Category: Choir Updates

Dear All Reminder to place your order for Seeing the Star & let me know about Summer concert date: MUSIC ORDER: Ben plans to add Ben Ponniah’s ‘Seeing the Star’ to our programme. As this is still in copyright we will need to order copies for the concert. Please could you let me know whether you would like me to order you a…… Read more →

Dear All  Recap from Ben Thapa following 24/10 rehearsal: Great turnout on Tuesday and very productive rehearsal. I was really encouraged by the way people took to the Tallis: I felt that people were really invested in it, and the speed of learning was also very promising!  As well as the Tallis we worked on The Messiah’s Since by man came…… Read more →

Dear all I have had the chance to speak to a few of you over the summer – thank you to those who reached out to me – but many of you I have not seen since the June concert, so I wanted to send a farewell. I am very grateful to you all for giving me the chance to…… Read more →

Dear All I hope you’ve had a lovely summer and are looking forward to singing again.  Following on from the marvellous year with Chris at the helm, we have another very exciting term ahead of us. As you know we are in the process of recruiting a new Musical Director to lead Sheen Gate Choir. We’ve had a fantastic response…… Read more →

Dear All Firstly, I would like to say a huge thank you to Chris following Saturday’s concert. It was a joyous event and wonderful to see everything come together after all the hard work put in by everyone, no-one more so than Chris. Preparing us for such a wide-ranging and challenging programme is no mean feat and wouldn’t have been…… Read more →

Congratulations! I think all of you who took part last night know just how well you did. In true SGC fashion, you saved your best for the big day and produced a wonderful sound, full of passion and contrast. The feedback from all quarters was full of praise. Every single one of Stephen, Louise, Henry, Ben and the orchestra said…… Read more →

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 →

Here is a link to the programme which is now on our website: https://sheengatechoir.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Haydn-Programme-24-06-23.pdf. Please save and distribute as you wish. Copies of the programme will be available on the night for our audience David Read more → 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 → Read more →