November Flower of the Month & “Hour Song”
A new recording of the November song for you, plus an extra “Hour Song” for Errollyn and thanks to all who nominated us for a Benefact £5,000 award – we weren’t successful this time but you can help with this next one – see below!
Flower of the Month
November
“Come to thy home!”
Eliza Flower (1803–1846)
for solo voice and piano
performed by
Adèle Bachmann – Mezzo
Frances M Lynch – Piano
Listen on the video above or CLICK HERE for the full text and more information on the song and the singer.
You can follow the text on the video above
Click here for the NEW Eliza Flower Website & more “Flower of the Month” Songs
Our recordings are free to download and listen, but you can help us keep the series online by donating from just £1, and there are more ways of giving that won’t cost you anything! Click below.
In nature the flower of this month is the chrysanthemum which symbolizes loyalty, friendship, and joy.
Benefact £5,000 Award
Thanks to all who nominated us for a Benefact £5,000 award – this time we didn’t win but there are still lots of chances for us to win £1,000 left this year.
Errollyn Wallen, our new Master of the King’s Music, challenged composers to write a song in the extra hour as the clocks went back early on Sunday morning. Our Artistic Director, Frances M Lynch, rose to the challenge, and in just over an hour made this:-
“Hour Song” for Errollyn
for acapella voices, mouth clicks and body percussion
I often say
I wish there were more hours in a day
And now
Here it is
One
More
Hour
What should I do with it?
Plant bulbs in the garden?
No – too dark out there
Hoovering, cleaning?
No – too noisy for neighbours
Reading or writing?
No – too tired for thinking
Look at the moon, count the stars?
No – too cloudy up there
Wait!
I know just the thing…
OH!
Too Late
It’s gone
That
One
More
Hour
In the day
We have so many projects we’d love to do promoting women in music and science, past and present, working with children and adults, commissioning composers, researching, rehearsing and performing – and you can still help –
Just click on the picture
It takes barely 1 minute
Costs you nothing
Thanks so much!
