Group News
Sidcup and District U3A
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Classical Music • Leader Derick Johnson
John Mercer opened his selection with Gioachino Rossini’s “The Marriage Contract” played by the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Danail Rachev; although Rossini is popular, this piece is rarely heard. This was followed by Boccherini’s Cello Concerto No 3 by the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Edward Heath. Members may remember that he used to conduct a concert every year in Bexleyheath. As a change, opera was then brought to the fore with Puccini’s “Firenze È Come Un Albero Fiorito” {Florence is like a flowering tree}, from the opera Gianni Schicchi, sung by Placido Domingo. This was followed by “Se Come Voi Piccina Io Fossi” {if I was tiny like you}, from the opera La Villi, sung by Kiri Te Kanawa with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel. Before the break we heard W. A. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Riccardo Muti including the aria “Madamina, Il Catalogo È Questo” {my dear lady, this is a list} sung by Samuel Ramey as Leporello. After the break we had Beethoven’s concerto for piano, violin, cello, and orchestra by the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted again by Sir Edward Heath. We finished with three movements of Darius Milhaud’s Scaramouche Suite played by the English Chamber Orchestra accompanied by Emma Johnson - our famous local virtuoso musician - on the clarinet. As usual with John, we had a fine mix of music.
Derick Johnson
John Mercer opened his selection with Gioachino Rossini’s “The Marriage Contract” played by the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Danail Rachev; although Rossini is popular, this piece is rarely heard. This was followed by Boccherini’s Cello Concerto No 3 by the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Edward Heath. Members may remember that he used to conduct a concert every year in Bexleyheath. As a change, opera was then brought to the fore with Puccini’s “Firenze È Come Un Albero Fiorito” {Florence is like a flowering tree}, from the opera Gianni Schicchi, sung by Placido Domingo. This was followed by “Se Come Voi Piccina Io Fossi” {if I was tiny like you}, from the opera La Villi, sung by Kiri Te Kanawa with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel. Before the break we heard W. A. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Riccardo Muti including the aria “Madamina, Il Catalogo È Questo” {my dear lady, this is a list} sung by Samuel Ramey as Leporello. After the break we had Beethoven’s concerto for piano, violin, cello, and orchestra by the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted again by Sir Edward Heath. We finished with three movements of Darius Milhaud’s Scaramouche Suite played by the English Chamber Orchestra accompanied by Emma Johnson - our famous local virtuoso musician - on the clarinet. As usual with John, we had a fine mix of music.
Derick Johnson