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Simple Gifts

Part of the St George's Singers, Poynton 2019-20 Season

Add to my Calendar 28-03-2020 19:30 28-03-2020 21:30 36 Simple Gifts A concert of charming choral works with their origins in the traditional song and dance music of peoples from around the world. Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer (Love Song Waltzes) with piano accompaniment for four hands explore the subject of love. Copland’s Old American Songs are based on traditional Shaker, minstrel, hymn and other tunes reflecting the history of the American nation. Britten’s simple and unpretentious Choral Dances from his opera Gloriana are sung in honour of Queen Elizabeth I by country girls and young rustics. Tormis’s Estonian Lullabies are unembellished four-part settings of songs which lie at the heart of Estonia’s cultural and musical heritage. St Michael and All Angels Church, Stockport DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Michael and All Angels Church
St Michael's Avenue
Bramhall
Stockport
Cheshire
SK7 2PG
England

Programme

Veljo Tormis – Four Estonian Lullabies
Benjamin Britten – Gloriana, Op.53: Choral Dances
Johannes Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op.52 (singers and 4 hands)
Aaron Copland – Old American Songs (first & second set)

Performers

Neil Taylor – Conductor
Peter Durrant – piano
Tim Kennedy – piano

St George's Singers, Poynton

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Programme Note

A concert of charming choral works with their origins in the traditional song and dance music of peoples from around the world. Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer (Love Song Waltzes) with piano accompaniment for four hands explore the subject of love. Copland’s Old American Songs are based on traditional Shaker, minstrel, hymn and other tunes reflecting the history of the American nation. Britten’s simple and unpretentious Choral Dances from his opera Gloriana are sung in honour of Queen Elizabeth I by country girls and young rustics. Tormis’s Estonian Lullabies are unembellished four-part settings of songs which lie at the heart of Estonia’s cultural and musical heritage.

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