UPDATED ON MONDAY, 27th NOVEMBER
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The wonderful Nota Bene Chamber Choir, conducted by Janette Ruocco, performed at Snape Church on Sunday 26th November, and enlivened a damp, dark afternoon by American acapella song. Janette introduced the pieces and put them and their composers in context. So, I — for one — learned something!
The programme began with the seventeenth century religious music of Juan Gutierrez de Padilla and proceeded via madrigals, motets and spirituals arranged in the twentieth century to uplifting favourites by Cole Porter and George Gershwin. The choir’s diction is perfect. Sitting at the back of the church, I could hear all the words (what a lot for the choir to learn), including of the languages that I don’t speak, I found Adon Olon, in Hebrew, composed by Kenneth Lampi, especially haunting.
Images above: ©Greg Spray |
The Friends of Snape Church arranged Nota Bene’s performance, and would like to thank the choir and Janette Ruocco for such a fabulous donation of expertise and hard work. It all helps keep to Snape Church standing!
If you missed Nota Bene’s performance – or want to experience it again – you can catch it at Martlesham Church on Sunday 11th December.
And on Sunday 3rd December, at 3pm, Ben Goble, baritone, will return to Snape Church, with a programme of songs for Christmas. FOSC, who have arranged this concert, thank Ben ahead for generously donating time and talent. Audience entrance is by donation and all money raised goes towards vital church repairs. This is FOSC’s last concert of 2023 at Snape Church. We hope to see you and — at the first in 2024 — the Lowestoft Longshore Men on 13th January.
Georgina Lock, Chair of The Friends of Snape Church (FOSC)
POSTED ON 22nd OCTOBER —
The Friends of Snape Church (FoSC)
are arranging a concert entitled "Thanksgiving",
comprising a selection of American choral music
by the Nota Bene Chamber Choir at Snape Church
on Sunday 26th November 2023 at 3:00pm,
marking the Thanksgiving holiday.
Also, Ben Goble, who performed at the church in April, will perform seasonal favourites for us the next Sunday (3rd December), as we head towards Christmas — details here. Both events are part of an occasional series that we arrange.
Both events start at 3:00pm, with drinks and nibbles beforehand, provided by FoSC.
No admission charge, but retiring donations gratefully accepted
towards the upkeep of Snape Church.
You can download the poster above by clicking upon it, perhaps to display in your window.
You can also read about previous events staged by the Friends of Snape Church.
https://www.facebook.com/notabenechamberchoir/
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