Anything by Roger Quilter, To Daisies, for instance, might fit the bill.
You might want to do something by Britten, if you don't think his adopted
Aldeburgh is too far...? john
At 05:52 PM 5/19/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Hello everyone, you may not have missed me because I didn't dare
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>I am hoping for a few suggestions of songs I could include in a short
>recital that will be combined with some solo piano and one or two poetry
>readings. This is to be held at our village school in October and as it
>is a rural parish on the edge of the Fens in Cambridgeshire I thought a
>sort of "cow pat" theme might be suitable. We are also situated next to
>the Great Ouse river and it would be lovely to select music that could
>tie in with our locality I think. The audiance will be mainly made up of
>parents and some children and I think a few humourous numbers would be
>popular.
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>Geraldine
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>Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 13:47:44 +0100
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>Hello everyone, you may not have missed me because I didn't dare
>contribute very often, but I have missed you. I have just re-subscribed
>following suffering from the "pretty park" virus and assorted "other
>job" pressures.
>
>I am hoping for a few suggestions of songs I could include in a short
>recital that will be combined with some solo piano and one or two poetry
>readings. This is to be held at our village school in October and as it
>is a rural parish on the edge of the Fens in Cambridgeshire I thought a
>sort of "cow pat" theme might be suitable. We are also situated next to
>the Great Ouse river and it would be lovely to select music that could
>tie in with our locality I think. The audiance will be mainly made up of
>parents and some children and I think a few humourous numbers would be
>popular.
>
>I have a moderate/large mezzo voice and am happy singing colouratora as
>well as some of the more contraltoish repetoire. I am 41. Hope some of
>you might have some ideas. Thank you in anticipation.
>
>Geraldine
>
John Blyth
Baritono robusto e lirico
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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