Happy Christmas

Christmas Greeting from Cannington Music

 I am so sorry that technical problems stopped me from posting details of the last  concert here but all  seems to be working now.

As you have seen, from the last post I managed to send out, it was a Christmas concert by Bridgwater choir The J Singers.  It was lovely to see and hear them again and I hope we can persuade them to visit us soon. It seems to be turning into a bi annual event.  We also enjoyed the mince pies, home made by a choir member, and a glass of wine!

If you look at the previous post here you will see the beginnings of next year's programme. I do hope we shall  see you.

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what's in store?

Cannington Music

The Parish Church of S Mary the Virgin, Cannington

Here are the latest dates for your diary, so that you don’t miss the concerts we have arranged for your pleasure. Details of each one will appear not only in Pew News and on posters at the time, but also online (see below)

October (Sadly this concert had to be cancelled but will be rescheduled in 2016)

18th Sunday 3.30pm Afternoon tea with me, Michael Martin, I will play the organ and piano for you (maybe even sing again, I was encouraged by your comments last time). A real mixed bag of music centred on the years around 1892 . I will explain on the day!

£5.00 including tea

December

11th Friday J Singers Christmas Concert 7.30pm

The J Singers make a welcome return with a programme of Seasonal Music

£7.00 including refreshments

27 ^th Sunday 6.00pm. Annual Candlelit Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

February

9th Tuesday Pancake day, Mardi Gras 7.30

Another very welcome return visit by Original Rags. Mike Denham piano and Steve Graham, banjo/cornet play a program of early ragtime and jazz. A superb professional duo

£8.00 inc refreshments

September

2 or 9 Friday A concert by Zephyr

An evening with. Sally Jenkins, harp and Ruth Molins, flute

How to keep in touch with your computer, tablet or smart phone

We have a Facebook page and also a Group on Facebook. If you use Facebook just type Cannington Music into the search bar at the top and both should appear in the list. If you “like” the page or join the group you will be able to see all the postings.

I have also started writing a Blog on the music in the church. This gives notice of all upcoming concerts and often lists the whole of the programme details. Happy reading.

http://canningtonmusic.blogspot.co.uk/

Lastly, we keep an email publicity list and I send emails before every concert. The trouble is you must remember to inform me if you change your address. It happens a lot that people forget and it is hard to keep it up to date. It depends on you!

If you send an email to cannington.music@gmail.com I will add you to this list . It would help me no end if you make the subject “ Mailing list” Please note this is NOT my personal address.

Michael Martin, Director of Music 01278 422895

St CECILIA CONCERT

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Cannington

Cannington Music

A Concert for St Cecilia's Day

Sunday 22^nd November 2015, 3.30pm

An afternoon entertainment of songs about music to celebrate the

feast day of St Cecilia, the patroness of music

followed by afternoon tea;

Mary Morgan soprano

Michael Martin piano

Admission , at the door only, £7.00 including tea

Cannington.Music@gmail.com

Sadly, we decided to cancel (or perhaps postpone ) the concert scheduled for Sunday October 18th. This was done partly from personal reasons of mine but mainly to avoid a clash with Stogursey's Arts Festival weekend which was presenting another concert at the same time. I look forward to playing the programme for you later, probably next year.

However you have a real treat to look forward to this month. Mary Morgan is going to sing for us on Sunday 22nd November at 3.30 pm. Once again we shall have tea together.

This is the feast day of St Cecilia, the Patron Saint of music and Mary has chosen songs that talk of music. Here is what she will sing, but not necessarily in this order. I shall play the piano for her.

Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre (from Joshua)--George Frederic Handel

If music be the food of love--Henry Purcell

Music for a while (from Oedipus)--Henry Purcell

Orpheus with His Lute--William Schuman

Music, when soft voices die--Roger Quilter

The Princess--Edvard Grieg

A Swan--Edvard Grieg

Songs My Mother Taught Me--Anton Dvorak

An die Musik--Franz Schubert

On Wings of Song--Felix Mendelssohn

Dedication--Robert Franz

For Music--Robert Franz

Simple Gifts (an arrangement, with different words)

Mary Morgan soprano, Michael Martin piano

3.30pm Sunday 22 November 2015. £7.00 at the door only

Autumn and winter goodies

Cannington Music

The Parish Church of S Mary the Virgin, Cannington

Here are some dates for your diary, so that you don’t miss the next four concerts we have arranged for your pleasure. Full details of each concert will appear not only in Pew News and on posters at the time, but also online (see below)

October

18th Sunday 3.30pm Afternoon tea with me, Michael Martin, I will play the organ and piano for you (maybe even sing again, I was encouraged by your comments last time). A real mixed bag of music centred on the years around 1892 . I will explain on the day!

