20.01.2015 - 1. Hymn: ‘O come all ye faithful’ (Kings College Cambridge Choir) 2. Reading: New Testament, St. Luke, Ch. 2, verses 1 to 7 3. ‘For unto us a child is born’, from ‘The Messiah’ by Handel (Huddersfield Choral...
11.12.2014 - Winter The theme here is Winter: Poems and Music evoking the atmosphere and spirit of Winter. Poems read and Music played: 1. ‘Welcome Winter’ by Roger McGough 2. ‘Winter’: allegro non molto, largo, allegro (from the...
13.11.2014 - This programme focuses on the theme of autumn and seasonal change: not just the idea of leaves coming off trees, but also of departure and transition as we move though the Fall towards winter… Poems read and Music played 1. Sonnet that...
23.10.2014 - Benjamin Britten integrated a number of poems by the First World War Poet Wilfred Owen within the Latin Requiem Mass. Although this massive, stunning piece is over 50 years old and has been performed on many occasions, it is receiving its premiere...
09.10.2014 - Shakespeare: 450 Years On In this Forum we take a theme, often of current interest, and explore it critically. We illustrate the discussion with poems and music. A list of the pieces used is offered here. Texts read and Music played: 1....
02.10.2014 - “Should Scotland be an independent couuntry? Yes or No?” Part 2: From Medieval Scotland to Today In this Forum we take a theme, often of current interest, and explore it critically. We illustrate the discussion with poems and music. A...
11.09.2014 - “Should Scotland be an Independent Country? Yes or No?” Poems read and Music played: 1. ‘Alba’ (Runrig) 2. ‘Stirling Brig’ (Alastair McDonald) 3. ‘The Castle, Edinburgh’ (James Lumsden) 4. ‘The...
11.07.2014 - The Long Hot Summer of 1914 – the lead-up to the First World War Poems read and Music played 1. ‘Fantasia on Greensleeves’ (Ralph Vaughan Williams) 2. ‘Adlestrop’ (Edward Thomas) 3. ‘The Lark Ascending’...
11.07.2014 - Once upon a … Love Poems read and Music played 1. ‘Once upon a love’ (Roger McGough) 2. ‘Love me do’ (Beatles) 3. ‘Devil in her heart’ (Beatles) 4. ‘Discretion’ (Roger McGough) 5. ‘I Saw...
11.07.2014 - School’s Out for Summer! Poems read and Music played: 1. ‘Once upon a Love’ (Roger McGough) 2. ‘Not a Second Time’ (Beatles) 3. ‘Head of English’ (Carol Ann Duffy) 4. ‘You at the Back’ (Roger...
