Grantham Music Club
Registered Charity 510311

Songs for me and my aunts
a none-too-serious Shakespearean entertainment

Songs, Speeches, Scenes & Sonnets from Shakespeare with original airs from the Bard’s day as well as newer tunes by Arne, Haydn, Schubert, Madeleine Dring, Amy Beach, Quilter, Finzi, Trevor Hold and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Performers:

• Richard Roddis (tenor)

• Alexander Binns  (piano)

• Rosalind Williams (reader)

• Gillian von Fragstein (reader)

• Marcus Benison (reader)

Richard Roddis is well known throughout the East Midlands for his work with choirs. His conducting experience stretches back more than a quarter of a century and, as a professional singer and a member of several top choirs, he brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to choral conducting.

Richard is solo tenor much in demand nationwide in oratorio and recital. Engagements include the Bach Passions (Evangelist), Britten St Nicolas, Monteverdi Vespers, Schubert Die schöne Müllerin, Schumann Dichterliebe. During 2001, two CD recordings were issued: one entitled Songs of Joy and Woe includes Dichterliebe and English song, in which he is accompanied by Clive Pollard, and one of solo songs by contemporary composer Patrick Larley.

Richard won Joint First Prize for his Lieder singing in a national competition staged by the London Lieder Group in December 2001.

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