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St Giles-in-the-Fields (Poets' Church)
60 St Giles High Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 8LG
England
Programme
Stephen Dodgson – Lines from Hal Summers - Three Choral Songs
Benjamin Britten – Hymn to the Virgin
Robert Parsons – Ave Maria
John Hilton – Fair Oriana
Stephen Dodgson – Air; Tambourin (Piano)
Gustav Holst – There was a Tree, Op.36 no.2
Gustav Holst – I love my love, Op.36b no.5
Gustav Holst – I Sowed the Seeds of Love
Charles Villiers Stanford – Justorum Animae, Op.38 no.1
Charles Villiers Stanford – Beati Quorum Via, Op.39 no.3
William Byrd – Sing Joyfully unto God Our Strength
Performers
Julian Perkins – Conductor / piano
Barts Chamber Choir
Programme Note
Stephen Dodgson (1924-2013), whose choral and piano works will be performed, was best known for his harpsichord and guitar compositions, and composed for the likes of John Williams and Julian Bream. As their chairman, he also wrote several pieces for the National Youth Wind Orchestra. He was described as "enthusiastic, ebullient and quick-witted... extremely voluble, with a strong, distinctive voice, an ever-present smile, much old-world courtesy, and an idiosyncratic gait", by recorder player John Turner. Family members of Stephen Dodgson and the poet Hal Summers, whose words feature in the songs, will attend the concert.
