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Christ Church
35 Darley Avenue
West Didsbury
Manchester
M20 2ZD
England
Tickets
Prices: GA £15| Student £5
Book Tickets
Programme
Iván Erőd – Viva La Musica
Zoltán Kodály – Esti Dal (Evening Song)
Lajos Bardos – Cantemus!
Edward Elgar – Spanish Serenade, Op.23
Edward Elgar – My Love dwelt in a Northern Land, Op.18 no.3
Malcolm Arnold – The John Clare Cantata, Op.52
John Rutter – Two American Folk Songs
Mack Wilberg – Shenandoah
Richard Rodney Bennett – Nonsense
Performers
Stephen Hargreaves – piano
Pam Pickford – piano
Keith Orrell – Conductor
Programme Note
As well as the joy of singing, we celebrate the seasons of the year, especially summer evenings. We have unaccompanied pieces by Erőd, Kodály, Bárdos and Elgar, followed by Arnold's A John Clare Cantata accompanied by piano duet. The second half takes us to America, where Rutter and Wilberg have arranged traditional songs, then back to England to hear some serious nonsense from Richard Rodney Bennett. He set texts by Mervyn Peake, whose serious poetry is said to be full of puzzles whilst his nonsense is full of wisdom!
