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Tippett – A Child of our Time.
Parry – I was Glad.
Walton – Crown Imperial March.
Parry – Blest Pair of Sirens
Soprano Emma Morwood
Contralto Rachel Gilmore
Tenor Mark Duff
Bass Philip Smith
Salford Choral Society
Organ and Piano Jonathan Scott
Conductor Dr James Eastham
Tickets: £17.00, concessions £13.00
Tippett's evocative A Child of our Time explores the conflict between a boy and tyrannnical forces, extending the details of a true incident into universal significance. Negro spirituals provide expressive comments on the action. Parry's joyous cantatas with their opulent choral sound comprise the second part of the programme. I Was Glad has been sung at all coronations since Edward VII's in 1901; Blest Pair of Sirens was described as "the noblest music written by an Englishman". Jonathan Scott accompanies the choir and will also play Walton’s glittering Crown Imperial March written for the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
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Location: The Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, Manchester
Contact: Call Sue Hilton on 0161-881 4318 or email her at morville13@aol.com (sorry no credit cards) |
| You can also call the RNCM Box Office on 0161-907 5555, or go to RNCM Box Office
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