Category: Choir Updates

Dear All Excellent effort on Tuesday working through Wood’s Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis. Do have a listen to the recording recommended by Ben here, link also on the Repertoire page. If you can sing along to it even better. Lovely run through of Ireland’s Greater Love too – the progress we’d made allowing us to focus on details like the…… Read more →

Dear All Sam Leggett passes on his thanks for having him on Tuesday and congratulations for the excellent effort and fantastic sound we made! We worked on the start of Wood’s Magnificat (up to page 3, end of the unison section) and Ireland’s Greater Love, as well as looking at the Introius from the Requiem and singing straight through this…… Read more →

Dear All Lovely to hear everyone sounding in good voice after the half term break. We worked on the Wood’s Gloria and Nunc Dimittis from the new pieces for Passiontide as well as re-capping movements from the Requiem. Ben is really impressed with the speed with which we’re picking up the Wood which is a tricky piece. Next week we’ll…… Read more →

Dear All Hope you’re all having a lovely half term. Quick addendum to last week’s update: please could you print off and bring the following additional three pieces to next Tuesday’s (20/2) rehearsal. Links to all music also on ‘Repertoire – Spring/ Summer 2024’ page. Scroll down to Passiontide section where practice track for Wood may also be found: We…… Read more →

Dear All Message from Robert: If you are around on Sunday February 18th at midday I’ll be playing Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition as part of a concert series at All Saints’ Church on Putney Common, where I also host my Knitting Concerts. Pictures is 150 years old – it was composed in 1874 – as is All Saints, so…… Read more →

Dear All What an energising and enjoyable rehearsal on Tuesday! We did some detailed work on the Idomeneo & Magic Flute and the Kyrie/Dies Irae, making great progress. We’re all beginning to listen to one another and pull in the same direction as we sing. Keep the vowels bright for a ‘high-up’ sound at the start to the Magic Flute,…… Read more →

Ben has been offered the opportunity to take us to participate on 24th March in a Brandenburg Choral Festival concert at St Katherine Cree church, EC3A 2BJ. Rehearsal 5pm, concert 7.30pm. We would take existing repertoire and provide one half of the concert. It would be fantastic chance to spread our wings further. We need a critical mass to participate…… Read more →

On Tuesday we made great progress on Kyrie as well as looking at Placido è il mar, Lachrymosa and Magic Flute. Rebecca was really pleased with how we were listening to each other during the rehearsal and enjoying the rhythm of the music. Keep in mind her tips to support our voices from the abdomen (resistance ball), keep the momentum…… Read more →

Dear All Message from Ben: Really excited about Sunday(see attached programme for running order)  Remember, don’t hide, have the confidence to sing out, open your mouth and commit right to the end of the note. Really thrilled with what everyone is doing, time for the last push now.  See you all for 3pm on Sunday!  CONCERT 3/12: 15:00 – 16:30 Rehearsal…… Read more →

Concert jpeg flyer Dear All Don’t forget to sell tickets – discount for online sales in advance! Recap following 21/11 rehearsal: I hope you all enjoyed the rehearsal with Rebecca Outram. Rebecca took us through The Holly and The Ivy as well as re-capping Jingle Bells, Messiah 4&44 and Once in Royal David’s City and Hark the Herald. Next week is the last…… Read more →