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U3A Music Appreciation Group One - October 2022
by Glenys - 08:08 on 11 October 2022
Members of Music Appreciation Group One met on Monday, October 3rd, for a morning celebrating the letter ‘W’ – either composers, musicians or compositions. A very enjoyable two hours ensued, with the following music being played:
Oliver WENDELL HOLMES: Thou Gracious Power, sung by The King Singers and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:
Yuja WANG: Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 3 in C major, Op 26, played by the Verbier Festival Orchestra, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda;
WERNER Van Schnitzler, playing Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen;
Dab WIRÉN: Serenade for Strings, Op 11, played by the English Chamber Orchestra;
Robert WILKINSON: Salve Regina (from the Eton Song Book);
Peter WARLOCK: Capriol Suite en 9, played by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra;
John WILBYE: I Fagiolini singing Weep, weep, mine eyes:
Errollyn WALLEN: Photography:
Kyung Wha Chung, playing WILLIAM WALTON’s Viola Concerto, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by André Previn:
George WALKER: Lyric for Strings, played by Daniel Hope with the New Century Orchestra;
Robin WILLIAMSON: October Song, sung by The Corries.
The next meeting will be on Monday, 7 November. Members will be selecting music by composers, musicians or compositions beginning with the letters X, Y and Z.
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