Acknowledged as the peak of choral excellence in the great British tradition, the boys and men of the Choir share their uniquely beautiful vocal timbre in an unmissable selection of favourite classics and sparkling new repertoire, for a concert to remember.
Among the highlights of Program One is Fauré’s timeless and touching Requiem, accompanied by the College’s Organ Scholar; and a nod to their history in English works from their Tudor beginnings through to the present day.
The Program:
Charles Hubert Hastings PARRY Hear my words, ye people
William BYRD Sing Joyfully
Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA Dum complerentur
Peter SCULTHORPE The Birthday of thy King
Brett DEAN Now comes the Dawn
Carl VINE Ring out, wild bells
Benjamin BRITTEN Hymn to St Cecilia, op 27
Gabriel FAURÉ Requiem in D minor, op 48
CANBERRA
Thu July 31 7pm SOLD OUT
I'll be at the box office on the day, hoping for a returned ticket.
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:47 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
TICKETS!?!??! ANYONE NEED TICKETS!?!?!?!?!??
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:30 pm
by Big RR
That looks like a great program; Faure's Requiem is one of my favorite pieces--the In Paradisum is possibly one of the best things I have ever heard. Likewise, while I am no fan of Britten, the Hymn to St Cecilia is one of my favorites of his music. Let us know how it was.
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:02 pm
by Guinevere
I have sung both the Britten and the Palestrina, way way back when. Hope you get through the doors!
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:40 pm
by BoSoxGal
I'd be equally bummed if I missed an opportunity like that close to home . . . here's hoping they have returned seats and you get to go!
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:44 pm
by Gob
Oh deep, deep joy.
I turned up at 5.30 pm, to be told by the girl setting up the ticket office; "There may be tickets returned, but I won't be allowed to sell them until 6.45."
I said I'd sit and wait, and try to catch anyone coming in with a returned one. I had a handmade sign; "HELP!! Desperate to buy a ticket!!!" and sat next to the ticket office.
I chatted up the girl, promising to love her forever, and to teach her how to pronounce "Llewellyn" correctly, if she'd keep me as first refusal on any returns. After a while she called me over; "I've had a return come up on the computer. I'm not supposed to do this, but I'll let you have it now if you want?"(it was only 5.45 then.) "Only one thing it's an "A reserve" ticket so it's $98.00" I bit her arm off.
So I got a great ticket, and as I had an hour to kill before the gig started, I went to the closest pub. Unbelievably they were showing the final hours play from the England vs India cricket match, so I got to watch that too! (Cue usual gibes about boredom.)
The gig itself? Oh god they are good! The purity of the sopranos, the depth of the bass, the unique textures of sound, I have never seen a choir that good before. (My tears started during the Palestrina.)
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:10 pm
by Big RR
Great; glad you could see it. It sounds great.
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:12 pm
by Lord Jim
Gob wrote:Oh deep, deep joy.
I turned up at 5.30 pm, to be told by the girl setting up the ticket office; "There may be tickets returned, but I won't be allowed to sell them until 6.45."
I said I'd sit and wait, and try to catch anyone coming in with a returned one. I had a handmade sign; "HELP!! Desperate to buy a ticket!!!" and sat next to the ticket office.
I chatted up the girl, promising to love her forever, and to teach her how to pronounce "Llewellyn" correctly, if she'd keep me as first refusal on any returns. After a while she called me over; "I've had a return come up on the computer. I'm not supposed to do this, but I'll let you have it now if you want?"(it was only 5.45 then.) "Only one thing it's an "A reserve" ticket so it's $98.00" I bit her arm off.
So I got a great ticket, and as I had an hour to kill before the gig started, I went to the closest pub. Unbelievably they were showing the final hours play from the England vs India cricket match, so I got to watch that too! (Cue usual gibes about boredom.)
The gig itself? Oh god they are good! The purity of the sopranos, the depth of the bass, the unique textures of sound, I have never seen a choir that good before. (My tears started during the Palestrina.)
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:22 pm
by Gob
Jim, did you mean to add something to that?
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:51 am
by Econoline
Apparently Jim has, for the first time ever, been struck speechless...
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:32 pm
by Sue U
Econoline wrote: Apparently Jim has, for the first time ever, been struck speechless...
Adding to the small miracles that abound in this thread.
Maybe there is a God after all.
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:55 pm
by Lord Jim
LOL
I was as puzzled as you folks when I just saw that post; (I thought perhaps I'd had a psychotic break, because I didn't even remember posting it...)
But I figured out what happened...
I clicked on the quote feature to read Strop's small print comments, and rather than just click back, I must have gotten distracted, (that happens a lot around here) and hit the submit button...
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:51 pm
by Big RR
So once again a "miracle" proves to be nothing more than the result of ordinary processes; hardly surprising.
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:42 pm
by Lord Jim
Frankly, I'm disappointed...
I thought perhaps I'd had a psychotic break
I serve up a fat pitch like that, and not one of the Don Rickles or Joan Rivers wannabes we have in this cyber burg takes a cut at it... ?
Ok, I'll do it for you :
I thought perhaps I'd had a psychotic break...
"That explains most of what you post around here..."
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:11 am
by Gob
Next up;
We got tickets for this in advance....
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:57 pm
by Big RR
I saw that a couple of years back, and Lady Bracknell was portrayed by a male actor; other than that it was played as written. Wilde's wit is always a lot of fun.
Re: I could weep...
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:53 pm
by Gob
It was a hoot, the guy playing Algernon stole the show. Put me in mind of Benedict Cummerbatch, but playing wildly (pun) camp!!
I was astounded to be reminded how many classic lines there are in it.
“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.”
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
“If I am occasionally a little over-dressed, I make up for it by being always immensely over-educated.”
“To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.”
Apparently Jim has, for the first time ever, been struck speechless...
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