#MfEMonday – 30th September 2024

Preparations are well underway for our In the King’s Company concert at St John’s Parish Church, Beeston this Sunday, and we are really looking forward to hearing the results of the Nottingham Festival Chorus’s hard work.  We are delighted that Soprano, Rachel Parkes, can join us to sing the heart-breaking Dido’s Lament from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and that our Artistic Director and Conductor, Alex Robinson, will also be directing some of the concert from the harpsichord.

Tickets are still available and it would be wonderful to see you there. Tickets can be purchased online here, or on the door. 
 
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Dido’s Lament is one of the most beautiful and heart-breaking pieces of music ever written.  In one of the most well-known and loved baroque arias, Dido sings of lost love and betrayal with a melody that seems to literally sob. 

This sense of deep sorrow and profound loss has resonated with audiences and performers across the centuries.  Some less conventional performances include those of Jeff Buckley at the Meltdown Festival in 1995, Annie Lennox with the London City Voices during the Covid pandemic, and cellist Yves Dharamraj in protest at the death of George Floyd.
Click here to hear mezzo soprano Sarah Connolly talk about why she finds the piece, sung by the likes of Janet Baker and Emma Kirkby, so extraordinary, and the skill it takes to perform it.
 
 
 

  • The sad news of the death of Dame Maggie Smith has put us in mind of one of her best-loved films, Quartet.  If you haven’t seen it, you must!  It revolves around a retirement home for former professional musicians, Beecham House, and its residents who prepare for a benefit concert to keep the place going. The charming comedy-drama explores themes of redefining old age, the human spirit and the joy of singing with friends, something very much at the heart of our work at Music for Everyone!

 

Have a great week!

Your friends at MfE

30/09/2024

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