{"id":1666,"date":"2014-01-02T14:33:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T13:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnsdaviessingers.org.uk\/?p=1666"},"modified":"2015-07-02T23:11:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T22:11:05","slug":"new-years-day-concert-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnsdaviessingers.co.uk\/new-years-day-concert-2014","title":{"rendered":"New Year’s Day Concert 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Davids Cathedral\u00a0 1 January\u00a0 2014<\/h3>\n

Simon Pearce organ<\/p>\n

New Year\u2019s Day started weatherwise as an organiser\u2019s problem, fairly usual, but no snow at least.\u00a0 In a few hours there was a definite improvement and in came the hardy and hopeful enthusiasts, many from considerable distance from the Cathedral.<\/p>\n

From comments gleaned it would seem that most departing from the \u201cact of worship\u201d as described by one of the eminent musicians present, the weather was a minor diversion.\u00a0 The music and its performance defied the elements. This particular event in the Singers calendar is, it has been said, to be that hopeful sound of a new beginning to many.<\/p>\n

For the 23rd<\/sup> consecutive time the now traditional offering of established and new music was heard in all its glory. About thirty voices under the direction of John S.Davies and accompanied by organist <\/i>Simon Pearce, expressed the heights and depths of choral music at its best – devotional and praiseful.\u00a0 Tom Hunt baritone<\/i> and other solo voices, members of the Singers, were accomplished contributors.<\/p>\n

Programme<\/em>
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  • Cantata BWV140 (excerpt)\u00a0 J.S.BACH<\/em><\/li>\n
  • A song was heard at Christmas Gareth TRESEDER<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Christmas Day\u00a0 \u00a0HOLST<\/em><\/li>\n
  • There is a flower and Arise, Shine\u00a0 John RUTTER<\/em><\/li>\n
  • O men from the fields\u00a0 \u00a0COOKE<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Ave Maris Stella GRIEG<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Fantasia on Christmas carols VAUGHAN WILLIAMS<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Lw-li, lw-li Meirion WYNN JONES<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Evening Hymn\u00a0 \u00a0BALFOUR GARDINER<\/em><\/li>\n
  • O lux Beata\u00a0 \u00a0MENDELSSOHN<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Gweddi’r Arglwydd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric JONES<\/em><\/li>\n
  • High let us swell our tuneful song\u00a0\u00a0 William REYNOLDS\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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