Between January and May we give a series of concerts, mostly in churches and church halls. We change the programme each year, but during a season, it remains constant: solos, ensembles and choruses from a selection of the G&S operas, and usually from one or two other works.
Our programme for the 2006 series is as follows:
| Ruddigore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Welcome gentry | Chorus | |
| Introduction | ||
| Fair is Rose | Ladies' Chorus and Solo | |
| Sir Rupert Murgatroyd | Solo and Ladies' Chorus | |
| I know a youth | Duet | |
| Painted emblems | Men's Chorus and Solos | |
| When the night wind howls | Solo and Men's Chorus | |
| I once was a very abandoned person | Duet | |
| When a man has been a naughty baronet | Solos and Chorus | |
| Introduction | ||
| Non G&S Section | ||
| Swing" "Time (Jerome Kern) | The way you look tonight | Chorus |
| Tom Jones (Edward German) | January Morning | Solo |
| Waltz Song | Solo | |
| The Merry Widow (Lehar) | Gay Maxim's | Solo |
| Melody in waltz time | Chorus | |
| Introduction | ||
| The Gondoliers | ||
| Take a pair of sparkling eyes | Solo | |
| On the day when I was wedded | Solo | |
| Finale Act 1 from Come let's away to end | Solos and Chorus | |
| Iolanthe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | ||
| When all night long | Solo | |
| Strephon's a member of parliament | Chorus | |
| Dialogue | ||
| When Britain really ruled the waves | Solo and Chorus | |
| Dialogue | ||
| In vain to us you plead | Solos and Chorus | |
| Dialogue | ||
| O foolish fay | Solo and Ladies' Chorus | |
| Nightmare song | Solo | |
| Dialogue | ||
| If you go in | Trio | |
| If we're weak enough to tarry | Duet | |
| Introduction | ||
| Princess Ida | ||
| From the distant panorama | Chorus | |
| We are warriors three | Solos and Chorus | |
| If you give me your attention | Solo and Chorus | |
| A lady fair | Solo | |
| Now wouldn't you like to rule the roast | Duet | |
| Introduction | ||
| H.M.S Pinafore | ||
| Fair moon | Solo | |
| Refrain, audacious tar | Duet | |
| Finale Act 1 from Let's give three cheers -to end | Chorus and Solos | |
For venues and dates, see our 2006 Calendar.
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