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Upcoming Concerts
Join us for the launch concert as a three-part series exploring the works of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Concert dates
Sunday 9 Feb | 5pm
Sunday 20 July | 5pm
Sunday 21 Sept | 5pm
Venue
Victorian Artists Society, 430 Albert St, East Melbourne
Tickets
$40 | Full price
$35 | Concession / VAS members
Discounted tickets apply for purchasing a season pass, see the VAS website for more details.
Program - 09 Feb 2025
Three Vocalises (1958) (wordless)
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Prelude – Juel Riggall
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Scherzo – Bethan Ellsmore
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Quasi Menuetto – Naomi Summers
How can a tree but wither (1896) – Bethan Ellsmore
Poem by Thomas, Lord Vaux (1509- 1556)
Three songs from Shakespeare (1925) – Naomi Summers
Poems by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
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Take, O Take
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When Icicles Hang by the Wall
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Orpheus with his Lute
To Daffodils (1895) – Bethan Ellsmore
Poem by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
Excerpts from Seven Songs from The Pilgrims Progress
(pre-1951)
No 1. Watchful’s Song – Liane Keegan
No. 4 - The Song of the Leaves of Life & the Water of Life – Bethan & Juel
No. 5 - The Song of Vanity Fair – Naomi Sumers
No. 6 - The Woodcutter's Song – Juel Riggall
No. 7 - The Bird’s Song – Juel Riggall
Text from The King James Bible [1, 4, 7], John Bunyan
(1628-1688) [6] and Ursula Vaughan Williams (1911 - 2007) [5]
Five Mystical Songs (1906-11) – Liane Keegan
Poems by George Herbert 1593-1633
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Easter
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I got me Flowers
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Love bade me welcome
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The Call
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Antiphon
Established in 2013, XL Arts Inc. is a company dedicated to the development of the craft of becoming an Opera Singer. We saw the need to provide performance and professional development opportunities to fill the gap between singers ending their studies and developing the skills needed to become a performer. See About for more information.
