Choir (MUS 02)

  • Day and time: Thursday 10:30 - 12:00
    Weekly
  • Length of course: 3 terms. Autumn (10 Weeks), Spring (10 Weeks), Summer (7 Weeks)
  • Number of places: 65
  • Start date: 14 October 2021
  • Description:

    Our well-established, enthusiastic SATB group has been “furloughed” during COVID restrictions but we eagerly anticipate singing together again. We sing a wide range of music - sacred and secular, traditional and modern, and usually also tackle a more challenging, substantial choral work each term, alongside a variety of smaller arrangements, madrigals, motets, extracts from operas/musicals and other lighter pieces. In recent years we performed works by Saint-Saëns, Gershwin, and Bernstein and worked on two rarely heard works: 'Hiawatha's Wedding Feast' by Coleridge-Taylor, and 'Phaudrig Crohoore' by Stanford. Scores are provided but we occasionally request a small voluntary contribution to offset costs. Regular attendance is important as we normally aim to perform to a very supportive audience each term. The ability to read music is not essential but you should be willing to learn your part so that you can sing in tune! Please note that this will be subject to monthly review and any limits required to ensure safe singing.

  • Format: Participation in rehearsal with teaching and encouragement, with a view to a performance at the end of each term.

  • Director of Music: Brian Watkins
  • I have a wide range of experience gained from directing choral music and have worked with a variety of choirs for more than 45 years.

  • Secretary: Vanessa Tilling

  • Accompanist: Christopher Hills


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