We have opted this year for a concert of G&S pieces, rather than a complete opera, in the words of your MD 'to show you off to attract audiences and singers by a) the high standard of singing in KB and b) the variety of music that we sing'.
There will be music from old favourites:
The Yeomen of the Guard
The Pirates of Penzance
Ruddigore
The Mikado
HMS Pinafore
The Gondoliers and
The Sorcerer
plus some from three operettas new to KB:
Utopia Limited
The Grand Duke and
Princess Ida
We had a high old time last week learning 'Eagle High' from Utopia Ltd (sorry my pun use isn't up to Gilbert's standard!), 'Won't it be a Pretty Wedding' from The Grand Duke, and 'Walls and Fences Scaling' from Princess Ida.
Next week we will recap these and revisit the wonderful dual chorus 'Welcome Gentry' from Ruddigore, so if you own a Ruddigore score please bring it with you.
