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Prom from Scratch - concert
Special offer on tickets: "Early bird" price of £7.50 held for one more week (web sales only)
Saturday 26th July 2008
Performance 8pm to 10pm

 

 

A great community celebration starring a scratch choir of 80 local singers.
A Sheldon first we're sure you're going to love!

  • Classic prom repertoire to enjoy
  • Plenty of audience participation
  • Dunsford School of dancing - Sailors' Hornpipe
  • Tubular bells - Ring out Wild Bells - Michelle Hiley
  • Rule Britannia, Land of Hope & Glory, Jerusalem - and much more
  • Bring and/or wear your Union Jack
  • Family friendly celebratory evening
  • Part of the Sheldon Festival 2008 marking 21 years of Society of Mary and Martha and 30 years of theatre at Sheldon.
  • Flyer to print
  • Full concert programme
 

Conductor: Roy Nicholson
veteran conductor of many scratch performances
member of the Sing for Pleasure movement
former member of BBC Symphony Chorus

Accompanist: Jonathan Watts
regular accompanist for Exeter Festival Chorus, Counterpoint, Voces
musical director of Plymouth Gilbert & Sullivan Society

  Concert highlights to include
 
Parry Jerusalem. I was glad.
Bach Jesu joy of man's desiring
Rutter For the beauty of the earth
Handel Zadok the Priest
Elgar Land of Hope and Glory
  Rule Britannia
Medley Rogers & Hammerstein on Broadway
 
  Don't miss this fantastic evening - another Sheldon first!
 
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