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Saturday 5th March 2011
Friends Meeting House, York Street, Bath BA1 1NG
A charity concert in aid of Quaker Peace Network West Africa (registered charity no. 1135555)

'Spirit of Freedom' - African and American Folksongs and Negro Spirituals


Conductor: Tony Shield
Piano: Nick Thorne


* Black Sheep - Trad American, arr John Rutter
* Shenandoah – Trad American, arr James Erb
* Sourwood Mountain – Folk Song from Tennessee, arr John Rutter

* Three Cameos for piano op 56 – Samuel Coleridge Taylor
* The Entertainer (piano) – Scott Joplin

* Siyahamba – Zulu Song, arr Jose Miguel Galán 
* Mangwani M’pulele – Sotho Children’s Song, arr Mike Brewer
* O-re-mi – Nigerian high Life Song, arr Mike Brewer
* Asikha thali – Zulu Freedom Song, arr Mike Brewer
* Hamba Lulu – Zulu Wedding Song, arr Mike Brewer

* Keep in the Middle of the road – arr Marshall Bartholomew
* Little Innocent Lamb – arr Marshall Bartholomew
* I got shoes – arr Marshall Bartholomew
* Humble – arr Marshall Bartholomew
* De animals a-comin’ – arr Marshall Bartholomew

* All my trials – arr Bob Chilcott
* Steal Away – arr Bob Chilcott
* Swing low, sweet chariot – arr Hugh Roberton
* Nobody knows the trouble I see – arr K Lee Scott




Friday 27th May 2011
Friends Meeting House, York Street, Bath BA1 1NG

Bath International Music Festival Party in the City


Music from our current repertoire



Thursday 2nd June 2011
The Forum, St James Parade, Bath BA1 1UG

Song for Bath - Grand Final

Cappella Nova performed one of the 10 final entries in the competition - 'Bath, Beautiful Bath', composed by local musician Ruth Nunn.




Saturday 18th June 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Holy Trinity Church, Doynton
A charity concert in aid of the medical charity PAWS-GIST (Paediatric, Adolescent, Wild-type and Syndromic Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumour)

The Sprig of Thyme


Conductor: Tony Shield
Piano: Nick Thorne, Jonathan Hazlett
Flute: Sara Layen
Soprano: Caroline Allen, Caroline Murray


* As Torrents in Summer – Edward Elgar
* The Long Day Closes – Arthur Sullivan
* Brigg Fair – Lincolnshire folk-song, arr Percy Grainger
* The Turtle Dove – English folk-song, arr Ralph Vaughan Williams

* Sicilienne (flute & piano) – Gabriel Fauré

* Shenandoah – trad American, arr James Erb
* Black Sheep – trad American, arr John Rutter
* Sourwood Mountain - Tennessee fiddle song, arr John Rutter

* I Would That My Love (soprano duet) – Felix Mendelssohn

* I Will Give My Love an Apple - Dorset folk-song
* Londonderry Air – Fred Weatherley, arr Bob Chilcot
* Country Gardens – Percy Grainger, arr David Tall

* The Sprig of Thyme – a cycle of folk-songs, arr John Rutter






Saturday 15th October 2011
Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Melksham
In aid of St. Michael's Church organ restoration

Fauré Requiem and sacred music from France


Conductor: Tony Shield
Organ: Gary Cook

Soprano: Caroline Allen, Caroline Murray
Alto: Marilyn Bray
Baritone: Paul Kefford, Richard Whitehead

* Nesciens Mater - Jean Mouton

* Veni Creator; dialogue sur les Grands Jeux (organ) - Nicolas de Grigny

* Tantum ergo (from Quatre Motets sur des themes gregoriens Op 10) - Maurice Durufle
* Salve Regina - Francis Poulenc

* Lied (organ) - Louis Vierne
* Carillon de Longport (organ) - Louis Vierne

* Cantique de Jean Racine - Gabriel Fauré
* Tu es Petrus - Gabriel Fauré
* Ave Verum Op 65 No 1 - Gabriel Fauré
* Tantum Ergo Op 65 No 2 - Gabriel Fauré
* Maria, Mater gratiae Op 47 No 2 - Gabriel Fauré

* Toccata (organ) - Eugene Gigout

* Requiem – Gabriel Fauré






Saturday 10th December 2011
Church of Our Lady and St. Alphege, Oldfield Park, Bath
In aid of the church restoration fund

A Celebration of Christmas

Conductor: Tony Shield
Organ: Nick Thorne

* O come, O come Immanuel - arr John Rutter
* Dixit Maria - Hans Leo Hassler
* The Lord at first did Adam make - arr David Willcocks
* Adam lay y bounden - Phillip Ledger
* A Spotless Rose - Herbert Howells
* I sing of a maiden - Patrick Hadley
* A Hymn to the Virgin - Benjamin Britten
* Bogoroditsye Dyevo - Arvo Pärt
* The Cherry Tree Carol - arr Stephen Cleobury
* Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston
* Christus - Felix Mendelssohn
* Nesciens Mater - Jean Mouton
* Santa Claus is coming to town - arr Peter Gritton
* Have yourself a merry little Christmas - arr Peter Gritton


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