Jane Austin's Big Night Out

Dances from the films, music from the salons: The Georgettes of Oxford and The Capability Consort combine to perform dances from films of Jane Austen's books. Short scenes from the books will also be included, as will music and songs from the era.

Programme:

DANCE Mr Beveridge's Maggot
DRAMA scene 1
SONG Haydn [1732 - 1809]: My mother bids me bind my hair [from Ten Canzonets; 1794]. Librettist: Anne Hunter [1742 - 1821]
INSTRUMENTAL Mozart [1756 - 1791]: Quartet in D; 1777
1 Allegro
DANCE Mutual Love
DRAMA scene 2
SONG The dusky night rides down the sky/A-hunting we will go
Tune: c. 1750; librettist: Henry Fielding [1707 - 1754]
INSTRUMENTAL Mauro Giuliani [1781 - 1829]: Semiramide [adapted from an opera by Gioachino Rossini [1792 - 1868]
DANCE Shrewsbury Lasses
SONG Annie Fortescue-Harrison [1848 - 1944]: In the gloaming
DANCE My Lord Byron's Maggot
DRAMA scene 3
SONG Haydn: The Sailor's Song
INSTRUMENTAL Mozart: Quartet in D
2 Adagio - 3 Rondeau
SONG 'Headache' song; librettist: Jane Austen [1775 - 1817]
DANCE Childgrove
DRAMA scene 4
SONG Ignatius Sancho [1729 - 1780]: Friendship, source of joy
Librettist: 'a young Lady'
DANCE Hole in the Wall

Performers:

Georgettes of Oxford - Choreography led by Helen Davidge
Helen Davidge - Emma
Erika Sanderson - Knightley
The Capability Consort [using Classical/Romantic instruments]
William Summers - Flute
Diane Moore - Violin
Timothy Lin - Cello
Jamie Akers - Guitar
with Patricia Hammond - Mezzo Soprano