Spring Concert 29th March 2026 'Songs of the Elements - EARTh'

| Type of post: | Aylth Choral Society news item |
| Sub-type: | Governance |
| Posted By: | Liz Nyholm |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Fri, 17 Apr 2026 |
A truly life enhancing concert with a mix of songs, poetry and Tom Lehrer for good measure (The Elements) filled the NWRS hall on the evneing of Sunday March 29th!. This rather different format, directed by Alison Smart Fisher and with Tim Hooper, our piano accompanist, was fun and reflected musical styles across the ages.
We included:
Zadok the Priest (Handel)
In the Beginning from the Creation (Handel)
For the Beauty of the Earth (Rutter)
The Hills (Ireland)
Dido's Lament: with Drooping Wings (Purcell)
To the Bagpipe's Sounds (Forbes-L'Estrange)
Alleluluia nfrom Lobet den Herrn (J S Bach)
The Elements (Tom Lehrer)
Look at the World (Rutter)
The Geographical Fugue (Toch)
Eitz Chayim Hi (Naumbourg)
Messe de Requiem; VII In Paradisum (Faure)
Streets of London (McTell)
When the Earth Stnds Still (Macdonald)
Whart a Wonderful World (Armstrong)
We shall be covering the themes of Wind and Fire in future concerts




We included:
Zadok the Priest (Handel)
In the Beginning from the Creation (Handel)
For the Beauty of the Earth (Rutter)
The Hills (Ireland)
Dido's Lament: with Drooping Wings (Purcell)
To the Bagpipe's Sounds (Forbes-L'Estrange)
Alleluluia nfrom Lobet den Herrn (J S Bach)
The Elements (Tom Lehrer)
Look at the World (Rutter)
The Geographical Fugue (Toch)
Eitz Chayim Hi (Naumbourg)
Messe de Requiem; VII In Paradisum (Faure)
Streets of London (McTell)
When the Earth Stnds Still (Macdonald)
Whart a Wonderful World (Armstrong)
We shall be covering the themes of Wind and Fire in future concerts






