FRANCESCO BERGER

Francesco Berger (1834-1933) was born in London to Italian immigrants. His father, born in Trieste, was a naturalized Briton. At 14, Berger travelled to his father’s hometown and his first opera was performed there when he was 17. He received much of his musical education in Germany and returned to England. Berger became a professor of music at the Royal Academy of Music and also taught at the Guildhall School. He was a member and director of the Philharmonic Society and he acted as its honorary secretary from 1884 until 1911. In that capacity, he introduced many new works and, on several occasions, brought Tchaikovsky over to conduct his own works. He composed many works including masses, overtures, operas, chamber music, choral works, piano compositions, song cycles and vocal settings.

All are mixed chorus; some contain divisi.

SET	TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
	Arise, arise, the sunbeams hail		Alfred Baskerville (Tieck)	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Childhood’s melody		William Ball (Prutz)	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Essay, my heart		William Ball (Ruperti)	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Night, lovely night		Zeila	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Now		Adelaide Anne Procter	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Poor or rich		Thomas Dekker	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Rock me to sleep		Elizabeth Anne Akers Allen	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Song to spring		Charles Swain	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Summer Rain		Charles Mackay	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Sunset		Joseph Edwards Carpenter	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The girl for me			LISTEN X Stop audio before closing