I've never seen that Bryan, but some of the songs I know I think are wonderful. Marged | I thought "Jesus Christ, Superstar" was fantastic. | >From Bryan, | The Wild Celt, | | | > Jean - your Messiah production sounds wonderful. I would love to live | somewhere | > near something like that. | > | > Remember doing "For Unto Us a Son is Born" once, and praying that the | teacher | > would drop it before the big night. | > | > In the event, her husband played the piano, because it was so difficult, | and he | > arrived straight from his own school party, having "had a few" - and I | will | > never forget the crashing chord he played, or the look she gave him! | > | > It's quite common for boy sopranos not to become tenors, which is what | they | > usually want and expect. | > Ivor Novello is a case in point. If you are not too old to remember his | shows - | > the parts he wrote for himself as leading man were never singing roles. | > | > Marged | > | > | > | > | > | I have been busy listening to 'Messiah" . There were three versions on | this | > | Christmas -two of them twice. | > | | > | Yesterday I went to Messiah from Scratch. The orchestra which was pretty | > | good this year is made up of music students at Dalhousie University here | in | > | Halifax and local amateurs. There is the odd ringer from the Faculty of | > | Music. The trumpet was played by Elizabeth's music teacher from high | school. | > | He also rehearsed the choir. He did a wonderful job of both. | > | | > | The choir consists of the audience who divide themselves into the four | > | parts. The Altos definitely outnumbered the rest. The Tenors were few. | Still | > | we had a lot of fun despite coming a cropper on His yoke is Easy and his | > | Burthen is Light. Definitely untrue last night. | > | | > | The soloists are local also. They generally did a great job. | > | | > | I have a tape of Aled Jones singing 'O for the Wings of a Dove' I must | get | > | it out again. I was sorry to hear he did not get the adult voice he | wanted. | > | I saw the special where he discussed it. The voice you get is obviously | a | > | matter of luck in the genetic lottery. | > | | > | I would love to see the Video of 'Joseph'. My daughters Church choir | put it | > | on years ago. She was in the choir and doubled as one of the brothers. | > | Everyone enjoyed it greatly. | > | | > | Jean in Nova Scotia | > | ----- Original Message ----- | > | From: "Marged" <[email protected]> | > | To: <[email protected]> | > | Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 12:34 PM | > | Subject: [NTH-ENG] MUSIC | > | | > | | > | > Just want to ask if anyone was lucky enough to see the programme | > | "Charlotte | > | > Church in the Holy Land"? I think it was on Christmas Eve. | > | > | > | > I started off as a big fan of Charlotte and then went off her (normal | for | > | me - | > | > fickle). | > | > | > | > This programme was just SO visually beautiful in every way, on top of | the | > | music, | > | > that I had to leave the room during the last five minutes as the tears | > | were | > | > tripping me, and I don't cry much because I am supposed to be tough. | > | > | > | > Sitting here now listening to Aled Jones "Voices in the Holy Land" on | a | > | CD. | > | > They are singing some real tear jerkers, for me anyway. | > | > | > | > Berlioz - "The Shepherd's Farewell" (Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly | Dwelling) | > | > "O Holy Night" | > | > "O for the Wings of a Dove" | > | > | > | > Charlotte sang most of the same carols in her concert as Aled sang all | > | those | > | > years ago. | > | > | > | > Glenda - you would like these young Welsh singers. She is only 14 | now, | > | and so | > | > beautiful and healthy looking. | > | > | > | > Poor Aled didn't really get the voice he wanted when his voice broke - | he | > | wanted | > | > to sing like Stuart Burrows, another favourite of ours. | > | > | > | > I did see Aled in "Joseph and the Dreamcoat" at Blackpool, and I'm | afraid | > | he | > | > just wasn't a mover and shaker. However, I have seen the Donny Osmod | > | Video of | > | > "Joseph" a million times - every Wednesday for a year, and Aled Jones | was | > | as | > | > good as Donny Osmond. | > | > | > | > Best Joseph of all was the Australian boy, but sadly I can't remember | his | > | name. | > | > Come on you Ozzies - who was he? | > | > | > | > | > | > MARGED | > | > | > | > | > | > --- | > | > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. | > | > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). | > | > Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00 | > | > | > | > | > | > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | > | > There is a map showing the areas and Counties which this list covers | > | highlighted in red here, | > | > http://www.genealogy45.fsnet.co.uk/ | > | > | > | | > | | > | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | > | To unsubscribe from the list in mail mode send a message to | > | [email protected] | > | that contains the word unsubscribe and nothing else. | > | If you are in digest mode, then send the command instead to | > | [email protected] | > | | > | | > | > | > --- | > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. | > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). | > Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00 | > | > | > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | > Visit the lists Pulse Page here, | > http://212.19.69.91/north/ | > | > | | | --- | Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. | Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). | Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00 | | | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | Add a link to your website here, | http://pub23.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=1926973379&cpv=1 | | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. 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