Details
Ickenham United Reformed Church
Swakeleys Road
Ickenham
Middlesex
UB10 8BE
England
Programme
Joseph Horovitz – Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo
Alan Bullard – Travelling Tales
Performers
Hillingdon Choral Society
Programme Note
This popular work for unison or two-part voices and piano with optional bass and drums opens with a splendid storm, above which God can be heard muttering about the irritations he finds with mankind. Following the Old Testament story God then instructs Noah how to build the ark and select animals. In a profusion of fine solos and lively choruses we learn about the difficulty of living under hatches and the eventual drying-out of the world