Concert 2
A lively program of Shakespeare settings by Vaughan Williams and Rebecca Clarke, among others, that take us over hill and over dale, from fairies and fantasy to the very real challenges of wooing fair maidens. It includes an outing into the more jazzy side of choral music with songs by George Shearing and John Rutter.
PROGRAM
Charles Wood - Full fathom five
Jaako Mäntyjärvi - Four Shakespeare Songs
Rebecca Clarke - A Lover’s Dirge
Iris Szeghy - Three Shakespeare Songs
Clive Lane - Dreaming Isle
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Three Shakespeare Songs
Alan Murray - O mistress mine
Matthew Harris - Three Shakespeare Songs
John Rutter - It was a lover and his lass*
George Shearing - Songs and Sonnets*
*Accompaniment: jazz piano + double bass
Conductor: Monica Buckland
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