Author: Siobhan Jones

Fantastic job tonight, thanks to all for a turnout so massive that latecomers had standing room only. We sang everything in the programme except Bogoroditse Dyevo. The three Christmas pieces were good. Lully, Lulla, Lullay sounded very nice and musical, and In the Stillness was excellent, by far the best you have sung it. Just a little more security on…… Read more →

Morning all. To prepare for O Holy Night with the children’s choirs we have a window to get into Christ Church on the morning of the concert. I know many won’t be able to be there in the 10am-12pm slot (exact time TBC) but as many as possible would be great. Thursday December 8th, 10-12am (not all that time needed,…… Read more →

Hi everyone, an excellent 90 minutes of singing this week, very encouraging. I must apologise for forgetting to bring the stand for my phone, which means that I don’t have recordings of your performances. But the fact that we are now talking about dynamics, phrasing and sound rather than notes is great. We started with our encore piece, Underneath the…… Read more →

Dear All A few notes on our upcoming concert. Huge thanks to Simon, David and Douglas for organising, flyers, programmes and bar. Introductions: As I mentioned at rehearsal the programme for our Christmas concert will include members of the choir giving a short introduction to the music we will be performing. I am looking for volunteers to give the introductions…… Read more →

Hi all For those singing on Dec 8, other logistical details to follow, but in terms of music, here is what you need to know: We are singing the three Christmas pieces from our own concert: In the Stillness; Lully, Lulla, Lullay; and O Holy Night. That last will be sung along with the choirs of Sheen Mount and Clarendon…… Read more →

Hi everyone, thank you all for a very good session last night. And a big Thank You from Emma for the generous donations for the cookies. As you know, we made recordings of three pieces, so you can hear for yourselves how things sound. Here is what we worked on: Sure on this Shining Night – This is starting to…… Read more →

Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying the deluge. For this week’s rehearsal, nothing new to print off – but hopefully by now everyone has their own copy of everything we are singing. Expect some time on Sleep and Sure on this Shining Night, so if you have time, give those a good listen. See you then Chris PS –…… Read more →

Hi, sorry for the proliferation of mails. At the suggestion of one of you, I have organised the practice trackes into playlists by part. So you can just hit Play and you cycle through all of the pieces for your own part. Useful for those who like to learn by listening in the background by absorption, without necessarily needing to…… Read more →

The score is a little confusing. This is how to mark up your score so you know which is your line. First thing to know – the whole piece repeats, and the second time around is not the same as the first. Bars 1-15 first time – All sopranos and any adventurous altos (it’s not too high) sing the tune…… Read more →

Morning everyone, thanks to all who made such a good sound last night. We are now in the second half of the rehearsal set for this term’s concerts, and things starting to sound very nice in places – but still some shakiness that we need to address in the remaining sessions. We have 5 Tuesdays left before the Holly Lodge…… Read more →