Early in the last century a revival of interest in folk music led some of our foremost composers to collect and arrange traditional songs. Examples include Vaughan Williams, Holst, Grainger, Warlock and Britten. In this concert we will feature arrangements harmonised for male voices. Some of these skilful and charming arrangements are undeservedly seldom performed. We will also explore more recent and international contributions to this genre.
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Performers
Imperial Male Voice Choir
Deborah Miles-Johnson Musical Director
Programme
Composer name Title of piece
Gustav Holst Six Choral Folksongs: I Sowed the Seeds of Love – There Was a Tree – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – The Song of the Blacksmith – I Love My Love – Swansea Town
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Seeds of Love – The Turtle Dove – Bushes and Briars – Down Among the Dead Men – High Germany
Percy Grainger Shallow Brown
Benjamin Britten The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
Peter Warlock Captain Stratton’s Fancy
Michael Tippett Two spirituals from A Child of Our Time
