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A Nightingale Sang
Saturday 9th June 2018, 7.30pm
St Wilfred's Church, Harrogate
St Wilfred's Church, Harrogate
Why such an English title for a concert of American Music?
"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" was introduced by Judy Campbell in Eric Maschwitz's New Faces Revue in London in April, 1940. It quickly became a wartime favourite in Britain and, after Pearl Harbor, in the States owing to its powerful evocation of feelings of separation and longing for a happier time. The song was written in the same style as American popular songs from what later became known as The Great American Songbook, and it was sung and played by the many well-known American singers and bands. Such American recording artists as Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo and Sammy Kaye made it popular and as a result it was brought to ‘Your Hit Parade’, a radio show listened to by millions of Americans every week. The song fitted so well the feelings and tastes of Americans that very quickly it was transformed into something American even though its imagery is so solidly English. It helped, of course, that the verse which opens with a reference to Mayfair, the London district where Berkeley Square is located, was dropped by almost all American singers!
The concert will include a wide variety of music which has either been composed by Americans or is loved by them. Works will include Bernstein – Chicester Psalms; My Country ‘tis of Thee; Battle Hymn of the Republic; works by Eric Whitacre; works by Morton Lauridsen and many more, including, of course, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square.
Harrogate Choral Society will be accompanied by Thomas Moore on organ and will be conducted by the choir’s Music Director Andrew Padmore.
"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" was introduced by Judy Campbell in Eric Maschwitz's New Faces Revue in London in April, 1940. It quickly became a wartime favourite in Britain and, after Pearl Harbor, in the States owing to its powerful evocation of feelings of separation and longing for a happier time. The song was written in the same style as American popular songs from what later became known as The Great American Songbook, and it was sung and played by the many well-known American singers and bands. Such American recording artists as Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo and Sammy Kaye made it popular and as a result it was brought to ‘Your Hit Parade’, a radio show listened to by millions of Americans every week. The song fitted so well the feelings and tastes of Americans that very quickly it was transformed into something American even though its imagery is so solidly English. It helped, of course, that the verse which opens with a reference to Mayfair, the London district where Berkeley Square is located, was dropped by almost all American singers!
The concert will include a wide variety of music which has either been composed by Americans or is loved by them. Works will include Bernstein – Chicester Psalms; My Country ‘tis of Thee; Battle Hymn of the Republic; works by Eric Whitacre; works by Morton Lauridsen and many more, including, of course, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square.
Harrogate Choral Society will be accompanied by Thomas Moore on organ and will be conducted by the choir’s Music Director Andrew Padmore.
The Magic of Mozart
Saturday 20th October 2018, 7.30pm
Royal Hall, Harrogate
Royal Hall, Harrogate
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Manchester Camerata
Ben Goldsheider Horn Sarah Power Soprano Angharad Lyddon Mezzo Guy Eliot Tenor Jake Muffett Bass Brian Kay Conductor Ticketing for this concert priced from £15 with £5 tickets available for students, under 16s and the unwaged. Tickets from The Harrogate Box Office: Tel 01423 502116 (opening hours 10am to 5pm Mon to Sat) |
Harrogate Choral Society are celebrating their 70th Anniversary in 2018 and Brian Kay is celebrating 30 years in the role of HCS President so what better way to enjoy the celebrations than with a concert of music by Mozart.
Featuring Ben Goldsheider, Horn, who was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2016 the concert will include Divertimento for Strings K136, Missa Brevis K275, Horn Concerto No 4 K495 and the well-loved Requiem K626.
Soloists will be Sarah Power, Soprano; Angharad Lyddon, Mezzo; Guy Eliot, Tenor; and Jake Muffett, Bass. Harrogate Choral Society will be accompanied by the world-renowned Manchester Camerata and conducted of course by Brian Kay.
Tickets will be on sale soon from the Harrogate Theatre Box office priced at £15 and £20 with £5 tickets for students, unwaged and under 16s
Featuring Ben Goldsheider, Horn, who was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2016 the concert will include Divertimento for Strings K136, Missa Brevis K275, Horn Concerto No 4 K495 and the well-loved Requiem K626.
