Details
St Matthew's Church
Widcombe Hill
Bath
Somerset
BA2 6AA
England
Programme
Charles Villiers Stanford – 3 Motets: Beati quorum via
Sergei Rachmaninov – All-night Vigil (Vespers): Bogoroditse Devo
Morten Lauridsen – O magnum mysterium
Orlando Gibbons – The Silver Swan
John Farmer – Fair Phyllis
John Bennet – Weep, O Mine Eyes
Traditional American – Shenandoah
Traditional American – Black Sheep (arr. J Rutter)
Gustav Holst – I love my love, Op.36b no.5
Gerald Finzi – My Spirit sang all day, Op.17 no.3
Robert Lucas Pearsall – Lay a garland in E flat major
Henry Mancini – Breakfast at Tiffany's: Moon River
Rodgers & Hart – Blue Moon (arr. Johnny Priano)
Cole Porter – Midnight in Paris: 'Let's do it'
Various – and more of our favourites!
Performers
Tony Shield – Conductor
Cappella Nova, Wessex
Programme Note
Celebrating 15 years of music-making with Cappella Nova in a concert of our favourite music, chosen by the choir:
- Sacred music
- Folk Songs
- Elizabethan Madrigals
- Victorian Partsongs
- In the Mood - 20th century popular songs
The concert is organised in association with Widcombe Association Events, and is in aid of two local organisations:
- Read Around Bath - bringing the joys of reading into the lives of those who are socially disadvantaged, elderly or simply lonely
- St Matthew's Church Regeneration Project - creating a welcoming enviroment for the whole community, with café, workspaces, meeting rooms and community rooms