Our Performance Repertoire...
Elizabeth to Elizabeth
In Voice and Verse celebrate
the Diamond Jubilee of
Queen Elizabeth II.
The Jubilee celebrations centre on the long weekend of 2-5th June but this special concert will be available from May onwards.
It will be a pageant of readings and music from across the centuries to celebrate the nation’s monarchs and the highlights of British history.
The music includes pieces by Handel, Beethoven, Purcell, Holst and Britten, as well as ‘Rule Britannia’ and the National Anthem.
The words will include poetry by Queen Elizabeth I, Shakespeare, Milton, Tennyson and John Betjeman.
Expected Run Time: 2 x 45 minute halves plus interval.
Projection: During the performance we will project many of the texts along with other images & information.
From Time to Time
A celebration of the 350th Anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer.
In Voice and Verse present extracts from this great companion to life in a performance of the words and music it inspired.
Actor Lance Pierson illustrates the Book of Common Prayer's influence on our journey through life,
whilst soprano Belinda Yates and pianist Heather Chamberlain provide a selection of music through the ages which
has wonderfully illuminated this unique book of worship.
Expected Run Time: 2 x 45 minute halves plus interval.
Projection: During the performance we will project many of the texts along with other images & information.
The Bible In Voice and Verse
Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the King James Version.
The King James Authorized Version of the Bible (1611) is one of the treasures of the English language.
It has left its mark on our daily speech in many turns of phrase we use, perhaps without knowing where they come from.
As the handbook for Christian worship and instruction in the English-speaking world for over 300 years,
it has inspired vast amounts of music, in hymns, anthems, spirituals and oratorios.
2011 was the 400th Anniversary of its publication and to mark the event “In Voice and Verse” created a unique presentation.
The concert aims to celebrate the impact of the Bible in words and music.
Lance recites key passages from the Bible interspersed with performances of famous pieces of music which those words inspired,
performed by Belinda and Heather. The music includes excerpts from Haydn's ‘Creation’, Handel's ‘Messiah’ and SS Wesley's
‘Blessed be the God and Father' amongst many others.
Run Time: 2 x 45 minute halves plus interval.
Abridged Version: Approximately 1 hour with no interval.
Projection: During the performance we project song texts along with other images & information.
Versions: Readings can be performed using any version of the Bible
John Milton In Voice and Verse
John Milton (1608-1674) is arguably England’s second greatest poet after Shakespeare. He was an outspoken protestant and republican, serving in Cromwell’s commonwealth government.
He wrote some of his greatest poetry after going blind.
in voice: Soprano Belinda Yates, accompanied by Heather Chamberlain, sings a selection of songs inspired by Milton’s poems.
Including pieces by George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn, Thomas Arne, Henry Lawes, Geoffrey Shaw and Gerald Finzi.
and verse: Actor Lance Pierson brings Milton’s poems to life. He performs extracts that set Belinda’s songs in their context.
As well as selections from Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes and the Sonnets, they give shortened concert performances of Il Penseroso,
L’Allegro and the masque Comus.
Run Time: 2 x 45 minute halves plus interval.
Abridged Version: Approximately 1 hour with no interval.
Projection: During the performance we project many of the texts along with other images & information.
For further information please contact us at info@invoiceandverse.co.uk