Songs and Sonnets: Choral Music for A Summer’s Evening
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham, Uppingham, LE15 9QH
Saturday 26th June 2027
A programme inspired by our national bard William Shakespeare, in jazz-infused settings of his and other Elizabethan texts by George Shearing, John Rutter, Jaako Mantyjärvi and with solo songs by Arthur Young
Tom Williams – Director
Nicholas Scott-Burt - piano
Will Smith - bass guitar/string bass
Soloists from within the choir
A programme on the lighter side, working with jazz piano and string bass in music by George Shearing (his famous Songs and Sonnets of the late Nineties), John Rutter’s swinging Birthday Madrigals, Jaako Mantyjärvi’s evocative Four Shakespeare Songs and other Elizabethan settings for solo voice by Arthur Young (previously recorded by jazz vocal legend Cleo Laine).
Tickets: Full £20, Friends £17, U19 £5
Tom Williams – Director
Nicholas Scott-Burt - piano
Will Smith - bass guitar/string bass
Soloists from within the choir
A programme on the lighter side, working with jazz piano and string bass in music by George Shearing (his famous Songs and Sonnets of the late Nineties), John Rutter’s swinging Birthday Madrigals, Jaako Mantyjärvi’s evocative Four Shakespeare Songs and other Elizabethan settings for solo voice by Arthur Young (previously recorded by jazz vocal legend Cleo Laine).
Tickets: Full £20, Friends £17, U19 £5
Price
Ticket price incl. booking fee
£5.29 - £21.15
