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Midlothian
School Choir - 13 June |
Report
and photos Jim Paterson
 The sanctury of
St. Mungo's was filled with the voices of the Midlothian Schools Choir
on Monday 13 June. Led by Fiona Mtchell the girls, and boy, sang and
played an hour long concert, primarily for their parents, but attended
by many of the music loving congregation of St. Mungo's and visitors
from other churches, and those who just like to hear a choir in action.
The choir started the evening iwth "Dashing away
with a Smoothing Iron", a traditional English folk song written in the
19th century about a housewife carrying out her linen chores.
Finlay
Noble, as the only boy in the choir that evening, stepped up to show
one of his other talents, fiddling. He presented a selection of three
reels in quick succesion. Alice Grainger then followed with a piano
solo.
Nineteen year old Alexandra MacFadyen, or
alex as she likes to be called, was to sit her Grade 8 singing exams
later in the week, but took time out of her practicing to sing "O del
mio Dolce Ardor". This is the opening aria from Gluck's 1770 opera
"Paride ed Elena". Paris and Helen, Queen of Sparta who becomes Helen
of Troy, the two lovers in the Trojan War. In it, Paris declares his
love for Helen. Alex sang the part of Paris.
Georgia
Noble sang "I'll be on my Own", followed by Clair McCready singing "On
my Own" from Les Miserables.
The choir
then got together again to sing a selection from the hit musical
Showboat. after which Finlay Noble then san ga solo of "If I were a
Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof.
Rebecca Hardy
kept up the "musical shows" songs with Gershwin's lullaby
"Summertime" , from Porgy and Bess, followed by Ailis Dale with
"Somewhere over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz.
Alex
MacFadyen then returned to present a spectacular rendition of Brahms
"Die Nachtigall" which led the way to the Finale, but not before
choirmaster Fiona Mitchell announced that Claire wasleaving for Poland,
and Finaly to start university.
The
choir got together for a finale of "O Waly Waly" or the Water is Wide.
The roots of this song are unclear, with some claiming an English
origin and others claiming a Scottish origin. Never the less it formed
a fitting end to a great concert, and thanks go to Fiona Mitchell and
Graham Macdonald for leading, and providing the supporting music for
the choir.
We all wish them well in their journey through life and hope they use their talents to bring the magic of song to all they meet.
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