Pre-Tour Concert "Music for Leipzig"


A goodly audience enjoyed our concert Music for Leipzig last night at Shirley Methodist Church.  Our "big" pieces, Mendelssohn's Four Sacred Partsongs and From the Bavarian Highlands by Elgar, went down very well, and they were stunned by our opening Hallelujah Chorus - sung from memory!

 Our organist, Stephen Perrins gave a magnificent account of JS Bach's Fantasia in G, and one of our altos, Rosemary Asher, brought the house down with a selection of well-known "songs from the shows".

 Following Rosie's spot came a lovely contrast when John paired the Ave Verum Corpus by William Byrd with Ola Gjelo's Ubi Caritas - two pieces written 500 years apart but which go together so well.  The rest of the programme included rousing anthems by Ireland, Bairstow and Wood.  We finished by giving a whether-you-want-it-or-not encore in the shape of John Rutter's The Lord Bless You and Keep You, again sung from memory.

 All bodes well for our tour.  One more rehearsal on Tuesday and then we're off!  Stay in touch with this blog for more news from Germany!

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  1. Unknown30 July 2017 at 06:33

    Really enjoyed your concert last night. Some beautiful pieces. Wishing you a successful trip to Leipzig!

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