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Several pieces of music published by Fand are due to be performed soon in Cambridge, in a number of concerts by the St Augustine’s Singers conducted by Philip Mead. Brief details are as follows:
Saving Lives at Sea, part 2: A programme of music on a nautical theme in aid of the RNLI, with a guest apperance of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band (details…); programme includes:
| Thompson | A Red, Red Rose |
| Spofforth | Hail, Smiling Morn |
Christmas Carol Service (see illustration, above) led by former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams; music includes:
| Mead | Christmas Bells |
| Thompson | Carol |
Michaelhouse Lunchtime Carol Concert; programme includes:
| Thompson | Carol |
| Hallas | The Yorkshire Shepherds |
The Huddersfield Singers will be putting on a special Christmas concert this year, entitled A Yorkshire Christmas. This is the event for which The Yorkshire Shepherds was composed, and the piece will receive its first performance at this concert (followed a fortnight later by the St Augustine’s Singers performance in Cambridge; see above).
A Yorkshire Christmas; programme includes:
| Spofforth | Hail, Smiling Morn |
| Hallas | The Yorkshire Shepherds (première) |
St Paul’s Hall is a very attractive former church (now part of the university campus) in the centre of Huddersfield, just across the road from a multi-storey car park. The concert will be compèred by the highly respected musician, Dr Simon Lindley (Organist Emeritus of Leeds Minster), with the Clifton Handbell Ringers as guests. Free seasonal alcohol-free punch will be served in the interval. More extensive details about this concert can be found on The Huddersfield Singers’ website.
Previous announcements may be found in the Fand News Archive.