GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
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SATURDAY 20 MARCH 2004
GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
2.00pm — 2.20pm.
Aaron Copland: Old American Songs (chorus + piano)
[10.00]
2.25pm — 2.30pm.
Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium
[5.00]
SATB a cappella
2.30pm — 2.40pm.
Randall Thompson: Alleluia
[6.00]
SATB a cappella
2.45pm — 3.45pm.
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
[25.00]
0.0.0.0 — 0.3.3.0 — timps+7 — 2 harps —strings — treble (or countertenor) solo - chorus
3.50pm — 4.59pm.
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
[9.00]
Strings only
INTERVAL
4.30pm — 4.35pm.
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
[4.00]
Brass 4.3.3.1 — timps+2
4.40pm — 5.30pm.
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms 50th Anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
5.5.0.4 — 4.5.3.1 — timps+1 — harp — 2 pianos —strings (cellos/basses only) & chorus
[25.00]
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SATURDAY 20 MARCH 2004
GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL
GPC PROMOTION
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
[4.00]
Brass — timps
Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium
[5.00]
SATB a cappella
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
[9.00]
Strings only
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms 50th Anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
[25.00]
Choir and orchestra
43.00
INTERVAL
Aaron Copland: Old American Songs (Choir + piano)
[10.00]
i)
| bought me a cat (SATB)
1.40
ii)
At the River (SATB)
2.00
iii)
Simple Gifts (SA)
1.20
iv)
Long Time Ago (SATB)
2.00
v)
Ching-a-Ring Chaw (SATB)
1.40
Randall Thompson: Alleluia
[6.00]
SATB a cappella
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
[25.00]
Choir, soloists and orchestra
41.00
with the Forest Philharmonic Orchestra
Rehearsal: 2.30-5.30pm.
This programme brings together some of the best choral and orchestral music written by
American composers. A more reflective first half, opened by Copland’s stunning “Fanfare
for the Common Man” includes Barber’s glorious “Adagio for strings”, recognised as a
national anthem at sombre occasions, in the same way that “Nimrod” is played in this
country. The Lauridsen anthem follows the same vein and Stravinsky’s “Symphony of
Psalms” concludes the first half in the most ethereal tones. The second half kicks off in
lighter vein with some of Copland’s “Old American Songs” — great fun! — and after a brief
excursion into Randall Thomson’s “Alleluia”, the evening closes with Bernstein’s brilliantly
ebullient “Chichester Psalms”. Variety is the name of the game —brass fanfares,