Time Flies......

We had a most enjoyable afternoon on Sunday 26th November at the Time Flies… concert featuring our Vice President, Barry Clark, Janet Cowley and Simon Gray. Barry enthralled us with various anecdotes about his long musical career and there were songs as well as readings reflecting different aspects of his experiences over this time. There was something for everyone in the eclectic selection of music which, in addition to work by Gilbert and Sullivan, included pieces by a range of other composers such as Lerner, Coward and Lloyd Webber. The concert also featured festive items perhaps most notably a beautiful rendition of Britten's Corpus Christi Carol. I think we were all also particularly moved by Janet's reading from her adaptation of the memoirs of Jessie Bond which was accompanied by music. What a lovely start this very well attended event made to our Christmas celebrations.

Items Included

Gilbert and Sullivan:

The Sorcerer  - My Name Is John Wellington Wells

The Sorcerer  - Oh, I Have Wrought Much Evil With My Spells

The Pirates of Penzance - Oh, False One

Iolanthe - The Nightmare Song

The Grand Duke  - Come Bumpers, Aye Ever So Many

The Boyfriend - It’s Never Too Late

Here I'll Stay - Love Life

Gigi - Ah Yes, I Remember It Well

The Phantom of The Opera - All I Ask Of You

Chess - Anthem

Elisabeth - I Belong To Me

Festive songs included:

Little Road To Bethlehem

Corpus Christi Carol

The Carol Singers

Other items included:

Puccini: Tosca  - Recondita Armonia

Lehar: The Count Of Luxembourg  - Lip To Lip

Coward: Waiting In The Wings

Sondheim: Anyone Can Whistle

Bronxville Darby & Joan

And assorted readings