Ideals and Idylls
English and American music to celebrate Thomas Paine
Orlando Chamber Choir
James Weeks, director
Thursday 11 June 2009, 19:30
St Mary Aldermary [ map ]
Watling Street, London EC4M 9BW
The 200th anniversary of the death of the English revolutionary democrat Thomas Paine sees Orlando Chamber Choir perform a fascinating and beautiful programme of works from both Paine's native land and the country of which he was a founding father. Choral works by Billings, Tippett and Skempton, together with folksong arrangements from both lands, offer a stirring portrait of the human spirit.
Programme details
| William Billings (1746 - 1800) | Wake every breath |
| Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930) | Yarmouth Fair |
| Ernst Moeran (1894 - 1950) | The Sailor and Young Nancy |
| Percy Grainger (1882 - 1961) | Brigg Fair |
| Howard Skempton (1947 - ) | The Flight of Song |
| William Billings (1746 - 1800) | Creation |
| When Jesus wept | |
| Lamentation over Boston | |
| John Rutter (1945 - ) | O waly, waly |
| Michal Tippett (1905 - 1998) | from A Child of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals |
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