As mentioned at the rehearsal last Tuesday I’m involved in a concert on Sunday at All Saints Putney with the 1885 Singers, under their new MD Chris Langworthy, which is well worth coming to because (a) I’m playing a shedload of notes, because (b) the programme begins with the searingly beautiful “O, Radiant Dawn” by James Macmillan and especially because (c) I’m not playing for the Macmillan which is unaccompanied. Elsewhere you will hear some very fine baritone singing from Ambrose Connolly, the familiar and rousing strains of Vaughan Williams’ Antiphon which is the last of the Five Mystical Songs, some thigh-slapping music from Elgar (think Elgar meets the Sound of Music and you’re in the zone) and some very jolly nautical stuff from Stanford including the following tantalising lyrics: “there are queer things that only come to sailormen; they’re true but never understood; and I know one thing about the Admiral, that I can’t tell rightly as I should…”
Well if you want to know more you’ll be there on Sunday night. 7.30 kick-off. Medals may be worn.
