REPERTOIRE

John performs songs of many types, from a repertoire of more than 600 songs. They range from serious classical music to popular music and comedy, for example:

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Classical or ‘serious’ music:

• Oratorio : Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and St Paul, Stainer’s Crucifixion, Maunder’s Olivet to Calvary, Faure’s Requiem, Carl Jenkins’ The Armed Man, Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs, Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb,  Bernstein's Chichester Psalms , Finzi's Lo, the full final sacrifice, Haydn’s Seasons and Creation, arias from Bach’s St Matthew Passion and Christmas Oratorio, arias from several more Handel oratorios - Solomon, Judas Maccabeus, Samson et al.

• Operatic: bass-baritone arias from many Operas especially Handel and Mozart.

• Art songs of the British Isles

• Foreign Art songs – French chanson, German lieder, Italian arias

 

 Light music:

• Humorous and musical comedy

• Songs of the 50s, 60s and other 'easy listening '

• Folk songs and ballads from all over the British Isles, and beyond

• Spoken : duologues, monologues, poems, prose, comedy

• Musical Theatre songs

• Victorian, Edwardian, Music Hall

 

For particular occasions:

• Songs accompanied by choirs (Ladies, Male voice, or Mixed)

• Sea songs

• Wartime songs – both commemorative & entertaining

• Proms concerts

• Christmas concerts

• Music Halls and Variety Concerts

• Duets and ensembles

• Scottish songs for Burns Night and St Andrews Night dinners.

• Compereing

....... also complete concerts along with other singers, ensembles and instrumentalists – focusing upon the enjoyment of the audience.

 

John has received first-class tuition and help from many expert musicians, notably Margaret Field, Maria Jagusz, Henry Herford and Hilary Harmer.