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An Evening with Willard White

Copland: American Songs, Mozart and Handel Arias, Spirituals, Ravel: Introduction and Allegro and Mozart: Oboe Quartet, with Chamber Orchestra, leader, Stephen Bingham

For Bromsgrove Festival, 2006:

Chamber Music of Howard Blake with Martyn Hill, tenor

Shakespeare Songs, Flute Quintet, Farewell my Gentle Harp, Pennillion, Trio, flute, cello harp

(CD, Meridian, 2007)

THE FRENCH COLLECTION

The French Collection is a musical trip round some of the most beautiful areas of France, including Songs from the Auvergne and Brittany, arias and entr'actes from Carmen, Faure's evocative Sicilienne, Ibert's Divertissement, a brief visit to Jersey and finally, to Paris! The narration is taken from seasoned French travellers, past and present. The programme is humorous, atmospheric and likely to make you book a place on the next ferry to Calais!

Programme:

Parade Ibert

Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines

Fanfare Woolfenden

Henry V "The Night Watch" Walton

Le Soleil Monte Breton Folksong

Dolly Berceuse Faure

Entracte Richard Rodney Bennett

La Fille aux Cheveux de Laine Debussy

Two Old French Tunes Arr. Walker

La Douce Annette Breton Folksong

La Soupe au Lait Breton Folksong

Gymnopedie Satie

Bailero

Entracte from Carmen Bizet

Danse Boheme from Carmen Bizet

Chasse a Valabre Milhaud

Joutes Sur L’Arc Milhaud

Plaisirs D’Amour Martini

Sicilienne Faure

La Maousinglade Milhaud

Soun, soun (Song from the Auvergne)

Lirou, Lirou (Song from the Auvergne)

Obal Din Lou Limousi (Song from the Auvergne)

Claire de Lune Debussy

The Swan Saint Saens

The Cakewalk Debussy

Sextet, Last Movement Poulenc

Paris Jacques Brel

J’aimais Jacques Brel

Galop Ibert



	*SWEET SWAN OF AVON* Sweet Swan of Avon is English Serenata's extravaganza on Shakespeare and England, broadcast on prime time Saturday night Czech TV (with Czech sub-titles)! John Nettles was the narrator on this occasion, telling the story of theatre and town life in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon from Shakespeare's birth to present day performances of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The CD of the music has also received high acclaim. Songs and interlude music for the theatre and for the great Stratford Jubilee by British composers are interspersed with words by the bard himself and amusing anecdotes, narrated by a leading actor from the RSC. Programme: The Warwickshire Lad Charles Dibdin Full Fathom Five Robert Johnston Thou soft-flowing Avon Thomas Arne Macbeth Richard Leveridge It was a lover and his lass William Mathias Under the Greenwood Tree Howard Blake Final Dance William Mathias Blow, blow Guy Woolfenden Horn Calls and Interlude Raymond Leppard Philomel Guy Woolfenden Jeremy’s Jig Jeremy Sams Cuckoo Song Thomas Arne Pavane-Gigue-Pavane Guy Woolfenden Tell me where is fancy bred? James Walker Harp Dance Charles Warren Ariel’s Song Guy Woolfenden Orpheus with his Lute Arthur Sullivan The Owl and the Cuckoo Guy Woolfenden You spotted snakes Ilona Sekacz Masque Richard Rodney Bennett The Welsh Song Guy Woolfenden Doll's Entrance Ralph Vaughan Williams Dance Leslie Bridgewater Hark, hark the lark James Walker Daffodils Lennox Berkeley Waltz John Gardner Take those lips away John Wilson Pavane Nigel Hess Dance Nigel Hess It was a lover and his lass Howard Blake Sigh no more, ladies James Walker When that I was an' a little tiny boy Anthony Bernard *A NIGHT IN OLD VIENNA* A Night in Old Vienna takes the audience back to the days when Vienna was the capital of music and dance. Amusing comments by the composers themselves introduce works by Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven, as well as Waltzes, Polkas and operetta by Strauss and Lehar. The romance of the Vienna Woods is evoked by local folk songs and dance. As an encore, The Sound of Music has to be the universally popular evocation of Austria. Programme: The Lavender Seller's Waltz Distelgruber Papageno’s song, The Magic Flute Mozart Voi che sapete, Marriage of Figaro Mozart Finale from Quintet for piano and wind Mozart Finale from Divertimento no 1 in F Haydn Clarinet Trio, variations Beethoven Mr Urian Beethoven Swabian Folksong German Dances Schubert Hobellied ("The Song of the Carpenter and his Plane") Fiakerlied ("The Cabby's Song") Gustav Pick Vienna, City of my Dreams Wien, Wien, nur du allein Siczinsky Die Forelle Schubert The Blue Danube Strauss Waltz Brahms Laughing Song from "Die Fledermaus" Johann Strauss Vergnugungszug Johann Strauss Serenade from Frasquita Lehar Waltz, Gold and Silver Lehar Ich bin der Welt abhangen gekommen (Ruckert Song) Mahler Three songs from "The Sound of Music" Rodgers and Hammerstein My Favourite Things The Lonely Goatherd Edelweiss Tales from the Vienna Woods Johann Strauss
	FROM DUNKIRK TO VE DAY ...with guest artist Rosemary Squires English Serenata's evocative tribute to the forties attracted a full house at Festivals in 2004 and 2005. This unique programme celebrates the musicians and entertainers of World War 2, both Classical and Popular, against a background of the humour and personal tragedy of the period. The music ranges from Bach, Mozart and Beethoven to Glen Miller and swing, with all the old wartime favourites. Rosemary Squires has been delighting packed audiences with her warm personality and joi de vivre. Narrators so far have included Richard Baker, David Jacobs, John Nettles and Shropshire Radio's Eric Smith. Programme on request.