Songs and Sonnets
Schedule
Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
St Andrew's Church, Furnace Green | Crawley, EN
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On Saturday 22 November, 3pm at St Andrew’s Church, Weald Drive, Furnace Green, Crawley RH10 6NU, Phoenix Choir of Crawley will present an afternoon concert of music inspired by the works of Shakespeare and other poets. Under the baton of Musical Director George Salmon, the choir will sing a variety of music, including a selection from 'Songs & Sonnets' by George Shearing, 'In Windsor Forest' by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and 'Three Madrigals' by Emma Lou Diemer. Guest soprano soloist, Brittany King, will join with the choir to sing ‘In Windsor Forest’ and will sing three solo pieces – 'Ah, je veux vivre' (Juliet’s waltz) from the opera 'Romeo and Juliet' by Gounod, Roger Quilter's rapturous setting of Shelley's poem 'Love's Philosophy', and Vaughan Williams’ setting of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s 'Silent Noon'.Our MD, George Salmon, is also a talented baritone. He will sing a setting of 'To Althea, from Prison', a poignant poem by Richard Lovelace expressing the theme of freedom in confinement, emphasising that true liberty comes from the mind and spirit rather than physical surroundings.
There is car parking in the church car park, or in local roads. The No. 2 bus stops nearby (Charcoal Burner stop).
During the interval wine (£2) and soft drinks (£1) will be available. Payments can be made by cash or card.
To reserve a disabled parking space or for any other enquiries, please email [email protected].
The Phoenix Choir of Crawley is a Registered Charity No. 1169875 and a member of Making Music (National Federation of Music Societies)
All programme details may be subject to change without notice.
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