Category: Choir Updates

Well done for an excellent last rehearsal on Tuesday. Penny was really pleased with our efforts overall (we all know which bits we need to look at ahead of Saturday!). It’s going to sound fantastic – it always does on concert day. Just remember: KEEP EYES ON PENNY! Schedule for the day is below. Concert dress will now be either… Read more →

Hi All Rehearsal on Sat 7th June will now start half an hour earlier than suggested in earlier post (which I have now amended to avoid confusion). New times below: Concert day schedule – AT ALL SAINTS, E Sheen: 2:00-2:30: Set up for anyone who can make it 2:30–3:15pm: Gershwin (including the 5 minutes time at the end for choir to get… Read more →

Dear All  We ran through movements III, IV, V & VI last week. Two key takeaways were: We will run through as much of the music as possible (Brahms & Fauré) during our last rehearsal (3/6). It’s worth making a note of any shaky bits to go over ahead of the concert day. Focus this week will obviously be on the concert… Read more →

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 →