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November 16th, 2012
HAVPCD317 – Eton Close Up

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HAVPCD317 - Eton Close Up Close Harmony with the Incognitos
Disk Title Eton Close Up
Close Harmony with the Incognitos
Soloists Close Harmony with the Incognitos
Close Harmony with the Incognitos
Choir The Incognitos
Conductor The Incognitos
Location Eton Studios, Eton College
Date Recorded June 2005
Audio Tracks 17
THIS is the second recording of Eton’s close harmony octet, now known as The Incognitos, who continue to perform at private functions and provide after-dinner entertainment, often for distinguished guests, in and around Eton College. The group has also sung outside Eton, more recently performing in Eventica’s Russian Rhapsody in the Natural History Museum, London. It has now established a reputation as a highlight of the international Eton College Chapel Choir tours, recently visiting countries such as China, Cuba, Japan, America, Australia and New Zealand

Trk. Duration Track Title Composer
1
02:38 Upbeat Jazz Standards – Let’s do it (let’s fall in love) Cole Porter, arr.David Blackwell
2
01:23 Upbeat Jazz Standards – I got rhythm George Gershwin, arr. Christopher Clapham
3
02:13 Upbeat Jazz Standards – Tuxedo Junction Erskine Hawkins, arr. Paul Lindsell
4
03:08 Upbeat Jazz Standards – They can’t take that away from me George Gershwin, arr. Alan Simmons
5
02:17 Upbeat Jazz Standards – Fever arr. Paul Lindsell
7
02:46 Slow Standards – Ev’ry time we say goodbye Cole Porter, arr. Edmund Rex
8
02:31 Slow Standards – Misty Burke/Garner, arr. Giles Underwood
9
02:31 Slow Standards – What a wonderful world Armstrong/Weiss/Thiele arr. Will Cartwright-Hignett
10
02:18 Upbeat Pop/Spirituals – Short people Randy Newman, arr. Simon Carrington
11
02:22 Upbeat Pop/Spirituals – The bare necessities Terry Gilkyson, arr. Nicholas Hare
12
01:45 Upbeat Pop/Spirituals – Little innocent lamb Trad. arr. Marshall Bartolomew
13
01:20 Upbeat Pop/Spirituals – De animals Trad. arr. Marshall Bartolomew
14
03:54 Slow Trad./Spirituals/Pop – Deep river Trad. arr. Paul Hart
15
02:01 Slow Trad./Spirituals/Pop – Aka tombo Trad Japanese: Kosaku Yamada
16
04:16 Slow Trad./Spirituals/Pop – And so it goes Billy Joel, arr. Bob Chilcott
17
03:43 Slow Trad./Spirituals/Pop – Good vibrations Mike Love/Brian Wilson, arr. Jonathan Seers

Hale School, Perth: In addition to more conventional repertoire, there were piano solos and some close-harmony pop classics. The latter, in beautifully polished performances, quite understandably brought the house down. Eight choristers—who call themselves the Eton Incognitos—came on-stage not in their cassocks but sporting a variety of coloured waistcoats, delighting listeners with favourites such as Tuxedo Junction and Good Vibrations, as well as a flawlessly conceived Eton Boating Song. St Paul’s Cathedral, Buffalo from Mary Kunz, Buffalo News, 1 April 2004 But the moment I’m sure everyone will remember happened halfway through the concert’s second half. Seven choristers slipped away, doffed their regulation red robes, reappeared clad in dapper little suits, and sang Fame. They followed that with A Whiter Shade of Pale. The songs were a cappella, with the boys filling in all the accompaniment harmonies. Believe me, you haven’t lived until you’ve heard [them] singing ‘Baby, hold me tight . . .it’ll make everything all right.’ These kids get points for

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