Month: June 2018

Carmina Burana in summer Concert 2018

On 23 June 2018 the choir will be singing Carl Orff’s every-popular Carmina Burana, aided by the boys of Holy Trinity Church Choir and soloists Margarita Wood (soprano), Matthew Palfreyman (tenor), and Arthur Bruce (baritone). The accompaniment will be provided by Elin Rees and Robert Woods on pianos and percussion. The conductor will be our Director of Music, Marc Murray.

These forces will also be employed in the other piece in the programme, Jonathan Dove’s Arion and the Dolphin.  This work is a dramatic cantata that was conceived as a companion piece for Carmina Burana. It is scored for countertenor or alto solo, children’s choir, adult mixed choir, two pianos and percussion and told in lively verse by Dove’s long-time collaborator Alasdair Middleton. It was commissioned for Making Music members, receiving its premiere in March 2016. As a member of Making Music, the Southport Bach Choir is delighted to be giving one of the first performances of this delightful work.

The concert will be in our usual venue: Holy Trinity Church, Southport, PR9 0TE, at 7.30 pm.

Tickets £12 available from 01704 540097 or 01704 535208 – or at the door.