Author: Dave Anstice-Pim

Dear all Many thanks to those present at tonight’s rehearsal. Unfortunately I feel I must plea again for everyone to come to rehearsals if at all possible. We now only have 2 left before we perform in front of an audience and we are far from ready – if the number of people absent from rehearsals remains as it has…… Read more →

Dear all Many thanks to those present for a fantastic rehearsal tonight! We achieved a huge amount, including note-bashing through the final 2 pieces for the concert. My now-usual please for everyone to prioritise attending the remaining rehearsals – we don’t have any more time for note-bashing as we really need to start tidying the pieces for performance now, so…… Read more →

Dear all Many thanks to those who were there for tonight’s rehearsal. We were very well stocked for sopranos and quite well so for tenors, but distinctly lacking in bases and altos, which made the balance of the choir tonight interesting to say the least! As last week, can I please urge you all to come to as many of…… Read more →

Dear all Many thanks to those who braved the chilly autumn night to come to rehearsal this evening. We achieved a heck of a lot, but by my count we now only have 5 rehearsal left before the planned concert – it is really important that everyone comes to all rehearsals from now on. If we only have ¾ of…… Read more →

Dear all Apologies this has come later this week – I’ve been distracted by the sun in Lanzarote. Firstly a reminder that there is no rehearsal next week (19th October). THe next rehearsal will be on Tuesday 25th October. Secondly, Solos – The Turtle Dove is written for a soloist in the first and fourth verses. I am planning to…… Read more →

Dear all We covered a lot of ground in tonight’s rehearsal – well done to all present, you sang a lot of notes today! We first looked at Battle of Jericho, specifically at the last 2 pages. These are short, but technically very challenging – syncopate3d rhythms and lots of awkward intervals. If you do any work on music this…… Read more →

Dear all Firstly, fantastic singing in tonight’s rehearsal! We’re singing some difficult music in places and managing remarkably well considering this was only the third rehearsal this year. We spent most of tonight’s rehearsal on ‘The Lover’s Ghost’ by Vaughan Williams, which is made harder by the key, which is not the happy major keys we expect (technically it’s mostly…… Read more →

Dear all Huge thanks to all who came tonight – it’s great that we can all meet and rehearse again! For those who don;t know (or don’t remember) I will try and send a roundup after each rehearsal, so that a) those who couldn’t make it know what we covered, b) I can give you things to look at during…… Read more →

Dear all I hope you and yours are all keeping well. Apologies that I have not been in touch for a while – the wheels of Government are of course still turning and I am still working full time from home (and busier than usual!) I’m sure this will not come as a surprise, but I have been speaking with…… Read more →

Dear all Apologies for not sending a roundup last week – a combination of 3 concerts in two weeks, being unusually busy at work and a little unwell over the past fortnight meant that it slipped my mind! On 25th April we started by working through the Introit and Kyrie of the Mozart. We have covered all the notes for…… Read more →