Sounds and Sweet Airs

St Georges Singers, Poynton

On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, St George’s Singers present a delightful concert of music inspired by the Bard, including settings of his sonnets and songs as well as music from the Elizabethan court that Shakespeare himself may have heard. The music ranges in style from 16th Century madrigals to the 20th century classical music of Vaughan Williams and John Rutter to the foot tapping jazz rhythms of Ward Swingle and George Shearing. There are also songs from three contemporary composers, Emma Lou Diemer, Nils Lindberg and Jaakko Mäntyjärvi who may be less familiar to our audience but are certainly well worth getting to know.

The Singers will be joined by soprano Ella Taylor and lutenist James Akers. Ella, who is the daughter of our Musical Director Neil Taylor, was crowned the BBC’s Chorister of the Year in 2010 and gave a memorable performance in Mozart’s Coronation Mass at our Singing day in 2015. We are thrilled that she will be singing with us again.

The title of the concert is taken from a quote from The Tempest which perfectly describes the experience we offer to our audience at this performance.
“Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight,
and hurt not.

For this concert we have chosen the beautiful, intimate and comfortable setting of our own "home" church. Tickets will be more limited in number than usual so early booking is advisable to avoid disappointment.