I think you'll find it easy enough to follow that aspect of it, as on the
whole this work's made up of separate movements. The occasional bit of
interlinking between chorus, solo, duet, trio; but the sections don't run
into each other very much.
I have two copies of the vocal score, and the more modern edition has my own
performance marks, so I must have sung this work at least once. Both give
the English text. I'd say you've got a fairish chance of a performance in
English on Saturday; but the Festival website when I checked it just now was
giving nothing away.
Actually, having looked at that website and seen the ticket prices, I
suspect you could well find yourself sitting behind a pillar, as I myself
have been for so many concerts in various churches, in my youth! So you may
not even get to see when the soprano stands up to sing, and advance warning,
so to speak, could be useful. They surely wouldn't charge you very much for
a programme, I'd have thought.
best joanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Clark" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: Rochester/Bukowski
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joanna Boulter" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 4:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Rochester/Bukowski
>
>
>> The book of Genesis should see you through. But there are bits of
>> additional poetry based to some extent on things like the Psalms and the
>> Adam'n'Eve bit (pre-serpent, of course) of Paradise Lost, put in to give
>> added scope for musical comment. A programme would probably be worth it
>> if it includes the text; if not; I wouldn't bother.
>>
>> I take it it's the Festival Choir?
>>
>> Enjoy it all! joanna
>>
> Richard Hickox conducting City of London Sinfonia and Bath Camerata (who
> have won the Sainsbury in the past). Soloists: Susan Gritton, Mark
> Padmore, Roderick Williams.
>
> It is the text I will probably need to follow what is happening as I
> presume it will be sung in German (I have difficulty following English)
> but I like to know when soloists are coming in etc.
>
|