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"Gospel Fusion" raises the rafters25 October 2003 Voce Chamber Choir, London's exciting young chamber choir conducted by Suzi Digby, performed a thrilling mix of classical and modern music in its second concert last Saturday. Despite the dark and wet weather, a great audience of more than a hundred people of all ages came to listen to Voce singing "Gospel Fusion" at St. Mary the Boltons in Chelsea. The first half saw Voce singing the colourful "Hymn to St. Cecilia" by Benjamin Britten, followed by a range of beautiful folk songs from the British Isles. In the second half, guest conductors Ken Burton and Paul Gladstone-Reid brought a rich and vibrant tone from the choir in the Gospel music, which went down so well that the audience rose to its feet demanding more! After the concert, many stayed to celebrate the evening with a glass of wine in the transept of the church. After a short break, Voce will be returning to sing in Trafalgar Square for Amnesty International on Saturday 6th December, before performing "Carols by Candlelight" in their own Christmas concert in Grosvenor Chapel on Saturday 13th December. The Concert Programme in Full: HYMN TO ST CECILIA - BENJAMIN BRITTEN FOLK SONGS Bobby Shaftoe, arr. Daryl Runswick Ca’ the Yowes, arr. R. Vaughan Williams Green Sleeves, arr. R. Vaughan Williams She Moved Through the Fair, arr. Daryl Runswick Dance to thy Daddy, arr. Daryl Runswick Shenandoah, arr. James Erb [5 minute pause] 3 NEGRO SPIRITUALS from CHILD OF OUR TIME - MICHAEL TIPPETT Steal Away Deep River Go down, Moses SPIRITUALS AND GOSPEL CHORUSES, ARR. KEN BURTON Rivers of Babylon In that great gettin’ up mornin’ Nobody Knows Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit PRAISE HIM - S. & A. CROUCH, ARR. PAUL GLADSTONE-REID
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