Music for a Summer’s Evening St Nicholas’ Church, Worth St Nicholas’ Church, Worth

Revels at Dusk Cantate Domino Guiseppe Pitoni

1657-1743

O sing joyfully Adrian Batten

c.1591-c.1637

The Gnu

Flanders & Swann

The Hippopotamus song 1922-1975 & 1923-1994

Sea Fever

from Salt-water Poems and Ballads

John Ireland

1879-1962

‘S Wonderful

from Gershwin’s Song-book, 1932

George Gershwin

1898-1937

Dreams at Midnight Now sleeps the crimson petal

from Three Songs, Op. 3

Roger Quilter

1877-1953

Thou knowest Lord the secrets

of our hearts

from Music for the funeral of Queen Mary, Z.860

Henry Purcell

1659-1695

The Reproaches John Sanders

1933-2003

Steal away to Jesus arr. Colin Mawby

b.1936

Repose at Dawn Ladies in Lavender

from the 2004 English film of the same name

Nigel Hess

b.1953

O tell me the truth about love

from the Cabaret songs

Benjamin Britten

1913-1976

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd

from The Messiah, HWV 56

GF Handel

1685-1759

Bogoroditse Devo

from the All-Night Vigil, Op. 37

Sergei Rachmaninoff

1873-1943

Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Fauré

1845-1924

Canapés, Pimms and soft drinks will be served at the front of the church,

with sweets and juice provided for children.

Worth Choir

Alex Hiam

Melanie Edwards Peter Murgatroyd

Claire Clarke Jonathan Brent

Ann Phillipson David Price

Elizabeth Whyman

Ian Pallett

Shirley Sidaway Richard Polley

St Nicholas’ is the oldest Church in continuous use in the country and it has

supported a remarkable choral tradition since the end of the 15th century. If you

might be interested in joining Worth Choir, no specific musical experience is

required, just enthusiasm and a willingness to commit and learn. To find out more,

email musicdirector@worthparish.org.uk or call the parish office on 0300 111 8150.