Stars and Stripes with the Elgar Chorale: An concert of American music for a summer's evening at St John's Church, Worcester on Saturday 30th June 2018

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Stars and Stripes with the Elgar Chorale

An concert of American music for a summer's evening

Add to my Calendar 30-06-2018 19:30 30-06-2018 21:30 36 Stars and Stripes with the Elgar Chorale Come and hear a concert of American Music, including items such as close harmony arrangements of Moon Riverand Pink Panther at St John in Bedwardine Parish Church, St John’s Worcester. From the original European settlers and their use of music for entertainment and worship, the indigenous Indian music, the slave songs with their ancestry in African rhythms and tunes, American music has many forebears.  From these beginnings, the music of present day America is rich in different genres, with spirituals, jazz, ragtime, blues and more conventional classical themes.  This concert will give just a small example of some of this music, from Aaron Copeland’s Four Motets and Four American songs to close harmony arrangements of favourites such as Moon River and Pink Panther and much more! Saturday, 30thJune 2018, at 7.30pm, here at St John’s Church, Bedwardine. Tickets priced at £12 (£5 students) available at www.elgarchorale.com or 01684594570.  Make a date! St John's Church, Worcester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's Church
1A Bromyard Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 5BS
England

Saturday 30th June 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Aaron Copland – Four motets
Henry Mancini – Pink Panther
Henry Mancini – Breakfast at Tiffany's: Moon River
Aaron Copland – Four American songs

Performers

Piers Maxim – Conductor

Elgar Chorale

Programme Note

Come and hear a concert of American Music, including items such as close harmony arrangements of Moon Riverand Pink Panther at St John in Bedwardine Parish Church, St John’s Worcester.

From the original European settlers and their use of music for entertainment and worship, the indigenous Indian music, the slave songs with their ancestry in African rhythms and tunes, American music has many forebears. From these beginnings, the music of present day America is rich in different genres, with spirituals, jazz, ragtime, blues and more conventional classical themes. This concert will give just a small example of some of this music, from Aaron Copeland’s Four Motets and Four American songs to close harmony arrangements of favourites such as Moon River and Pink Panther and much more!

Saturday, 30thJune 2018, at 7.30pm, here at St John’s Church, Bedwardine.

Tickets priced at £12 (£5 students) available at www.elgarchorale.com or 01684594570. Make a date!

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