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Twyford
Singers A-Z Summer Concert a resounding success!
The
Twyford Singers’ summer concert entitled ‘From Abba to Zadok’
was a toe tapping, whistle stop tour through a variety of musical
genres.
In Loddon Hall the
concert began, to the delight of the audience, with Carl Orff’s
well known “O Fortuna” followed immediately by Mozart’s rousing
“Dies Irae” and deeply moving “Lacrimosa”. 
A
highlight of the first half was an exquisite rendition of Faure’s
“Pie Jesu” by Guest soloist Angela Good, set in context by the
Choir singing “Libera Me” and “In Paradisum”, also from the
same Requiem.
In
the second half, choir and audience obviously enjoyed performing and
hearing a variety of well known songs including “Mamma Mia”,
“Adiemus”, ‘Fill up your glasses!’ (Wagner’s Anvil Chorus),
and a unique rendition of the Leonard Cohen song ‘Hallelujah’
arranged by the Musical Director, Helen Styles.
The
audience joined in enthusiastically with ‘Jerusalem’, and the
concert came to a climax as the choir gave their all in performing
‘Rhythm of Life’.
Audience
comments ranged from ‘excellent’ to ‘fantastic’ and their
faces reflected every ounce of their enjoyment.
Helen
Styles, the singers Musical Director said: ‘The idea for the
summer concert (themes you will know from film and tv) is one I have
had for some time, and I was delighted to get the opportunity to put
it into practice. I have broad musical tastes and the programme
reflected this – it is not very often you get to perform ABBA and
Mozart in the same concert!’ 
‘The
choir have worked very hard for this concert, not only learning
unfamiliar notes (and lots of them), but more importantly learning
how to sing the pieces in the right style for each genre. You cannot
sing Zadok the Priest in the same way you would sing Karl Jenkin's
Adiemus or Howard Goodall's Psalm 23. The choir rose to the occasion
and sang with real commitment.’
Twyford
Singers’ President Mrs Joanna Brown congratulated the choir on
their performance, noting “I confess I was sorely tempted to join
in with Abba’s Mamma Mia!”
Mr
David Brown, the Choir’s concert manager thanked the audience for
being so appreciative, and reminded them that the Choir will be
starting rehearsals in September for both their Christmas Concert
and 50 Years of Singing Celebrations, which are planned to
take place throughout the 2011/2012 season. Anyone interested in
joining the choir can look at the here
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