Cesar Franck 1822-90, Panis Angelicus Ensemble, with soprano and tenor solo Originally composed by Franck in 1872 for tenor, harp, cello and organ, to the words of part of the St Thomas Aquinas hymn “Sacris solemnis” for the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy. This piece is particularly apt as a sung grace with its Latin words translating as “Bread of Angels Is made bread for mankind Gifted Bread of Heaven Of all imaginings the end Oh, miraculous thing! The body of God will nourish The poor, the servile and the humble” Much performed including in 1978 at Modena Cathedral by Luciano Pavarotti and his father (a baker and accomplished tenor) singing in canon, by Richard Tucker at the funeral of Robert Kennedy in 1968, by Placido Domingo and Yo-Yo Ma at Edward Kennedy’s funeral in 2009.
From the opera Lakmé Pia Dutton, Sarah Gabriel, Benjamin Vogt Composed in 1883 the duet takes place in Act 1 between Lakmé, the daughter of a Brahmin priest and her servant Mallika as they gather flowers by a river. This enchanting and exquisitely written duet has survived its endless repetition as a musically mangled jingle on British Airways. It is worth listening to it for the beauty of the original, both for the music and the poetry. “Neath the dome, the jasmine Neath the leafy dome, where the jasmine white To the roses comes greeting….”
Summertime, George Gershwin arr’d Iain Farrington From the opera Porgy and Bess Soprano solos and ensemble
THE NOTING BRIEFS
MUSIC
The Grace
Leo Delibes – Flower Duet
Advanced Advocacy Course Musical Programme Banquet Dinner 4 September 2015
Gershwin made his name as a Broadway composer. He was a brilliant virtuoso pianist. He brought the sounds of jazz to the concert hall. “Summertime” was composed in 1934 for the opera Porgy and Bess, and is an all-time classic. The version performed this evening was written by Iain Farringdon for the Bar Choral Society concert on 10th June. Tonight is the second airing.
Night and Day, Cole Porter Ensemble Written in 1932 for the Musical Gay Divorce Night and Day has remained popular from the moment it was first performed by Fred Astaire. It is an unusual composition for a popular hit. Instead of a 32 bar chorus it is a 6x8, 48 bar structure with a repeated dominant seventh and complex harmonies. This choral version is ferociously difficult to perform and is true to Cole Porter’s original.
We are barristers all of whom sing with the Bar Choral Society. Tonight we are joined by Sarah Gabriel who is a professional soprano, and Benjamin Vogt our pianist who has flown over from New York for this evening.
MUSICIANS
SOPRANOS
Sarah Gabriel
Read English at Cambridge. In 2009 she was selected by Lorin Maazel as the only European singer to join his Chateauville Foundation young artist programme in the USA, making her USA debut singing the role of Lucy in Britten’s The Beggar’s Opera conducted by Maazel. She made her European debut as Eliza Doolittle in the acclaimed production of My Fair Lady opposite Alex Jennings at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris 2010. She has performed internationally in opera, concerts and recitals with a vast repertoire from the Baroque to the modern. www.sarahgabriel.eu
Pia Dutton
At 3 VB specialising in commercial law. BCL (Distinction) Keble Coll, Oxon, LLM (first class) Chicago Law School 2010, first in year jurisprudence. BA Jurisprudence. Queen Mother Sch, Middle Temple, Colombos Int’l Law Essay Prize 2010. Publications; Politics and Injudicious Heroism 2010 CSLR, Action in Burma the International Rule of Politics, Legal Journal on Burma 2011, Modern Distinctions Between UK and US Commercial Legal Systems Lexis Nexis Mealey’s Int’l Arbitration 2014. Music – Has sung and performed since childhood making a
demo CD (2003), creating and directing Welcome to Bollywood (2004), directing and performing in Stars for Burma Concert (Bloomsbury Theatre) 2011.
MEZZO SOPRANOS
Hannah Jones
At 36 Bedford Row specialising in Family Law. Read law at Newnham College Cambridge. Kemp Fund Scholar. Specialises in all aspects of matrimonial finance along with private law children’s matters. Music – Being the daughter of an opera singer turned headmaster, Hannah has always enjoyed music and her particular passion for singing is always something she has found time to pursue and dedicate time to. Having recorded a solo CD during her time at school she went on to become a founding member of ‘Voices of Newnham’, and a capella choral group at her college that, 5 years later, is still going strong. Hannah was delighted when the Bar Choral Society was set up so that she could continue her love of singing and share it alongside others in the busy legal profession.
Maeve O’Rourke
At Thomas Bingham Chambers, currently reading for a PhD at Durham University. BCL International University College Dublin, 1st class, LLM Harvard Law School. Harvard Law School Global Human Rights Fellow. Family Law Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year 2013 for her internationally recognised advocacy on behalf of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries survivors. Music – Associate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music (piano teacher), also enjoys playing traditional Irish fiddle.
TENOR
Rupert Pardoe
At 23 Essex Street specialising in criminal, heavy inquests and regulatory work. He has undertaken numerous substantial cases both in the UK and abroad involving allegations of fraud, money laundering, murder, drugs. He is often instructed by the police to act in complex inquests, and to defend the police where allegations of criminal conduct are made against officers or where they are charged with disciplinary
offences. Music – Combines legal practice with a part time professional singing career. Has sung with Kent Opera (Nabucco); Opera de Lyons (Moses and Aaron) and English National Opera (Carmen). A member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chorus for ten years.
BARITONE/BASS
Timothy Dutton QC
At Fountain Court Chambers specialising in commercial, professional negligence, regulatory and public law. Founded the Keble course 1993. Leader SEC 20042006, Chairman of the Bar 2008. Music – Chorister Durham Cathedral, Music Scholar, taught music at Blackbird Leys School, Oxford. French horn player. Founder Bar Choral Society.
school, singing in choirs and madrigal society. Taught in a choir school in Toronto for a term between school and University; has accompanied choirs and solo singers in a variety of amateur settings; Occasionally arranges and rewrites songs for domestic performance and entertainment.
PIANIST
Benjamin Vogt
Managing Director and head of European strategy at an alternative investment fund based in New York. He holds degrees from Harvard College, St John’s College, Oxford, and the Yale Law School. As a pianist, he has performed as a soloist, in chamber music ensembles from duo to quintet, and as an accompanist.
Stuart Ritchie QC
At Littleton Chambers. Broad mix of court and arbitral work in commercial, civil fraud and employment law with a niche in disputes involving directors and senior executives. Music - Important and ever-present part of Stuart’s life. An accomplished pianist and music scholar at
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