Category: Choir Updates

Dear All  Penny was really pleased with how we were sounding on Tuesday – well done to everyone for all your very apparent efforts! Next week (27/5) we will run through the remaining movements (see below) then plan to run through the whole thing on 3rd June. We’ve had a really positive response to our advert for a new Music…… Read more →

Dear All As mentioned last week, we will be adding an extra rehearsal to the schedule – 27th May (half term week I know but come along anyone who can make it!) – so we have 3 reherasals remaining. It’s really sounding very good now, we just need to familiarise ourselves with the trickier bits where it’s harder to keep…… Read more →

As I mentioned at the end of tonight’s rehearsal I am giving a recital at Putney Library this Thursday at 6.30 to both celebrate the life and music of a former pupil, Alan Rushton, who sadly died last year and, at the same time, to celebrate the arrival of his piano, donated by his widow, to begin a new life…… Read more →

Dear All  It’s been one of those weeks and I haven’t managed to get the rehearsal recap sent out, apologies, but hopefully you have had chance to look at the online rehearsal schedule and are familiarising yourself with the parts of the score that you find most tricky…. We have 3 reherasals remaining – we may try to fit in…… Read more →

Dear All Apologies for the delay in sending out post. Rehearsal recap below. Reminder to circulate flyer and start selling tickets! As before, if members are buying tickets for their guests please do so by paying directly into choir bank account (same account as for subs) as this avoids the SumUp charge. Put ‘tickets’ and your name as reference. Otherwise,…… Read more →

Dear All What a fantastic rehearsal on Tuesday! It was really good to hear everyone singing so solidly after the break. Recap of what we covered below including some reminders of the fine tuning Penny was pointing out.  There will be two audition dates for the new MD on Tues 10th & 17th June. I hope as many of you can…… Read more →

Dear All I hope you are having a lovely Easter break. Rehearsals will resume next Tuesday 22nd April. Those who were at the last rehearsal will know we have now run through pretty much all parts of Brahms Requiem.  There are just a couple of ends of sections in Movement (III) which we didn’t get chance to cover during rehearsals…… Read more →

If anyone is free this Saturday evening 29th March and fancies a bit of local culture Richmond Orchestra (who will be accompanying us for our June concert) are holding their Spring concert at All Saints, East Sheen. Rachmaninov piano concerto No1 and Tchaikovsky “Pathétique” symphony. A big evening! Date: Saturday 29th March 2025 Time: 7:30pm Venue: All Saints, East Sheen…… Read more →

Dear All We had a spirited rehearsal last night including Penny gamely recapping some of what we did last week….some of which had not stuck too well in the memory! Nothing that a bit of work at home on the practice tracks won’t put right (even a run through of the trickier bits makes a world of difference – and…… Read more →

Dear All Please see below for recap of sections covered this week and what we plan to look at on 25/3. Good luck with all that practice! (Two more rehearsals then we’ve got the Easter break.) Chord Perfect practice tracks links on repertoire page &  here is Cyberbass. Sections looked at on 18/3: SS (I): p9-13, b100-157 Aber (II): p25-31, b198-261 Ihr Habt (V):…… Read more →