Happy Birthday Britten!
Sunday, 10 November 2013
The year 2013 marks the centenary of Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), the most celebrated English composer of the 20th century.
To mark the occasion, the University of Reading Chamber Choir will be performing a special lunchtime concert, their first of the academic year, on Tuesday 19 November in Palmer G10, 1.10pm
All staff, students and guests are very welcome.
Conductor - Joanna Bywater
Piano - Peter Toye
Purcell - I Was Glad
Purcell - Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences
Bach - two movements from Motet No.3
Choral - Jesu Meine Freude
Chorus - Es ist Nun Nichts Verdammliches
Brahms - Die Mainacht
Solo: Joanna Bywater
Ireland - Sea Fever
Solo: Mark Bassett
Ireland - The Hills
Quilter - Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Solo: Emma Penn
Britten - Hymn to the Virgin
Solo Quartet: Lydia Hart, Quentin Ma, Archie Maybury, Mark Bassett
Britten - The Ballad of Green Brook