Category: Choir Updates

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 →

Hi all For the first rehearsal after half term, please bring everything plus, for our end of practice piece, the Chilcott Irish Blessing which longer-serving choristers should have somewhere, or if not, you can print a temporary copy here. If you have not sung this before, you might like to hear it – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO3j6Hl_-Yw Enjoy the extra hour’s sleep, Happy…… Read more →

Hi all Thanks to everyone who has responded to the question of a tour next summer. By my records we have 13 Yesses and a couple of Maybes for the most popular choice, the trip to Vienna for a massed choir sing of Haydn’s Creation with Kunst and Kultur, the same organisation that we have sung with on previous tours.…… Read more →

Hi everyone, I trust you are enjoying your break. Well done to the basses for insisting on a Tuesday evening sing tonight. Thanks to all who have said that they can make it for the Holly Lodge carol concert/service on Thursday December 8th. We have committed to sing, and will be performing Lully, Lulla, Lullay; In the Stillness; and O…… Read more →

Hi all, We have 11 singers interested in singing overseas next summer. Is anyone else potentially interested? It is not last call, but anyone who might be interested in coming, please speak up! Chris Read more → Read more →

NO REHEARSAL NEXT WEEK – HALF TERM. Holly Lodge Concert – there will be a post in the next week or so with a decision on whether or not we go ahead.Tour – thanks for your responses. Based on those, I am going to take the second Vienna dates out of the mix, so we are left with either July…… Read more →