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Music Appreciation Group

by Angela - 21:29 on 08 March 2016

Our last meeting was on the 7th March (we always meet on the first Monday of the month) and out theme was Seafarers,Sea and Fishers-

As usual we listened to a varied selection-some oldies and some new to us-making it an interesting and informative time-

Sea Shanties-Opera,Instrumental, Songs and Soloists

Here follows some of the works we heard-

Bizet-the Pearl Fishers-

The Iona Boat song-

Penguin Egg,Nic Jones-

Shenandoah sung by Mark Padmore-

De Falla-Fishermans Song-

Titanic Disaster -Pete Seager-

Paul Robeson singing River Keep away from my Door-

Shoals of Herring-Ewan MaColl

Greenland Whale Fishers-

Russian sailors Dance-Griere

Shenandoah-

Sea Fever-

and quite a few more-

Our next meeting is on the 4th April-at the Lea's residence-theme is yet to be decided.

You are invited to join us-

A. W.

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