A Summer Beat, a concert in aid of Save the Family and World Vision, was our first under the curation and direction of Sue Marrs. Our regular pianist superstar, Alison Moss, was joined by the excellent Neil Middleton on drums and percussion, to accompany a range of musical styles (full list below)
Other special guests were Poppy Hayward who joined Alison to delight the audience with a Jazz Suite of piano duets, Latin, Blues & Swing (Mike Emerson) and Fin Paterson who treated us to the ultra smooth, I Get a Kick Out of You (Cole Porter) and You Make Me Feel so Young (Myrow & Gordon).
As a community choir, we sing for fun and fellowship. Concerts are an opportunity to showcase our progress to our ever loyal supporters, raise awareness of causes that were admire, and a bit of funds to support them. We are grateful to all who came to support us and our wonderful guests. Also to the wonderful Alison and Sue for their patience and encouragement to bring out the very best in us.
We were delighted that funds raised from ticket and raffle sales contributed £450.00 to support the work of Save the Family and World Vision.
Our next concert will be in December.
Full Programme
Go down, Moses & O Happy Day! Traditional
arr. Alexander L’Estrange
Beatles Medley Lennon & McCartney, arr. Roger Emerson
Piano Duet Poppy Hayward & Alison Moss
1. Latin & 2. Blues from Jazz Suite for piano duet Mike Cornick
Summertime George & Ira Gershwin, arr. Roger Emerson
The Rose Amanda McBroom, arr. Teena Chinn
A Million Dreams Pasek & Paul, arr. Roger Emerson
Solo Fin Paterson
I get a kick out of you Cole Porter
On the sunny side of the street Jimmy McHugh,
arr. Rosana Eckert
Interval
I make my own sunshine Alyssa Baillie Bonagura,
arr. Jack Zaino
Over the rainbow Harold Arlen, arr. Joanna Forbes
Piano Duet Poppy Hayward & Alison Moss
3. Swing from ‘Jazz suite for piano duet’ Mike Cornick
Fly me to the moon Bart Howard, arr. Roger Emerson
Solo Fin Paterson
You make me feel so young Myrow & Gordon
Standing in the need of prayer Traditional
arr. Alexander L’Estrange
All night, all day Traditional arr. Greg Gilpin