Tsunami Relief Concert
given by
The
At
The Oxford Singers with the Mayor and Mayress of Maidstone
The Mayor and Mayoress of
The
concert was the idea of Theresa Weir who with the other
members of The Oxford Singers are all ex-students
of various
All the
musicians are very competent indeed, and most have
featured as either choristers or soloists on CD
recordings
The first
half of the programme began with O Thou, the Central
Orb by Charles Wood and progressed through pieces by
Duruflé, Tallis, Vivaldi, Hadley, Bach and Purcell. The
piece by Vivaldi was Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera a
soprano solo sung beautifully by Charlotte Shipley.
Matthew O’Donovan played to great effect Bach’s
Prelude and Fugue in B Minor BWV544. Evening Hymn
by Purcell featured Theresa Weir singing the alto solo
while Rejoice in the Lord Always (The
Matthew
O'Donovan playing
Prelude & Fugue in B Minor
After the
interval four sections from Pergolesi’s Stabat
Mater were followed by another organ piece Prelude
and Fugue in G BMW 541 played by Tim Burke. A new and
excellent setting of God so Loved the World was
sung to music by Janz. The difficult Tavener piece The
Lamb brought peace and serenity to the church but
after a respectful pause the organ came back to life with
Richard Hills playing Allegro Deciso (from Evocation
op. 37) by Marcus Dupré. The concert ended with
Parry’s My Soul, There Is A Country followed
by
Richard
Hills playing the Willis Chamber Organ
used in duet with the main organ to accompany
Rejoice in the Lord Alway
The
concert raised a total of £621.70 which has been donated
to Red Cross Maidstone Tsunami Relief.
Hopefully
The Oxford Singers will return to All Saints again
in the future when their music making can be enjoyed once
again.