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In which we tell you details of the
2008 Chordelle Old Masters Concert Programme
Concert Programme
The concert will be performed by Leslie Robbins-Conway and Paul Conway, singers, tellers and reciters, with Anne Little, pianist. It is in two halves, and will last slightly more than two hours.
Prelude
Calls at Dusk, by "Speedy," an unusually rapid Whip-Poor-Will on the Bruce Peninsula
Concert Overture
"Fanfare Canadienne" by Benjamin Britten from a traditional tune, arranged by Voyageur
Played by Anne
Poem
"Like an Old Proud King in a Parable" by A.J.M. Smith
Recited by Leslie and Paul
Record-Straightening Story
"Song of the North," by Voyageur with music by Richard Wagner
Told by Paul, with Leslie & Anne
Poem
"Quiet" by Marjorie Pickthall
Recited by Leslie
Pulsation
"Fantasie Alouette" by Benjamin Britten from a traditional tune, arranged by Voyageur
Played by Anne
Mind-Bending Story
"Whip-Poor-Will" by Voyageur
Told by Leslie
Poem
"Jennifer Dancing" by Crispin Elsted
Recited by Paul
Northern Ballad in Rag Time
"Eugenia, Mermaid of Yellowknife Bay," piano music by Scott Joplin, vocal tune and lyrics by Voyageur
Performed by Anne and Paul
Poem
"Preparation" by P.K. Page
Recited by Leslie
Brief but Pungent Opera
"The Abduction from the Cooking Pot", or "Three Little Pigs: the Opera," music by Mozart, libretto by Voyageur
Realized by Leslie, Paul & Anne
Intermission
Overture to the Second Part
"Valse Canadienne" by Benjamin Britten from a traditional tune, arr. Voyageur
Played by Anne
Tongue-Tied Tale
"How To Talk Bear," a linguistic adventure of Torque Furbelow, by Voyageur
Untangled by Paul
Story and Canon
"The Ecstasy of Theodore Frederick Molt" with musical notes by Beethoven and narrative ones by Voyageur
Performed joyfully by Anne, Leslie & Paul
Gap-Filling Tale
"Cinderella of the Snows," an assault on folk sensibilities by Voyageur
Perpetrated by Leslie
Poem
"Pastoral" by Milton Acorn
Recited by Paul
Crashing Tale
"Fawn Attack," an ungulating close encounter set to music by Mozart, lyrics by Voyageur
Mozart; Voyageur
Performed by Paul, Leslie & Anne
Rattling Good Tale
"The Rattlesnake," a serptentine close enounter set to music by Schubert, lyrics by Voyageur
Performed by Leslie, Paul & Anne
Good Honest Reportage
"The Wonder Fish," a piscine close encounter set to music by Beethoven; lyrics Voyageur
Told truly by Paul, Leslie & Anne
Poem
"The Holy Place" by Crispin Elsted
Recited by Paul
Meditation and Exhortation
"Sing a Good Song" with music by Verdi, lyrics by Voyageur
Leslie, Paul & Anne
Ornithological and Mammalogical Chanty
