Summer Concert – Mass in Blue by Will Todd
Our summer concert will feature ‘Mass in Blue’ by Will Todd with soprano soloist, Megan Strachan (below).
We will be accompanied by: Matthew Morris (Saxophone), Julian Elloway (piano), Pam Smith (drums) and Dave Ayre (Double Bass) and directed by Andrew Hopwood.
Mass in Blue is a Latin mass with a difference! It combines two very different musical traditions: the sung Mass, one of the oldest forms of European music, and the Blues, of African-American origin which paved the way for jazz. The result is a dynamic, uplifting, and highly popular setting of the Latin mass featuring some wonderful blues harmonies which are a joy to sing and to listen to.
The concert will also feature a colourful selection of pieces by choir, soloists and musicians including three songs by Stroud composer, Emily Hall, sung by Kevin Ashby.
Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start and a selection of wines and refreshments will be available during the interval.
Tickets £15 (under 16s free). Book online at bit.ly/ThamesHeadSummer23
Box Office: 0333 666 336
Programme
| I Believe (Quodlibet with the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria) | Drake, Graham, Shirland and Stillman |
| The Lord is my Shepherd Psalm 23 | Howard Goodall |
| Three Songs (Befalling; End of the Ending, Hopelessly) | Emily Hall |
| (Solos by Kevin Ashby) | |
| Kyrie from Mass for Four Voices | William Byrd |
| My Bonnie Lass She Smileth | Thomas Morley |
| Can’t Buy Me Love | Lennon and McCartney arr. Abbs |
| Solo spot or reading | |
| The Water of Tyne | trad. arr. Evelyn Webb |
| Hi Ho Nobody Home | Ray Charles |
| Interval | |
| Mass in Blue | Will Todd |
