2019 Summer Chorale Concert
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Saturday 22nd June
Community Centre, Packet Lane, Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth LA5 8DW 7:30pm |
A Trip Down Memory Lane!
Songs from the lighter side of our repertoire
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Tickets: £7
Available from:
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All Time FAVOURITES
- Andrew Lloyd Webber - In Concert (A selection of his most memorable songs)
- The Beatles - In Revue (featuring a medley of their classic hits)
- Howard Goodall's Great Big Tunes - Including: The Vicar of Dibley (Psalm 23), Red Dwarf, Mr Bean, Blackadder
- By Popular Request - The Bare Necessities, The Girl from Ipanema, Satin Doll
Trial by Jury
Gilbert & Sullivan - and more (To be confirmed)
Fred Sullivan as The Learned Judge
Trial by Jury is a comic opera in one act, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by William Gilbert. It was first produced on 25 March 1875, at London's Royalty Theatre, where it initially ran for 131 performances and was considered a great hit, receiving much critical praise.
The story concerns a "breach of promise of marriage" lawsuit in which the judge and legal system are the objects of lighthearted satire. It is quite short, only forty minutes, and contains no spoken dialogue. It is indeed a little gem of wit, sentiment and charm. The absurdities that can come from a breach of promise case, when the sensibilities of the jury and the judge are affected, was just the sort of subject to inspire Gilbert, and the libretto he produced in turn inspired Sullivan to write some of his most sparkling music.
The part of the judge in the first production was played by Fred Sullivan, the composer's brother.
The story concerns a "breach of promise of marriage" lawsuit in which the judge and legal system are the objects of lighthearted satire. It is quite short, only forty minutes, and contains no spoken dialogue. It is indeed a little gem of wit, sentiment and charm. The absurdities that can come from a breach of promise case, when the sensibilities of the jury and the judge are affected, was just the sort of subject to inspire Gilbert, and the libretto he produced in turn inspired Sullivan to write some of his most sparkling music.
The part of the judge in the first production was played by Fred Sullivan, the composer's brother.
William Schwenck Gilbert
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Arthur Seymour Sullivan
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Listing of Future Concerts |
Links to other events: Our friends, with whom we have reciprocal arrangements.
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2019 Winter Concert
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30th November 2019
Lancaster Priory,Priory Close, Lancaster LA1 1YZ 7:30 pm |
Handel’s Messiah
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We return to the Lancaster Priory for a performance of Handel’s sacred oratorio Messiah as part of our 2019 Christmas celebrations.
Handel’s Messiah has featured on our programme every three years or so and is a true tradition of ours, featuring the sublime voices of our special guest vocalists, combined with the majestic sounds of a live orchestra. The magic of a full choir singing this beloved masterpiece in the majestic Lancaster Priory makes Handel’s Messiah a Christmas concert not to be missed!    |
George Frideric Handel
1685 - 1759
Worthy is the Lamb
- Original Score
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2020 Spring Concert
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Saturday 4th April 2020
Ashton Hall, George Street, Lancaster LA1 1PL 7:30 pm |
Nelson Mass - Joseph Haydn
The Nelson Mass ('Mass In Time Of Fear') is arguably Haydn's most dramatic and exciting mass - famous for its striking scoring, fine fugal writing and the thrilling syncopated 'amens' building to a shattering climax.
The Nelson Mass ('Mass In Time Of Fear') is arguably Haydn's most dramatic and exciting mass - famous for its striking scoring, fine fugal writing and the thrilling syncopated 'amens' building to a shattering climax.
Joseph Haydn
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Lord Nelson, for whom the
mass is nicknamed
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Mass in G - Franz Schubert
By far his most well‐known and frequently performed sacred work today is his second mass, the Mass in G Major, which he composed in less than a week in March of 1815. It is a relatively small-scale work accompanied strings and organ. It is musically also relatively simple, but fresh and bright and cheeky with plenty of tunes and panache. |
Franz Schubert
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Gloria - Karl Jenkins
Gloria is high on drama, with Jenkins' predilection for the sounds of ethnic and Third World cultures very much in evidence. The third movement in particular, a setting of Psalm 150, brings to mind his ever-popular Adiemus, with its primeval-sounding harmonies, declamatory choral style and pounding drummed rhythms. This is music that engages, whips up and then soothes the listener. Gloria will probably keep Jenkins at the top of most-performed polls for some time to come. |
Karl Jenkins
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