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Lullabies at St Martin-in-the-Fields
7.30pm
Saturday 27 November 2004
introduced by Jon Snow, Channel 4 journalist |
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A concert programme of lullabies in a range of styles -
township, blues, folk, jazz, lieder, chanson, choral - plus some
poetry. Most pieces are original compositions specially written, along
with a few familiar pieces. All use the power of music to express
common human care and concern.
A unique artistic event to mark World AIDS day and
a rare chance to hear two South African jazz legends while savouring the
glorious atmosphere of one of London's most famous churches. |
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St Martins by Michael Strang -
www.michaelstrang.com |
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Jon Snow |
All proceeds from the concert will go to support the work of the
Bishop Simeon Trust with children affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic
in South Africa. - see
www.bstrust.org. Jon
Snow - the face of Channel 4 News since 1989 when he became the main
presenter - will introduce the concert. |
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Steven Wray |
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Contemporary British composers Roxanne Panufnik, Judith
Weir, Andrew Keeling and Jeff Lloyd have all penned lullabies which will be
performed variously by the St Martin-in-the-Fields Choir, Steven Wray and
Nicholas Danks.
Soprano Cathy Bell will be singing works by Schubert and
Barber. |
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Cathy Bell |
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Pinise Saul & Lucky Ranku
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Pinise Saul, the voice and leader of the South African Gospel Singers,
will close the concert. She fuses African traditional harmonies and
contemporary rhythms to create a passionate style that is uniquely
hers.
She has championed the fusion of African rhythms and jazz vocal
improvisations for thirty years alongside Dudu Pukwana, Hugh Masekela,
Johnny Dyani, Chris McGregor and her longstanding musical partner Lucky
Ranku. |
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Lucky Ranku, regarded as Africa's greatest jazz
guitarist, has been for 40 years at the heart of South African music and
politics. During the anti-apartheid period Ranku led the African
National Congress Choir and with The Malombo Jazz Group and Jabula. He
laid the foundation for "the township beat" and founded The African
Guitar Masters. He wrote the music to the award winning film "A Solitary
Confinement", and he featured in the sound track of the film "Cry
Freedom". |
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Gilbert Isbin |
Belgian virtuoso Gilbert Isbin has taken jazz guitar in
another direction playing in his radical finger style with leading US
improvisers in LA and across Europe. Click here to listen to a sample of his
Lullabye.
His describes his new album,
Water with A Smile as "worldjazz" a mixture of worldmusic rhythms,
grooves and the sophisticated harmony of jazz. |
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Country blues specialist Simon Prager knew many of the
original bluesmen who began to tour England in the early 1960s to light
the fuse on a musical revolution. He is currently curating his vast
repertoire which ranges from Reverend Gary Davis to Edwardian musical
hall songs. |
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Simon Prager |
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Charles Alexander |
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His old friend, pioneer jazz
educator, Charles Alexander, founder of
Jazzwise, will be
performing a new jazz composition in a guitar duo with longtime
collaborator Andy Robinson. |
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Meridian |
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Celtic folk trio,
Meridian,
have brought their superb multi-instrumental talents to the programme
with a specially written piece, very much in the style of their
acclaimed debut album.
Click here for a sample of Meridian's
lullabye. |
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Paul Wheeler |
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Respected singer-songwriter Paul Wheeler whose latest
CD, Red Blues, is downloadable from this site
will open this amazing concert programme.
Click here for a sample of Paul's lullabye. |
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Further details
The concert is at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar
Square, London, WC2N 4JJ on Saturday, 27 November 2004 - 7.30pm.
Tickets are priced at £20, £16, £12, £9, £6 and are
available online from
http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org or call the box office on 020
7839 8362 Monday to Saturday, 10.00 to 17.00.
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here to download the concert flyer. |
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You can find out more about the Lullabies concert on
our "Talking Heads" page - video interviews with musicians and those
involved with producing the concert. Click
here to access Talking Heads. |
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The Bishop Simeon Trust
Care and protection are universal human instincts and
we think the breadth of this Lullabies programme reflects this. The
world as a whole is at last slowly marshalling resources to deliver care
and protection where it is most needed.
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Simeon Trust's pioneering programmes in South Africa have shown the
big agencies what can be done. To accelerate the pace BST has some
impressive new ventures in the pipeline. See
www.bstrust.org for
more details.
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Show your support by coming to St Martin-in-the-Fields
on 27 November 2OO4 for an evening of Lullabies you will never forget. |
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