Programme for Sunday 27th July 2014

Musical Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
Eltham Park Methodist Church
Westmount Road
SE9 1XX
Sunday 27th July 2014 at 3pm

PSA Chairman: Hazel Roberts
Hon. Musical Director: Martin Bunce AGSM
Conductors: Chris Cole and Martin Bunce
Leader: Roy Simpson  
Accompanist: Tom Wade

Opening Music: 'Palladio' by Karl Jenkins
 
Chairman: Reading, Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer   
Hymn: ‘Now thank we all our God’

Musical Items - Introduced by Ted Williams     
Overture: 'Le Diademe' by Alphonse Herman

Ted started off the talent items with 'Edouard' a lymerick by Ogden Nash about a Bugler named Dougal Mcdougal... followed by:

Freddie (unaccompanied Violin Solo) of 'Hey Jude' by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Ruth (Bassoon) accompanied by Tom (Piano) 'Promenade' by George Gershwin

Isabel (Soprano) accompanied by Edwin (Piano) 'The Little Worm' by Henry E. Sachs

Sophie (Piano Solo) 'Gnossienne' by Eric Satie

A Duet by Chris (Tenor Recorder) John (Quarter Bass Recorder) of  'The Cuckoo' and 'Ariel's Song' both by Thomas Arne

David  and Isabel performed a comedy vocal duet 'Right Said Fred' by Myles Rudge and Ted Dicks

The Orchestra united to play 'Country Gardens' a Traditional English Folk Dance arranged by Tom Bunce

The talent items continued with:

Vincent (Unaccompanied Violin) 'Ashoken Farewell' by Jay Ungar

 A Duet by Pam (Viola) and Jan (Cello) of  'Memory' by Andrew Lloyd Webber' and 'Orimura Ichika' (unknown)

Isabel (Soprano) sang unaccompanied 'Danny Boy' lyrics by Frederick Weatherly

Simon performed  'Inflationary Language' a speech made famous by Victor Borge

Richard (Double Bass) and Roy (Ukelele) closed the talent items with two numbers 'Blue Ukelele Blues' and 'I'll See you in my Dreams' by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn for which Richard provided vocals as well as Bass.

The Orchestra returned with Selection: 'A Waltz Dream' by Oscar Straus

Secretary: Notices and Collection, during which the
Orchestra play: 'Shy Serenade' by George Scott-Wood
   
Chairman: Remarks
Hymn: ‘Hail to the Lord’s Anointed’  
Benediction

Concluding Music: 'Le Reve Passe' a March by Charles Helmer and Georges Krier 

Forthcoming Pleasant Sunday Afternoons for your diary:
NO PSA IN AUGUST
Sunday 28th September 3pm New Season Concert with James Hay (Tenor)
Sunday 26th October 3pm Melanie Mehta (Soprano) Rosemary Chater (Piano)
Sunday 9th November 3pm Annual Remembrance Sunday Concert at
New Eltham Methodist Church Footscray Road SE9 3UL with Lucy Bunce (Soprano/Harp) also Carol-Anne Wells will play the Warsaw Piano Concerto
Sunday 30th November 3pm soloist Simon Kale (Tenor) with Stuart Kale (Piano)

Forthcoming Orchestral Rehearsals:
Tuesday 7.45pm at Eltham Park Methodist Church
NO REHEARSALS IN AUGUST
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th September
7th, 14th, 21st, 28th October
4th, 11th, 18th, 25th November
2nd, 9th, 16th December
New members welcome just come along to any rehearsal or e-mail psaorchestra@interalia.plus.com for more details.