Whilst much of our repertoire works well with piano accompaniment or ‘a cappella’, there are some pieces that sound so much better with a full band playing along.
For our second collaboration with the Band of the Surrey Yeomanry their Musical Director (and one of our former members), Michael Withers, arranged joint numbers ranging from grand opera through Victoriana to a rhythm and blues classic.
In addition the two groups performed an eclectic variety of their own favourites. With the backing of Reigate Heath Golf Club we aimed to raise money for the charity PSDS supporting young people with Down Syndrome.
Programme
Performers
Imperial Male Voice Choir
Deborah Miles-Johnson Musical Director
Band of the Surrey Yeomanry
Michael Withers Musical Director
Programme
Giuseppe Verdi Ernani (opening chorus)
Adam Gorb Eine Kleine Yiddische Ragmusik
Paul Hart Cartoon
Ralph Vaughan Williams Down Among the Dead Men
Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. Johnny Herford Silent Noon
Adapted by Aaron Copland The Boatmen’s Dance
Charles Villiers Stanford Sailing at Dawn
Sir Arthur Sullivan arr. Doris Arnold The Lost Chord
Franz Schubert Geisterchor
Sir Arthur Sullivan Two songs from Ruddigore: Painted Emblems of a Race and When the Night Wind Howls
arr. Paul Webster What a Wonderful World
arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?
Frederick Loewe Two songs from Paint Your Wagon: Wand’rin’ Star and There’s a Coach Comin’ In
Sir Arthur Sullivan Entrance and March of the Peers (Iolanthe)
Nigel Hess New York
Stephen Bulla Legends of Jazz
Louis Jordan & Billy Austin arr. William White Is You Is or Is You Ain’t
Albert W Ketèlbey In a Monastery Garden
