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The last rose of summer / the Queen's Six.

Contributor(s): Material type: MusicMusicPublisher number: SIGCD598 | Signum ClassicsPublisher: Perivale, Middx : Signum Classics, [2019]Copyright date: ℗2019Description: 1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • performed music
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  • audio
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  • audio disc
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Contents:
Dance to your daddy / arr. Timothy Byram-Wigfield (2:10) -- The last rose of summer / arr. Alexander L'Estrange (3:57) -- My love is like a red, red rose / arr. Jim Clements (3:35) -- Bushes and briars / arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (3:00) -- Down by the Salley Gardens / arr. Tim Carleston (3:29) -- Danny boy / arr. Alexander L'Estrange (3:45) -- Dashing away with the smoothing iron / arr. John Byrt (2:33) -- The turtle dove / arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (3:16) -- The lark in the clear air / arr. Stephen Carleston (2:10) -- The raggle taggle gypsies / arr. Daniel Brittain (2:36) -- My sweetheart's like Venus / arr. Gustav Holst (1:56) -- Annie Laurie / arr. Ruairi Bowen (4:22) -- Early one morning / arr. Alexander L'Estrange (3:13) -- Brigg fair / arr. Percy Grainger (3:17) -- Scarborough fair / arr. Keith Roberts (3:17) -- What shall we do with the drunken sailor? / arr. Ruairi Bowen (1:55) -- My Lagan love / arr. Paul Drayton (3:49) -- Bobby Shaftoe / arr. Stephen Carleston (2:52) -- O waly waly / arr. Richard Bannan (3:23) -- The water of Tyne / arr. Andrew Plant (3:33) -- Suo gan / arr. Ruairi Bowen (5:06) -- Land of my fathers / arr. David Manners (5:36).
The Queen's Six.Summary: Based at Windsor Castle, the members of The Queen's Six make up half of the Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel, whose homes lie within the Castle walls. This rare privilege demands the highest musical standards, as they sing regularly for the Royal family at both private and state occasions. In 2018 this included the weddings of Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank, and Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle, both held in St George's Chapel. Most significantly however, it is the familiarity of living and singing together in Chapel every day that lends this group its distinctive closeness and blend, as well as an irresistible informality and charm. Individually, members of The Queen's Six have appeared in many of the most prestigious vocal ensembles on the circuit, including The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, and The Sixteen. Their repertoire extends far beyond the reach of the choir stalls: from austere early chant, florid Renaissance polyphony, lewd madrigalsand haunting folk songs to upbeat Jazz and Pop arrangements.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

On hearing the Queen's Six, a group of young male choristers based at Windsor Castle, you'll surely be reminded of the King's Singers, the venerable a cappella vocal group known for its intricate arrangements. You can't blame the present ensemble for offering something new; truth to tell, there is room for competition. The Queen's Six do not attempt to outdo the King's Singers' famously intricate arrangements, preferring to steer things back a bit toward the middle of the road. Your reactions to this may depend on your larger ones toward the idea itself, but the execution is solid. The program consists of folk songs of the British Isles, and as the album title suggests, the Queen's Six make sure to put a generous helping of the repertory's greatest hits on the program. You get not only the evergreen title track but versions of Scarborough Fair, O waly waly (known more often in the U.S. as The Water is Wide), "Danny Boy," and more. However, there are also some less familiar numbers, including a slam-bang finale in Welsh that doesn't entirely fit with the rest of the program but can't be called conventional. Other attractions include the large variety of arrangers, with just a few names repeated; the arrangements are well-chosen such that each one shows distinctive traits, but all fit together generally well. The extreme chromatic harmonies of the King's Singers are used only sparingly; one place they do appear is in the highly familiar Scarborough Fair, which needs something to set it apart. The sound engineering, at Ascot Priory, is top-notch, and the notes by Andrew Plant give a reasonable introduction to the mixed beast of folk music. Recommended, although if you compare it straight up to the King's Singers, you may not find what you're looking for. ~ James Manheim

The Queen's Six.

Recorded 2016 September 26th to 28th Ascot Priory, Ascot, UK.

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Dance to your daddy / arr. Timothy Byram-Wigfield (2:10) -- The last rose of summer / arr. Alexander L'Estrange (3:57) -- My love is like a red, red rose / arr. Jim Clements (3:35) -- Bushes and briars / arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (3:00) -- Down by the Salley Gardens / arr. Tim Carleston (3:29) -- Danny boy / arr. Alexander L'Estrange (3:45) -- Dashing away with the smoothing iron / arr. John Byrt (2:33) -- The turtle dove / arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (3:16) -- The lark in the clear air / arr. Stephen Carleston (2:10) -- The raggle taggle gypsies / arr. Daniel Brittain (2:36) -- My sweetheart's like Venus / arr. Gustav Holst (1:56) -- Annie Laurie / arr. Ruairi Bowen (4:22) -- Early one morning / arr. Alexander L'Estrange (3:13) -- Brigg fair / arr. Percy Grainger (3:17) -- Scarborough fair / arr. Keith Roberts (3:17) -- What shall we do with the drunken sailor? / arr. Ruairi Bowen (1:55) -- My Lagan love / arr. Paul Drayton (3:49) -- Bobby Shaftoe / arr. Stephen Carleston (2:52) -- O waly waly / arr. Richard Bannan (3:23) -- The water of Tyne / arr. Andrew Plant (3:33) -- Suo gan / arr. Ruairi Bowen (5:06) -- Land of my fathers / arr. David Manners (5:36).

Based at Windsor Castle, the members of The Queen's Six make up half of the Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel, whose homes lie within the Castle walls. This rare privilege demands the highest musical standards, as they sing regularly for the Royal family at both private and state occasions. In 2018 this included the weddings of Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank, and Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle, both held in St George's Chapel. Most significantly however, it is the familiarity of living and singing together in Chapel every day that lends this group its distinctive closeness and blend, as well as an irresistible informality and charm. Individually, members of The Queen's Six have appeared in many of the most prestigious vocal ensembles on the circuit, including The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, and The Sixteen. Their repertoire extends far beyond the reach of the choir stalls: from austere early chant, florid Renaissance polyphony, lewd madrigalsand haunting folk songs to upbeat Jazz and Pop arrangements.

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