Dear All
There was no letting up at our last rehearsal of term! We ran through the first movement of Vivaldi’s Gloria and had a first look at Gjeilo’s, The Rose. See at end of notices below, (very welcome!) practice tracks for The Rose – links below and on repertoire page.
Here are some of Ben’s notes:
For everything: keep eyes on Ben, aim to look at music once a phrase only
Vivaldi: keep ‘Gloria’ & ‘In’ separate (no ‘rin’ sound)
-first Gloria’s metronomic like a telephone bell going off
-P2 b25, piano but keep intensity of forte, sound bouncing on syllables, notes like darts
-p3-4 stagger breathing, DO NOT BREATH BETWEEN b45-46, keep going to end of note
-4 b50 be ready for it!
-p6 b68 sing with power
The Rose: have a listen to sound track and individual practice tracks
Next rehearsal – Tues Sep 10th at Christ Church!
Choir Party – Tuesday 2nd July:
Looking forward to seeing many of you on Tuesday with apologies to those who can’t make it.
Date: 2nd July
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: 28 York Ave, East Sheen SW14 7LG
Bring: Something to drink & something to eat!
I’ve had some food promised (thank you!!)…. Everyone else, please let me know what you’re planning to bring. So far:
Manchego wrapped in Parma Ham
Plate Spanish ham & cheese
Plate cold meat & cheese
Some M&S nibbles
Salmon on bread
Large bowl asparagus, egg, cherry tomato and balsamic salad
Crudités & Tortilla crisps with dips
Sausage rolls
Baguettes
Numbers for Come & Sing Sat 28/9:
As you all hopefully know, we’ll be holding our second Come & Sing on Sat 28th Sep. As before, we need solid numbers from within the choir to make this event as success. Please could you let me know if you can make the event – email siobhan.waswood@icloud.com
Music Order for Autumn Term:
I will shortly be placing a bulk order for three Gjeilo pieces & 1 Ben Ponniah piece we will be doing in the Autumn (bulk gives us a small discount). These are in-copyright pieces so we will need to buy them. Please let me know if you’d like to be included in the bulk order. Titles & costs as follows:
The Rose – Gjeilo £2.70
Ecce Novum – Gjeilo £2.70
Across the Vast Eternal Sky – Gjeilo £2.93
Seeing the Star – Ben Ponniah £2.75
For anyone who does not have the Vivaldi Gloria score, link for edition we are using is here. I suggest you order yourselves as most people have one now so no bulk discount available.
Possible trip for choir – Llandaff Cathedral Wales ‘25:
Would people be interested in a trip to Llandaff Cathedral in Wales next year to be the visiting choir leading the services during the Cathedral Choir holidays? The music would be along the lines of the Evensong we did at Christchurch earlier this year – religious anthems and composed responses.
Here’s a link to the flyer for the event. There are several dates available. I’ll gauge general interest on Tuesday but if you can’t make Tues and would be interested let me know.
Working Programme for Autumn Term (still being finalised):
Come and Sing – Sat 28th Sep:
Locus Iste, Bruckner
Christus Factus Est, Bruckner
Hush No More, Purcell
Hear My Prayer, Purcell
Dido’s Lament, Purcell
Gloria (selection), Vivaldi
Wie Lieblich, Brahms
December Concert – Sun 15th Dec:
Gloria (whole work) Vivaldi
The Rose Gjeilo
Ecce Novum Gjeilo
Across the Vast Eternal Sky Gjeilo
Seeing the Star Ben Ponniah
Ukranian Bell Carol
Practice Tracks for The Rose:
The Rose TENOR1 practice track
The Rose TENOR2 practice track
Schedule for Autumn Term – back at Christ Church:
10th Sep – 10th Dec, except 2 week half term 22nd & 29th Oct.
- Come & Sing: Sat 28th Sep, 10:30am – 4pm, Christ Church
- Holly Lodge: Thurs 5th Dec, Christ Church
- SGC Concert: Sunday 15th Dec, Christ Church