Narration of two classic children's stories, 'L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant' and 'The Snowman', by Erik Burnett-Godfree with piano by Paul Turner.
Erik Burnett-Godfree is at Christ Church on Saturday 9 January, starting at 3:00 pm. He'll be narrating two children's stories, joined on piano by Paul Turner. The two on the bill are L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant by Howard Blake and The Snowman. It's billed as an afternoon for audiences of all ages, so it's one of those you can bring the kids along to.
If the name sounds familiar, it's because Burnett-Godfree has spent a long time working across Swindon. He first came to the town in 1984 for his first job and never left, moving from school teaching into museums education and then to the short-lived University of Bath in Swindon. From there he went to BBC Wiltshire, where he managed the BBC Big Screens in Wharf Green and Harbourside in Bristol. He's also sung with Swindon Choral Society, Bath Camerata and Avebury Vocal Ensemble, and he runs literature classes in the area.
That background in singing and broadcasting sits right in the middle of what he's doing here. The afternoon is built around the spoken word, with Turner's piano running alongside the two stories. L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant is Howard Blake's take on the little elephant who left the jungle to build a city of his own; The Snowman is the one most of us know from the picture book and the animation. Both are classics of children's literature, and they're presented here as live readings rather than as a play.
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It's a matinee, so it's a good one for a Saturday afternoon with the family. Christ Church is in Swindon, and the whole thing kicks off at 3:00 pm on 9 January.
