Category: Choir Updates

I will be bringing some printed flyers to rehearsal on Tuesday and I would like you each to take at least 5 and use them to promote the concert.   Think specifically of the people you know who have an interest in music.  Aim to give them to friends or colleagues whom perhaps you don’t see so frequently.  Drop one…… Read more →

As Camilla mentioned tonight, can you please use the link below to respond to a very short survey so that numbers for each part and a seating plan can be laid out. Thanks https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WJ7M9GP Read more → Read more →

Remember, remember the 5th of November… well, just in case you don’t… We started with ‘Come live with me’ from the Rutter. This was the only piece with material that we were yet to cover, but not any more – we managed a complete performance! We spent a good third of the rehearsal on the last 3 or 4 pages…… Read more →

How you can help promote the concert Here is a link to flyer for our anniversary concert on 30th November. Could you please distribute this to your friends, family and contacts through the usual channels (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, email, etc). We have found in the past that the most effective way to build the audience is through personal recommendation, so…… Read more →

Hello all Marilyn and I are delighted to be organising the ticket sales for the Sheen Gate Choir concert on Saturday, November 30th. I’m sure we’re all looking forward to this first concert with Dave as our choir master and to singing this wonderful selection of music to as large and appreciative an audience as possible. Just to confirm: The…… Read more →

Hi All, looking forward to seeing all you lovely people tonight as we gear up for our 10 year anniversary concert on 30th November. Please line up your guests if you have not done so already. YOu should have recieved an email from Rachel Holmes about tickets but this will aslo be posted to the website tonight. The flyer for…… Read more →

Dear all We had a split rehearsal on Tuesday this week, as we worked with sops/altos and tenors/basses separately on their movements in the Britten Choral Dances. Both groups managed to cover the whole of their movements and both are sounding fantastic! I can feel a sing-off coming on… We also did some detailed work on the Rutter Birthday Madrigals,…… Read more →

Evening all We had a fantastic rehearsal on Tuesday! You sang superbly and are really starting to respond to what I am trying to achieve, which was really great for me. I came home buzzing! We worked quite a lot on dynamics, which is something I feel we can get much better at. we certainly had flashes of what we…… Read more →

Sorry for the SGC email flurry this morning, but a quick reminder re scores as announced on Tuesday: if you have not told me that you would like a copy of the Rutter Birthday Madrigals and/or the Mozart Requiem (for the summer term concert) you need to do so by 5pm today so that I can place the orders. My…… Read more →

Evening Morning all! I want to get into the habit of rounding up the rehearsal each week, with a note about things to work on before next week when you have those spare few minutes. So, here goes… This week we worked on the two pieces from the Rutter Birthday Madrigals that are available on the music materials page (no3…… Read more →