Next Performance - ‘Midsummer Madness’
Taunton’s premier chamber choir Amici has had a busy year so far, with a huge performance of the Verdi Requiem and a sell-out Easter concert of Haydn and Fauré, both with OrchestraWest. After a short break we’ll be back to work on our next presentation. We do like to let their hair down occasionally and in June we will show this lighter side with a concert called ‘Midsummer Madness’. Jazz will be a central element, and the choir will be accompanied by a trio of Taunton talent, in the form of Colin Albery on piano, Ron Prentice on bass and Jamie Smale on drums.
A featured work in what will be a very up-beat and light-hearted programme is George Shearing’s ‘Songs and Sonnets of Shakespeare’, five settings of the Bard’s words written in 1985. (Sir) George Shearing was born on 1919 in Battersea, London. Blind from birth, he started to learn piano at the age of three, and has had a long musical career here and in the US, with over 300 published compositions.
The concert is on Saturday 27th June at 7:30 p.m. in St. James’s Church, Taunton. Tickets at £8.50 (Adult), £5.00 (12-18yrs), under 12 free, can be had from Taunton Tourist Information (01823 336344), Gillian Greig Music
(01823 333317) or on the door on the night.
