The West End Goes West
Jul. 12th, 2015 02:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smallhobbitYesterday evening SM and I went to Tewkesbury to see Tewkesbury Camerata in concert. Unlike the classical music the Camerata usually play, this was songs from the shows. The Camerata, with their leader and co-founder, the lovely ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vix_spes, were excellent as usual and the music was fun and light-hearted and had the audience tapping along.
It was a combination of instrumental items with sung pieces, for which the South Wales Gay Men's Chorus provided the singing. They were brilliant - so obviously enjoying the singing and the performance. Stand out for me was "Can you feel the love tonight" from the Lion King which was just beautiful. At the end they relished the opportunity to have the audience join in with singing "Do Re Mi" from The Sound of Music.
The soloist who had been booked fell ill two days before the concert, but they were able to find an excellent stand in. Leo Roberts was educated at Tewkesbury Comprehensive, and had as a singing teacher Mark Aitchison, the other co-founder and the conductor. Leo has just completed a twelve month UK tour of Shrek: The Musical playing Shrek. Yes he was excellent and we were very lucky to hear him, especially as he had to rush back to London later in the evening.
It was an extremely enjoyable evening, with once more the chance to hear performers I wouldn't normally have heard and would certainly go to hear again.
In a couple of days I shall be heading East to spend a few days in London: three plays, one musical, one ballet, two tours, two exhibitions and the annual Sherlock picnic. Reports will follow on my return.
vix_spes, were excellent as usual and the music was fun and light-hearted and had the audience tapping along.It was a combination of instrumental items with sung pieces, for which the South Wales Gay Men's Chorus provided the singing. They were brilliant - so obviously enjoying the singing and the performance. Stand out for me was "Can you feel the love tonight" from the Lion King which was just beautiful. At the end they relished the opportunity to have the audience join in with singing "Do Re Mi" from The Sound of Music.
The soloist who had been booked fell ill two days before the concert, but they were able to find an excellent stand in. Leo Roberts was educated at Tewkesbury Comprehensive, and had as a singing teacher Mark Aitchison, the other co-founder and the conductor. Leo has just completed a twelve month UK tour of Shrek: The Musical playing Shrek. Yes he was excellent and we were very lucky to hear him, especially as he had to rush back to London later in the evening.
It was an extremely enjoyable evening, with once more the chance to hear performers I wouldn't normally have heard and would certainly go to hear again.
In a couple of days I shall be heading East to spend a few days in London: three plays, one musical, one ballet, two tours, two exhibitions and the annual Sherlock picnic. Reports will follow on my return.
