Wimbledon Chamber Choir
Saturday, 12 July 2008 at 7.30pm at St Mary the Virgin, Merton
and
Saturday, 19 July 2008 at 7:30pm at Christ Church, Brockham Green
"If music be the food..."
Music from the time of Shakespeare, and settings of Shakespearian words
Jacqueline Dean (Soprano)
Yvonne Oulton (piano)
Peter Smith (Conductor)
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Come thou monarch of the vine Crabbed age and youth Over hill, over dale |
Henry Bishop (1786-1855) Richard Stevens (1757-1837) John Hatton (1809-1886) |
| {19 July Concert Only} | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
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Take, O take those lips away When icicles hang by the wall Orpheus with his lute Jacqueline Dean (Soprano), Yvonne Oulton (piano) |
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| Three Shakespeare Songs: | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
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1. Full fathom five 2. The cloud-capp'd towers 3. Over hill, over dale |
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| Three Pieces from Richard III: | William Walton (1902-1983) |
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1. March 2. Elegy 3. Scherzetto Peter Smith (organ) |
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Surgens Jesus Ave verum corpus Great Lord of Lords Praise our Lord, all ye gentiles |
Peter Philips (1560-1628) William Byrd (1539-1623) Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) William Byrd (1539-1623) |
| INTERVAL | |
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Fantasia on Greensleeves Geraldine Hine (violin), Peter Smith (piano) |
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
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Who is Sylvia? Hark! Hark! the lark It was a lover and his lass |
Samuel Webbe (1742-1816) Benjamin Cooke (1734-1793) Richard Stevens (1757-1837) |
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{12 July Concert Only} Coronation March: Crown Imperial Peter Smith (organ) |
William Walton (1902-1983) |
| {19 July Concert Only} The sky above the roof Silent Noon Under the greenwood tree Sign no more, ladies Jacqueline Dean (Soprano), Yvonne Oulton (piano) |
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Mervyn Horder (1910-1997) Mervyn Horder (1910-1997) |
| In Windsor Forest: | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
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1. The conspiracy 2. Drinking Song 3. Falstaff and the Fairies 4. Wedding Chorus 5. Epilogue |