Royston Choral Society

Concert, 20th June 2009

St Mary's, Guilden Morden

The concert opened strongly with Scarlatti's Exultate Deo, and was followed by a rapid succession of some of our musical director's favourite pieces including madrigals, folk songs and lighter pieces.
The audience were obviously enjoying themselves, smiling broadly both at the music, and at David's anecdotes. According to a member of the audience, "it was a wonderful medley which really set the mood for summer".
We were fortunate to have members of the East Herts Youth Orchestra both accompanying us, and playing solos. They displayed some really promising talent.
The concert finished with an arrangement of Nice 'n Easy, and for the encore: Duke Ellington's I'm beginning to see the light.

Elisabeth Spain, Publicity Officer

Programme
Choir and Orchestra
Exultate Deo	Alessandro Scarlatti
Choir
Come again	John Dowland
Adieu sweet Amaryllis	John Wilbye
As torrents in summer	Edward Elgar
Begone Dull Care	arranged by Gordon Jacob
My delight	Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Emily Stacey – cello
Elegy	Carl Davis
Hannah Webb - flute
2nd movement from ‘Concerto No.2’	Mozart
Choir
The Seal Lullaby	Eric Whitacre
They can't take that away from me	George Gershwin
Don't it make my brown eyes blue	Richard Leigh
Choir & Orchestra
Where the gentle Avon flows	Ronald Binge
Orchestra
O du lieber Augustin	traditional Bavarian
INTERVAL
Choir
Where do I begin	Francis Lai
Can’t buy me love	Lennon & McCartney
Money money money	Benny Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Bethan Gifford - viola
Méditation from ‘Thaïs’	Jules Massenet
Tom Marlow – violin
2nd movement from ‘Concerto in C major’	Haydn
Choir
Nice ‘n Easy 1. Magic Moments 2. And I Love Her So 3. Catch a Falling Star 4. Try to Remember	arranged by Alan Simmons Burt Bacharach Perry Como & Bobby Goldsboro Perry Como Harvey Schmidt
I’m beginning to see the light	Duke Ellington and friends
Choir & Orchestra
Blue Suede Shoes	Carl Perkins

The Players
Flute Hannah Miller Hannah Webb	Violin Aislinn Cooling Eleanor Healy-Birt David Honour Tom Marlow Emma Tripp	Cello Emily Stacey
Oboe Hannah Tripp	Bass David Price	Bassoon Amy Branch

Viola Bethan Gifford

Percussion Henry Fynn

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