£5.00 including tea

November

22nd Sunday St Cecilia Concert 3.30pm

Another Sunday afternoon tea time with Mary Morgan, soprano

You all know Mary's lovely voice. Treat your friends to Mary and tea? Just £7.00 each

December

11th Friday J Singers Christmas Concert

The J Singers make a welcome return with a programme of Seasonal Music

£7.00 including refreshments

February

9th Tuesday Pancake day, Mardi Gras 7.30

Another very welcome return visit by Original Rags. Mike Denham piano and Steve Graham, banjo/cornet play a program of early ragtime and jazz. A superb professional duo

£8.00 inc refreshments

How to keep in touch with your computer, tablet or smart phone

We have a Facebook page and also a Group on Facebook. If you use Facebook just type Cannington Music into the search bar at the top and both should appear in the list. If you “like” the page or join the group you will be able to see all the postings.

I have also started writing a Blog on the music in the church. This gives notice of all upcoming concerts and often lists the whole of the programme details. Happy reading.

http://canningtonmusic.blogspot.co.uk/

Lastly, we keep an email publicity list and I send emails before every concert. The trouble is you must remember to inform me if you change your address. It happens a lot that people forget and it is hard to keep it up to date. It depends on you!

If you send an email to cannington.music@gmail.com I will add you to this list . It would help me no end if you make the subject “ Mailing list” Please note this is NOT my personal address.

Michael Martin, Director of Music 01278 422895

ENGLISH MUSIC for an ENGLISH ORGAN

An evening to celebrate the renovation of the organ in The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Cannington 7.30pm Friday 22 May 2015 given by

MICHAEL MARTIN director of music

Admission, at the door only, £7.00 which includes a glass of wine

PROGRAMME

William Walton 1902 -1983

Prelude The Spitfire

No.2, Elegy, from Three Pieces for Organ

John Bull 1562 - 1628.

Carol, Een kindeken is ons geboren

John Stanley 1712 - 1786

A voluntary for the trumpet stop

Slow, Vivace, Andante

G.T. Thalben - Ball 1896 - 1987

Elegy

Maurice Greene 1695 - 1755

Voluntary in G.

Andante, Allegro, Largo , Largo Andante

George Frederick Handel 1685 - 1759

Variations from Organ Concerto Set 1, Op.4, No. 1

Freddie Mercury 1946 - 1991

Bohemian Rhapsody

INTERVAL

Please enjoy a glass of wine at the west end of the church

Edward Elgar. 1857 - 1934

Imperial March, opus 32 .

arranged by George C Martin. In 1892

Herbert Howells 1892 - 1983

Three Psalm Preludes for Organ. Set one No 2

John Ireland 1879 - 1962

two movements from Miniature Suite for Organ.

1. Intrada,

2. Villanella

William Byrd 1539/40 - 1623

The Bells

Arthur Wills b,1926

Bells

Elegy

Eric Thiman 1900 - 1975

Gloria in Excelsis Deo ’

There are other concerts in the pipeline for this year and next . Some dates are fixed, some only pencilled in so far. If you would like to keep in touch there are various options. So far we have been using an email list. If you would like to join this please send an email to cannington.music@gmail.com and you will be added.

Much better, I think, is to follow us on Facebook. Just search for Cannington Music and “like“ us. Notices will come through to your timeline.

Best of all, follow our blog which you can find by following this link

http://canningtonmusic.blogspot.co.uk/

Once there fill in your email address at the top of the page and you will get an email every time I post anything. Not just dates of concerts but also details of the programmes and the occasional photo

Normal Service Resumed

For most of last year it was almost impossible to hold any concerts in Church.
The organ was in pieces being cleaned and overhauled.

There were pipes in bundles filling the north aisle

There was a splendid, temporary, digital organ occupying floor space and blocking access to the grand piano.

So in 2014 we had just one concert, using the electronic instrument .

Now the organ is back together and looking and sounding wonderful. Newly polished and repaired case work and regilded pipework shining on the outside.  On the inside it is free from dust and dead moths and bats, and has gained some sparkling new pipe work and a new blower. The old blower motor was installed in 1941!

Now we are ready to bring Cannington Music back to life again and we are formulating a programme for the coming months.  A list will be published soon but to start things off I shall be playing the organ in a concert during the Church's flower festival this month.  We are most grateful for the generous financial support of Viridor and this event is by way of publicly thanking them.

The Parish Church of S Mary the Virgin, Cannington

A Concert by Michael Martin

7.30pm Friday 22 May 2015

£7.00, at the door only, including a glass of wine.

It is a programme of English Music for an English Organ.  "Organ Recital" can put some people off and sound a bit stuffy so this will be  a Concert with music from 5 centuries, at least, from William Byrd to Queen. From Purcell to Elgar.  I hope there will be something for everyone.
So why not come and see!!

I will post the programme here soon.

If you would to be kept in touch about other concerts here the easiest way, for you and for me, is to submit your email address in the space at the top of this post and you will be told each time I post here.  Or go the Cannington Music facebook page and LIKE it.

I hope we see you!