are a local group of friends who are passionate about promoting and performing fabulous music and poetry. Within the group there are singers, pianists, instrumentalists, readers and administrators. Performing the popular classical and light music repertoire they can be booked for recitals, private functions, fundraisers and weddings etc. They are available as soloist or ensemble ~ singer and pianist, string quartet, piano trio etc. They have a flexible repertoire which can be themed to suit any event or party and can supply their own piano.
 For further information or to book Vital Recitals
 please telephone (01993) 709596 or mail vitalrecitals@hotmail.co.uk

 

 

 

 

June Concert

 

 

 


 

 

Celebrating

35 years

Stanton

Guildhouse

A short concert

 including songs and instrumental music by

 Mozart, Beethoven & Bach

Thursday 15th May

 

Morag Crowther ~ soprano

Keiko Harada ~ violin

Peter Crowther ~ cello

Daphne Abe ~ piano

www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/vitalrecitals

With special guest John Nutland

(reminiscence from one of the original ‘Laverton Children’)

 

Included refreshments

 

Created by Mary Osborn, Stanton Guildhouse is a serenely inspiring venue

with wonderful views and the finest craftsmanship.

www.stantonguildhouse.org.uk   Registered charity no. 301618   Broadway Worcestershire WR12 7NE

 

 

 

 

Vital Recitals

 

 

 

 

 

The Garden Room

THE HOLYBUSH

Corn Street Witney

OX28 6BT

Text Box: SCHUBERTIADE

 

STRING QUINTET IN C MAJOR

Walton String Quartet with guest Anna Frazer

Anna Fleming-violin   Claire Hedges-violin   Rhian Franckom-viola   Peter Crowther-‘cello

 

 

SCHUBERT SONGS

Morag Crowther-soprano James Belassie-piano

 

 ‘Schubert’s string quintet is the most sublimepiece of classical musicever written’
   

 Saturday 10th May 2008

 

 

 

Drinks available from the bar

 

 

Included refreshments 

 

 A former schoolteacher like

 Sting, He wrote more songs than

 Bob Dylan,

Lived a bit longer than Brian Jones,

Like Freddie Mercury,

 he died from a sexually transmitted disease, And, like

 Jimi Hendrix

  became a legend after his death.

This is no Fame Academy…this is

Franz Peter Schubert’

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Summer Concert 2007

 

Rhymes and Vines

 

St Michael & All Saints Church

 

LEAFIELD

 

Friday 20th July at 7.45pm

 

songs, instrumental music and poetry

 

with guests from Bridewell Organic Garden, and Zaytoun.org,

 a fairtrade raffle and refreshments

Morag Crowther - soprano

Claire Hedges - violin

Peter Crowther - 'cello

Daphne Abe - piano

 

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Bridewell Organic Garde

 

 "VITAL RECITALS" at Holy Trinity Church Witney

                              7th April 2007

Saturday 7th April

 

Holy Trinity Church

Woodgreen Witney

 

DAPHNE ABE-PIANO

MORAG CROWTHER-SOPRANO

PETER CROWTHER-'CELLO

CLAIRE HEDGES - VIOLIN

 



A short concert of lovely familiar songs and instrumental music,

with poetry, a FAIRTRADE raffle, and refreshments!

The concert raised £200 for TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa)

The concert also promoted awareness of WITNEY AREA FAIR TRADE ACTION GROUP (WAFTAG) and their campaign to make WITNEY a “FAIRTRADE TOWN”


Supporting Zaytoun - non profit organisation promoting olive oil which is farmed organically by Palastinian farmers.

 

 

VITAL RECITALS
 
 appeared at the


OPERA FESTA CONCERT

Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Oxford

Saturday 14th April

 

Vital Recitals

11 Bridge Street 

Witney

OX28 1BY

01993 709596

morag6@hotmail.com

vitalrecitals@hotmail.co.uk

                                  Concert held on 8th March

 

Afternoon Tea Concert

Grange Cottage,

Ascott Under Wychwood


A short concert of instrumental music, piano solos and lovely familiar songs

Tea and cakes at 3.30pm.
Music at 4pm.

 

 DAPHNE ABE-PIANO


MORAG CROWTHER-SOPRANO


PETER CROWTHER-CELLO


Proceeds in aid of Cancer Research UK


 Programme


Melodie-Elegie - Massenet

Limelight - Charlie Chaplin

Let's Do It - Cole Porter

Prelude from Suite no 1 for 'cello - Bach

Apres en Reve - Faure

Das Veilchen - Mozart

Angels Guard Thee - Goddard

Wedding Day at Trollhagen - Grieg

Villia - Lehar

Allegro Appassionata - Saint-Saens

Oh! Quand je Dors - Liszt

Clair de Lune - Debussy

Waltz of my Heart - Ivor Novello



The concert raised £130

for Cancer Research UK

 

 

 

 

Link to   Vital Recitals Concert Diary

 

© Copyright 2008 Morag Crowther