WITNEY MUSIC SOCIETY - DECEMBER 2011 CONCERT

'MR HAYDN GOES

TO OXFORD'

♫ Haydn 200 plus ♫

Whilst in England Haydn was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Oxford.

This programme takes as its theme Haydn’s visit to Oxford to receive the degree and gives an account of the visit in words and music, including some of the music which was performed whilst he was in Oxford.

It is a musical entertainment for piano, flute, soprano & tenor devised by Piers Burton-Page.

Herr Haydn will tell his own engaging story through the person of the suitably be-wigged David Gooderson

His story is interspersed with delightful music.

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The Performers

David Gooderson - Narrator
David is best known for playing Davros in Dr Who and Simpkins the Pathologist in A Touch of Frost. Last year he toured as Puck in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream for English Touring Opera and this summer played George Bernard Shaw in Portraits by William Douglas Home at the Finborough Theatre, London. David's writing includes five plays on Radio 4 and a musical adaptation of The Wind in the Willows ( co-written by David Conville , music by Carl Davis) which has played two West End seasons. His first play, The Killing of Mr Toad was revived at the Finborough Theatre in 2009 and is now published. David also performed in 'Under Milkwood' for the Farnham Rep Company in 2011.

Helena Raeburn - Soprano

Post Graduate Diploma - Birmingham Conservatoire (Distinction)
PG Diploma Recital Prize
Advanced Performers Certificate - Birmingham School of Acting
Choral Scholar 2010-2011 - St Martin in the Fields.

Julia Raeburn - Flute
…an engaging performer not only as a flautist and singer, but also a recorder player for Tudor re-creations

Stuart Raeburn - Tenor
…sings with a number of London-based opera groups
…an experienced recitalist - City Churches and elsewhere - and Oratorio soloist

David Elwin - Piano
… freelance pianist, combining the activities of accompanist / repetiteur, duo partner, soloist, instrumental & vocal coach and teacher.

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