Dear all If you are free this Sunday evening (July 3rd) I’m giving a recital of Mozart, Chopin, Scriabin and Liszt at All Saints’ Church on Putney Common. The concert starts at 6pm and lasts an hour, admission is free and you can drink as much wine as you like for absolutely nothing! The retiring collection is supporting a friend…… Read more →
Dear All Congratulations to everyone for Saturday’s triumph. Sounds like it was a fantastic performance and one very much enjoyed by audience and performers alike. For those of you who weren’t there you may have heard Dave’s very happy (but also a bit sad for us) news that he will be bowing out after this term as there is a…… Read more →
…and for after the concert… the summer party!
Update on the prior post – Time and place are still: Tuesday June 28, 7pm – whenever6 Dungarvan Avenue, SW15 5QU £25 (change from prior post) to cover drinks and Teresa’s outstanding food. Please pay by bank transfer:Christopher Hawkins 60-83-71 44446694. Make sure the payment comes through with the name I know you as please so I know whose money…… Read more →
Concert 18/6/22
Morning all, Siobhan is sadly away so on her behalf, quick re-reminder of today’s events. No major changes from Siobhan’s email of earlier in the week so if you read that, stick with it. 14:00 Early arrivals to help set up. Organist may be practising and Dave may be instructing musicians so we will need to be reasonably quiet please.…… Read more →
Party time… nearly…
Obviously the concert is the number one priority, but a close second is the end of year party. Date: Tuesday June 28thTime: 7pm until lateVenue: 6 Dungarvan Avenue, SW15 5QUCost: £20 per head, covering food and drink in abundance We hope that as many of us as possible will be there. To help with planning, could you please let me…… Read more →
Rehearsal Roundup – 7th June 2022
Dear all Fantastic rehearsal today! All the pieces we covered today are sounding great, and we are really starting to shape it into a great performance! Well done to all present! We started with a working run of the VW Te Deum. Each phrase is now sounding excellent, but a lot of them only sounded excellent the second time through!…… Read more →
Save the Date: Tues June 28: Summer Party
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Rehearsal Roundup – 24th May 2022
Dear all Huge apologies that these roundups have been few and far between this term – life has well and truly taken over! Well don to all for the last two rehearsals, both of which have been extremely successful. Last week (17th May) we sang through the concert repertoire in order. For those not there, this order is: Vivaldi Gloria…… Read more →
Concert Logistics
Dear All Great rehearsal last night. Four more until the concert so please make sure you come to them all! TICKETS: We also need to get tickets sold. In order to cover the costs of the concert we’re asking everyone to sell at least 3 tickets each (including one for ourselves). Tickets will cost £10 each. Payment can be made by…… Read more →
Festival Te Deum practice aid
Hi all, better late than never I have made practice files for the RVW Te Deum. At this point they will be useful for tidying up and making sure we have our notes right rather than learning, but worth having. Sorry it is so delayed. The Youtube link is https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG-EA0a7_w2mk19vd9ZQjxnk2gEJNyUB- Don’t forget that you can control the playback speed on…… Read more →