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April '25

We held a belated April meeting on Wednesday 14th May at Pete's house where we listened to the following pieces of music:

  • Haydn, "Consummatum est" from The Seven Last Words by Lindsay String Quartet. (Annabel)
  • Mahler, Adagietto from Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Daniele Gatti. (Suzanne)
  • "Suo Gân" Anonymous composer but words collected by Robert Bryan. Sung by Caryl Ebenezer. (Lin)
  • "Mr Slater's Parrot" Bonzo Dog Band from album Keynsham. (Pete)
  • Rodrigo, Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez played by Manuel Cubedo with Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. (Diana)
  • John Lee Hooker, "Boom boom" and "Dimples". (Geoff)
  • Bruch, Adagio from Violin Concerto No1 performed by Cho Llang Lin with Chicago Symphony Orchestra. (Dave)

After a short break for refreshment we enjoyed some more selections:

  • Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds, a few songs from the musical Salad Days performed by Peter Knight Singers. (Annabel)
  • Stanley Myers "Cavatina", played by John Williams. (Lin)
  • Gilbert and Sullivan "I am the Monarch of the Sea" from HMS Pinafore performed by D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. (Pete)
  • Beatles "Things we said today" from the album !A Hard Day's Night". (Diana)
  • Tord Gustavson Trio, "Deep as Love". from the album "Changing Places"(Geoff)
  • Glen Miller, "Little Brown Jug". (Dave)

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