 2001)
Information about the College's history can be found at www.clare.cam.ac.uk/about/archives/index.html.
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 Amazon.co.uk: John Rutter: Requiem: Music: John Rutter,Timothy Brown,Cambridge Clare College Choir,Nicholas ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Sanctus is almost playful in aspect, and the Agnus Dei and Lux aeterna draw the listener higher and higher into the fullness of expectation of God's presence.
Rutter's Requiem must be the most recorded piece of contemporary choral music, so Naxos had their work cut out to produce a recording that would stand out, with the help of the composer they have succeeded.
This recording has been overseen by the composer himself who uses forces he has worked with before: the Choir of Clare College Cambridge and members of the London Sinfonia.
www.amazon.co.uk /John-Rutter-Requiem/dp/B00008OP1S   (999 words)

  
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 Clare College, Cambridge (Queens Road)
You can use this form to tell a friend about the Clare College page on our Web site, or to send yourself an email as a reminder.
Note: Cambridge Search Engine and Clare College are separate entities and are not connected.
The information provided on this page about Clare College, Queens Road, Cambridge may contain inaccuracies or omissions.
www.camcity.co.uk /send/?ID=5369   (175 words)

  
 List of Oxbridge sister colleges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most of the colleges of the University of Cambridge have sister colleges in the University of Oxford (and vice versa).
Oriel College, Oxford and St John's College, Cambridge also have links with Trinity College, Dublin.
The extent of the arrangement differs from case to case, but commonly includes the right to invitations to May balls, the right to dine or book accommodation, etc.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Oxbridge_sister_colleges   (115 words)

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