St. Martin's Chamber Choir

The Times of Jane Austen

Dedication: Patrick O'Brian (1916-2000)
Reading: from Master and Commander, Chp. 1
Music: To a kiss (Full Choir) William Beale (1784-1854)
Chapter 1: "Miss Crawford's Harp and Admirals"
Reading: from Mansfield Park, Chp. 6
Music: My pocket's low and taxes high (Altos, Tenors and Basses of the Choir) Samuel Webbe (1740-1816)
Chapter 2: "The Lady Catherine de Bourgh's Pianoforte"
Reading: from Pride and Prejudice, Chp. 31
Music: Rondo Variations on an Irish Air (Pianoforte) Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)
Chapter 3: "The Rev. Mr. Collins' Letter"
Reading: from Pride and Prejudice, Chp. 48
Music: Happy are they (Full Choir) Stephen Paxton (1735-1787)
Chapter 4: "The Mystery of Miss Fairfax's Pianoforte"
Reading: from Emma, Chp. 26
Music: The Lass of Richmond Hill (Tenor, Pianoforte) James Hook (1746-1827)
           Breathe soft, ye winds (Soprano, Tenor, Pianoforte) William Paxton (1737-1781)
Chapter 5: "The Unlikelihood of Miss Catherine Morland Being a Heroine"
Reading: from Northanger Abbey, Chp. 1
Music: Adagio in G major (1794)  (Pianoforte) Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
Chapter 6: "Of Gardens and Vainglory"
Reading: from Northanger Abbey, Chp. 22
Music: The Gardener's Glee (Tenors and Basses of the Choir, Pianoforte) William Reeve (1757-1815)

Chapter 7: "The Poor Relation"
Reading: from Mansfield Park, Chp. 2
Music: Come, shepherds, come (Full Choir, Pianoforte) Earl of Mornington (1735-1781)
Chapter 8: "Singing Around the Pianoforte"
Reading: from Mansfield Park, Chp. 11
Music: He that hath a pleasant face (Full Choir, Pianoforte) J. L. Hatton (1808-1886)
Chapter 9: "The Chapel at Sotherton"
Reading: from Mansfield Park, Chp. 9
Music: On walking in Westminster Abbey (Full Choir) Earl of Mornington (1735-1781)
At Divine Service
Morning Prayer ("Matins")
Reading: Prayer #1
Music: Morning Service in A (Full Choir) William Boyce (1711-1779)
Te Deum
Jubilate
Evening Prayer ("Evensong")
Reading: Prayer #2
Music: Evening Service in A (Full Choir) Samuel Arnold (1740-1802)
Magnificat
Nunc dimittis
The Anthem
Reading: Prayer #3
Music: O Lord, look down from heaven (Full Choir) Jonathan Battishill (1738-1801)

The Choir is joined for this program by Frank Nowell, Pianoforte, and by readers Jeanne Collins, Geni Erickson, Eleanor McNees, Elizabeth Randall, Betsy Schwarm and Rick Williamson.

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