March 2005
St Thomas's Church
Held in
aid of the "SSAFA Forces Help"
charity, this was another varied concert of short pieces, ranging from the
simplicity of traditional spirituals to, for a vocal group, the complexity of
"In the Mood"; from a selection of Randall Thompson's "Frostiana"
to the silly, but enjoyable, "Teddy Bears' Picnic", with all sorts in
between.
The full programme was:
The Entertainer
Scott Joplin
Summertime
George Gershwin
All the things you are
Jerome Kern
Love is meant to make us glad
My love dwelt in a Northern Land
Edward Elgar
Sweet and Low
Joseph Barnby
Full Fathom Five
Charles Wood
The Road Not Taken
Randall Thompson
A Girl’s Garden
Randall Thompson
Choose Something Like a Star
Randall Thompson
Excelsior
Medley
Paul Simon
Let’s do it
Cole Porter
Over the rainbow
Harold Arlen
In the Mood
Joe Garland
Piano solo by Martyn
Strachan - Nocturne in E major Chopin
Deep river
Trad
- arr Brian Trant
He’s the lily of the valley
Trad -
arr
Wendell Whalum
The Teddy Bears’ Picnic
John
Bratton
Medley - My fair lady
Frederick Loewe
