BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA FASCINATING RHYTHM

SUMMERTIME

SPANISH SERENADE

SOLOIST NICK PARNELL

Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann (1963)

George and Ira Gershwin (1924)

George Gershwin

Sir Edward Elgar (1892)

CLAVELITOS (CARNATIONS)

I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN

EMBRACEABLE YOU

MACK THE KNIFE

Joaquin Valverde Sanjuan

Cole Porter (1936)

George and Ira Gershwin (1928)

Kurt Weill, and Bertolt Brecht (1928)

KOKOMO

JAMAICA FAREWELL

JAVA JIVE

BEGIN THE BEGUINE

SOLOIST NICK PARNELL

NIGHT AND DAY

A GERSHWIN SWING SET

ALL THAT JAZZ

The Beach Boys. (1988) Jamaican folk song Ben Oakland and Milton Drake (1940) Cole Porter (1935)

Cole Porter (1932)

George and Ira Gershwin

Fred Ebb and John Kander (1975)

= PROGRAM =

= INTERVAL =

The start-

Ready to start: watch me!

presented by the ladies. A simple, but lovely lullaby, and beautifully delivered.

Guest artist, Nick Parnell, had two solo brackets where he demonstrated his

He also explained the workings and history of the instrument, which is not well-known.

Crossing the stage, to accompany the choir on drums and bongo, and to be close to the piano, Nick provided percussion accompaniment to

Our accompanist, Chris Matters, did a sterling job, with many tricky musical parts to master and deliver.

Nick and Chris propelling us through.

The left hand side (from the audience perspective), with sopranos and tenors.

güiro , adding a Caribbean flavour and beat to the male voice troupe. (NB: The Music

During the concert, between each item, Ian explained the (often) unexpected links between the songs that we sang.

Close-up of the right-hand side of the choir, in the Encore. The song was

concert in a lively way.

Our next concert will feature

Puccini’s lovely

“Messa di Gloria”,

plus we will inspire and delight you with an

afternoon of some of your

favourite opera choruses.

Put it in your diary now!

Want more information? Free call 1800 717 483 or visit our website: https://hillschoralsociety.org/

Sunday October 20 at 2:30 pm.

Blackwood Church of

Christ

Thanks to Dee Elliott for the excellent photos, The Blackwood Church of Christ for the use of their fine facility, the army of workers (kitchen ladies,

platform party, and FOH people), AND our great audience.

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