Soloists will be Sarah Power, Soprano; Angharad Lyddon, Mezzo; Guy Eliot, Tenor; and Jake Muffett, Bass. Harrogate Choral Society will be accompanied by the world-renowned Manchester Camerata and conducted of course by Brian Kay.
Tickets will be on sale soon from the Harrogate Theatre Box office priced at £15 and £20 with £5 tickets for students, unwaged and under 16s
Messiah
Friday 7th December 2018, 7.30pm
St Aidan's Church, Leeds
St Aidan's Church, Leeds
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Thomas Moore Organ
Katy Kelly Soprano Chloe Latchmore Mezzo Toby Ward Tenor Edward Seymour Bass Andrew Padmore Conductor Tickets Available - tickets@harrogatechoral.org.uk |
Harrogate Choral Society last sang Messiah at St Aidans in 2015 and are delighted to return to this wonderful church in Leeds, home to the Brangwyn Mosaics. The church also has a fantastic acoustic to fill with the music of Handel.
Soloists will be Katy Kelly, Soprano; Chloe Latchmore, Mezzo; Toby Ward, Tenor; and Edward Seymour, Bass. Harrogate Choral Society will be accompanied by Thomas Moore on organ and conducted by the HCS Music Director Andrew Padmore.
Tickets priced at just £10, with £5 tickets for students, unwaged and under 16s, will be on sale soon from the HCS ticket sales team on tickets@harrogatechoral.org.uk or on the door on the night
St Aidans Church is located at Elford Place West, Leeds LS8 5QD
Soloists will be Katy Kelly, Soprano; Chloe Latchmore, Mezzo; Toby Ward, Tenor; and Edward Seymour, Bass. Harrogate Choral Society will be accompanied by Thomas Moore on organ and conducted by the HCS Music Director Andrew Padmore.
Tickets priced at just £10, with £5 tickets for students, unwaged and under 16s, will be on sale soon from the HCS ticket sales team on tickets@harrogatechoral.org.uk or on the door on the night
St Aidans Church is located at Elford Place West, Leeds LS8 5QD
Messiah
Saturday 8th December 2018, 7.30pm
Royal Hall, Harrogate
Royal Hall, Harrogate
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Manchester Camerata
Jenny Stafford Soprano Gaynor Keeble Mezzo Bo Wang Tenor Alistair Ollerenshaw Bass Andrew Padmore Conductor Ticketing for this concert priced from £17 with £5 tickets available for students, under 16s and the unwaged. Tickets from The Harrogate Box Office: Tel 01423 502116 (opening hours 10am to 5pm Mon to Sat) |
There are many works of classical music that are known to the general public. The Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah is possibly one of the most famous pieces of music ever written, even though it comprises only about one percent of the length of the total work.
Messiah is known as one of the greatest musical works ever produced and it wouldn’t be Christmas in Harrogate without the opportunity to hear this great Oratorio – a form of music that contain dramatic lyrics like an opera, but which is staged as a concert without sets or acting.
Harrogate Choral Society, currently celebrating their 70th Anniversary year, will be joined by soloists Jenny Stafford, Soprano; Gaynor Keeble, Mezzo Soprano; Bo Wang, Tenor; and Alistair Ollerenshaw, Bass. We will be accompanied by the renowned Manchester Camerata and conducted by the HCS Music Director Andrew Padmore.
Tickets will be on sale soon from the Harrogate Theatre Box office priced at £17 and £24 with £5 tickets for students, unwaged and under 16
Messiah is known as one of the greatest musical works ever produced and it wouldn’t be Christmas in Harrogate without the opportunity to hear this great Oratorio – a form of music that contain dramatic lyrics like an opera, but which is staged as a concert without sets or acting.
Harrogate Choral Society, currently celebrating their 70th Anniversary year, will be joined by soloists Jenny Stafford, Soprano; Gaynor Keeble, Mezzo Soprano; Bo Wang, Tenor; and Alistair Ollerenshaw, Bass. We will be accompanied by the renowned Manchester Camerata and conducted by the HCS Music Director Andrew Padmore.
Tickets will be on sale soon from the Harrogate Theatre Box office priced at £17 and £24 with £5 tickets for students, unwaged and under 16