A Land Without Music?

[Alan Taylor]

That's how German visitors described England in the 19th Century - since there were no front rank composers. In fact, English music has been prominent at many times in history, so we plan to celebrate this at our summer concert.

Saturday June 13th, 7.30pm, we will perform our summer concert in All Saints’ Church, Trewsbury Road, Sydenham. Tickets: £8, or £5 concessions.

We will perform English Music through the Ages. First, Forward to the Future, from Edward Elgar up to the 21st Century, with a piece written this year. Then Backwards to the Past, from Henry Purcell in the late 17th Century back to John Dunstable in the early 15th. We will end with Thomas Tallis’s amazing motet Spem in Alium for eight 5-part choirs, performed in surround sound with the choirs spread around the audience.

[barisax89]

Really looking forward to this concert - the concept sounds unique and the acoustics in All Saints' will suit the musicians. I remember them coming before but the audience was quite small - they need to have a bigger audience this time!

[The Clown]

Will try to make it

[Tim Lund]

I'm not going to be able to make this, which is a real shame. It's also an amazing bit of architecture inside.

Another concert coming up that I noticed recently was this at St Barts, as part of the Sydenham Arts Festival

THE QUEEN’S SIX

The programme this evening includes pieces from Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Thomas Weelkes, Thomas Morley, Duke Ellington and The Beatles, among others!

[Eagle]

How can a land that gave the world Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep be devoid of music.

[Tim Lund]

How can a land that gave the world Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep be devoid of music.

It was said of us before Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep was even thought of. Maybe he would have said something different if it had been.

[somerandombloke]

How can a land that gave the world Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep be devoid of music.

Thanks for that got that poxy song going round my head now!!!!

[alburt.c]

i think uk music much bettar than germany. in germany many ooompar ooompar music make me crazee haha

[Eagle]

Alburt

Very true but they have Kraftwerk . The Autobahn song.

[somerandombloke]

Alburt

Very true but they have Kraftwerk . The Autobahn song.

You know Id never have had you down as a Kraftwerk fan. I rather like thme.

[Eagle]

I agree they are kosher.

It is a pity we do not get more German music to hear in UK

[somerandombloke]

You like Neu? Popol Vuh? Morgoth? Tangerine Dream? All faves with me. Prog usually annoys me but German prog seems less up itslef.

[Eagle]

You seem more knowlegable on this subject than me.

Must admit not heard much of the music by volk you mention.

[somerandombloke]

Mostly pretty proggy but Morgtoh is more dancey. Very Tuetonic.

[The Clown]

I now have Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep O0mpar Oompar running through my head - not good!

[Alan Taylor]

A land without music - with a question mark. We are going to show its not true, but it is the name given to England in the 19th century since there were no top rate English composers. All Handel's fault really. He set a fashion for Italian-style music, and the English couldn't compete and gave up for 150 years!

[MrsO]

What about 99 red balloons by Nena!!

[somerandombloke]

My sister met Nena a few years ago at a dinner prty in Berlin says she was really nice. Her real name is Gabriel. Apparently the german lyrics to taht song are far more edgey than the English tranlsation.