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A Child Of Our Time

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Richard Smith, the Musical Director of Wantage Choral Society, has prepared a documentary on “A Child of our Time” by Sir Michael Tippett, which WCS performed on Saturday March 28th 2009 in Wantage Parish Church.

The documentary is in three parts:

To view Part One, please Click Here

To view Part Two, please Click Here


To view Part Three, please Click Here

Thinking of the magnificent spiritual which ends Part One of the oratorio, here is a true story:

The Webmaster’s previous choir was invited to sing at the opening of a local supermarket. The Committee discussed the invitation:

  • “Shall we accept the invitation?”
  • “Okay. What shall we sing?”
  • “Some Spirituals?”
  • “Fine. Which ones?”
  • One notoriously mischievous member of the Committee (not your Webmaster) suggested “Steal Away” ……