Festival Pieces
There are four festival pieces, two of which will be sung at the end of each concert at the main festival on Saturday 14 May by all participating choirs
who wish to do so.
From this page, you can download printable versions of the music in PDF format and rehearsal tracks as MP3s (which can be copied onto and iPlayer or similar device, or burned on to a CD.
These rehearsal tracks are either GENERAL (which give an overall impression of the piece) or voice-specific (that is, SOPRANO, ALTO, TENOR or BASS).
As 2016 is the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, two of the pieces are drawn from his plays, set to music by composers who were his contemporaries.
As for the other two pieces; St Sepulchre's church is where Sir Henry Wood (founder of the famous Proms Concerts) grew up as a child, where his father was principal tenor in the choir, and where the young Henry had his first organ lessons. It is also where his ashes are interred. As conductior of the Proms, he arranged, in 1905, his Fantasia on British Sea Songs which, for many years, was an unmissable part of The Last Night of the Proms. In acknowledgement of his connection with the church, two songs are arrangements of melodies taken from his Fantasia.
TWO SONGS FROM SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
Full Fathom Five - PDF
General - Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Bass
Concerts 1 and 3
The Willow Song - PDF
General - Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Bass
Concerts 2 and 4
TWO SONGS FROM THE FANTASIA ON BRITISH SEA SONGS
See, the Conquer'ing Hero Comes - PDF
General - Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Bass
Concerts 2 and 3
Rule, Britannia - PDF
General - Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Bass
Concerts 1 and 4
From this page, you can download printable versions of the music in PDF format and rehearsal tracks as MP3s (which can be copied onto and iPlayer or similar device, or burned on to a CD.
These rehearsal tracks are either GENERAL (which give an overall impression of the piece) or voice-specific (that is, SOPRANO, ALTO, TENOR or BASS).
As 2016 is the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, two of the pieces are drawn from his plays, set to music by composers who were his contemporaries.
As for the other two pieces; St Sepulchre's church is where Sir Henry Wood (founder of the famous Proms Concerts) grew up as a child, where his father was principal tenor in the choir, and where the young Henry had his first organ lessons. It is also where his ashes are interred. As conductior of the Proms, he arranged, in 1905, his Fantasia on British Sea Songs which, for many years, was an unmissable part of The Last Night of the Proms. In acknowledgement of his connection with the church, two songs are arrangements of melodies taken from his Fantasia.
TWO SONGS FROM SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
Full Fathom Five - PDF
General - Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Bass
Concerts 1 and 3
The Willow Song - PDF
General - Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Bass
Concerts 2 and 4
TWO SONGS FROM THE FANTASIA ON BRITISH SEA SONGS
See, the Conquer'ing Hero Comes - PDF
General - Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Bass
Concerts 2 and 3
Rule, Britannia - PDF
General - Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Bass
Concerts 1 and 4
William Shakespeare
As 2016 is the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, two of the Festival Songs use texts taken from his plays, set to melodies by composers who were contemporary with him.
As 2016 is the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, two of the Festival Songs use texts taken from his plays, set to melodies by composers who were contemporary with him.
Sir Henry
Wood
Sir Henry Wood had close associations with St Sepulchre's, where we are holding the main festival. Two of the Festival Songs use melodies from his Fantasia on British Sea Songs.
Wood
Sir Henry Wood had close associations with St Sepulchre's, where we are holding the main festival. Two of the Festival Songs use melodies from his Fantasia on British Sea Songs.