Author: Siobhan Jones

Hi all. NEWSFLASH – tomorrow is going to be hot. WIth 200 people in the church (choirs = 50, orchestra = 10, audience =140, perhaps?) the concert will be very warm. Please dress appropriately. Not passing out takes priority over being in long sleeves or being colour-coordinated. And please, bring plenty of water to both rehearsal and concert. As they… Read more →

And so, after 19 Tuesday nights together, plenty of sectionals, and lots of individual work at home, our preparation is done. And it sounds great. Thanks to Bernadette for her help this evening, to Robert for his help every week, and to you all – including those choristers who came and sang and helped even when they knew they could… Read more →

One more message for the day – if you have been struggling to see the words of the Verdi, I have an amended file for you that may help. https://sheengatechoir.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Va-pensiero-choir-text.pdf Read more →

Sorry about the flurry of posts today. This one covers all you need to know for the big day. In addition to being ready to sing on Saturday, we need to meet our Spanish guests and to know when to be where, as the second half involves us getting on and off stage. Nothing tricky, but we do need time… Read more →

Morning everyone, I’m looking forward to seeing you this evening for our final rehearsal of a total of 19 that we have spent working on Haydn’s Creation, and other music to boot. No more notes to bash, no words to learn, just details to sharpen and dynamics to beef up. Bernadette Lord is joining us this evening. She will be… Read more →

Dear Sheen Gate Choir Thank you for a highly enjoyable rehearsal last night and for your warm welcome. It was a big sing, but I thought you did very well indeed and you are on a great trajectory for the concert.  In the concert there will be of course lots of solos to break things up, so the Haydn won’t… Read more →

Dear all I hope you are excited for tomorrow, when Stephen will be coming to conduct us in rehearsal, ready for the big day on the 24th. Please try to be there on time, ready to start singing at 7.45. If you have not already done so, can I please suggest that you listen to the recordings that Stephen sent.… Read more →

Dear All More ticket sales please! I know everyone has been putting a lot of effort into preparations for the performance in a couple of weeks which is marvellous, but we also need to pay some attention to our ticket sales. This is a big event for us and we need to cover our costs. Remember the aim is for… Read more →

Sorry for the very late review – been a hectic week. First, a big thank you to those who arrived early on Tuesday and laid out the chairs so we were able to start promptly. Please use that same seat location for the rest of the rehearsals and the concert. If you were unable to be there on Tuesday, please… Read more →

     Dear All I hope you’ve had a lovely half term break enjoying the glorious sunshine. EARLY SET UP TONIGHT: With just a few rehearsals to go until our concert we’d like to start promptly this evening. We’ll be on the raised altar area tonight so will need to set up chairs as we used to do. If anyone can get… Read more →