CONCERTS





Saturday 26 June 2004 : Lady Manners School, Bakewell, Derbyshire : 7.30 pm

To mark their 25th anniversary, the Bakewell Choral Society have commissioned Neil Ardley to compose a new choral work that celebrates song and singing. Called Cantabile and featuring pianist Gillian Bithel, the first performance will take place at this concert under conductor Richard Barnes. The choral society will also perform the work with which they began life 25 years ago: Haydn's Creation.


Summer 2004 : Brentwood

Creation Mass, Neil Ardley's large choral setting of poems by Patrick Huddie, will be performed by the Brentwood Choral Society. Strings will be added to the original score for this performance, in which some of the sections will be narrated by Patrick Huddie. The programme will also include St Nicholas by Britten.