2008's concerts:
7:30 pm
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St. Helens Parish Church
Taken from Wikipedia:
The Armed Man is the name of a Mass by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, subtitled "A Mass for Peace". The piece was commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds for the Millennium celebrations and was initially dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis. Like Benjamin Britten's War Requiem before it, it is essentially an anti-war piece. Also like Britten's work, this piece is based on the Christian Mass which he combines with other sources, principally the fifteenth century folk song L'homme armé in the first and last movements.
The text includes words from the Islamic call to prayer, the Bible (e.g. the Psalms and Revelation), the Ordinary of the Mass (e.g. Kyrie Eleison, Sanctus), texts from authors such as Rudyard Kipling and Alfred Lord Tennyson, as well as a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing.
Taken from Wikipedia:
Released in 1995, Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary is the first album by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins as part of the Adiemus project. This album quickly garnered critical acclaim as the title track "Adiemus" had been previously well received during its use in a Delta Air Lines television commercial and release on the album Pure Moods.
5:00 pm
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Victoria Square
On Saturday, 15th November, we shall be singing at the Christmas lights switch-on in Victoria Square at 5p.m.
7:30 pm
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St. Helens Town Hall
The choir and orchestra will be conducted by Peter Kwater, with our regular rehearsal accompanist Judi Blakemore playing continuo.
Performing at this concert:
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Bass:
David Usher
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Soprano:
Sarah Helsby Hughes
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Contralto:
Marion Ramsay
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Tenor:
David Usher
We are looking forward to returning to the Town Hall and are very grateful to Mike Littlewood, the Theatre Manager at St. Helens Theatre Royal for the loan of the staging.
7:30 pm
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St. Aidan’s Church
On Saturday, December 20th, 2008, we are giving a Concert of Carols and Christmas music at St. Aidan’s Church, Billinge at 7.30pm. Conducted as usual by Peter with John Walton playing the organ.
Admission is £3.50, including refreshments, and proceeds are for church funds.