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St Mary's Church
Park Street
Woburn
Bedfordshire
MK17 9PG
England
Tickets
Prices: £20, £15, £10, under-18s £5
Booking line: 01908 583460
Book Tickets
Programme
Will Todd – Mass in Blue
Ken Storry – The Gospel Express
Gwyn Arch – Fly me to the moon (compilation of jazz classics)
Performers
Hilary Cronin – soprano
Ian Smith – Conductor
Jessica Bullen Jazz Quartet
Danesborough Chorus
Programme Note
There will be a jazzy swing to our summer concert when we will perform Will Todd’s Mass in Blue and other jazz classics.
Will Todd is one of the UK’s most sought-after composers. His Mass in Blue is an upbeat setting of the Latin mass for choir. Written in 2003 it follows in the tradition of Dave Brubeck’s jazz-tinged oratorios. It blends jazz and blues with choral singing, has superb pace and has been rapturously received by audiences around the world. There are gospel and blues for the Kyrie, lively pulsating rhythms for the Gloria, a haunting ballad for the Agnus Dei, and a return to the upbeat Credo for a grand finale. Will’s reputation has taken off in recent years. His anthem The Call of Wisdom was commissioned for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and his arrangement of Amazing Grace was performed at President Obama’s Inauguration Day service.
The programme also includes the collection Fly me to the moon and other jazz classics including five classic jazz standards, superbly arranged in a vocal jazz style by Gwyn Arch.
We will also perform The Gospel Express, a medley of three spirituals: Get on Board, Little Children; Mary Had a Baby; and Bound for Glory composed for Danesborough Chorus by a former choir member, Ken Storry. The concert will also include a set for jazz quartet.
