Come and Sing "George Shearing"

Winchester Philharmonic Choir

This year's theme is settings from Shakespeare, with works written 300 years apart, “Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare” by Shearing (1999) and selected choruses from Purcell’s opera The Fairy Queen (1692) based on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

“Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare” is a collection of pieces by the blind jazz pianist, George Shearing, consisting of seven settings, some a cappella, some with piano and string bass. They are fresh, exciting, and very accessible and give us the opportunity to perform works outside of our usual repertoire as do the Purcell choruses.

Timetable:

10.00 Registration

10.30 Rehearsal

12.30 Lunch break (Weather permitting we can picnic on the lawn outside Music School, please bring a picnic and something to sit on, or there are several pubs and cafés within walking distance)

13.30 Rehearsal

16.00 Performance

Please note that there is no parking at Music School, so please use Winchester central car parks.