Choir (MUS 04)

  • Day and time: Thursday 10:30 - 12:00
    Weekly
  • Length of course: 3 terms. Autumn (10 Weeks), Spring (10 Weeks), Summer (9 Weeks)
  • Number of places: 65
  • Start date: 12 October 2023
  • Description:

    Our well-established, friendly and enthusiastic SATB group sings a range of music - sacred/secular, traditional/modern, and we often include a more challenging and substantial choral work. Some of the pieces we learn are old favourites but others are new and we also include a variety of smaller arrangements of popular songs, madrigals, motets, and extracts from operas and musicals. In recent years we have performed works by Handel, Gershwin, Purcell, Stanford, Saint-Saëns, Coleridge-Taylor, and Vivaldi as well as suites from West Side Story, Jerome Kern's compositions, and Abba songs. All music is provided, but occasionally we request a small voluntary contribution to help. We welcome new members and whilst the ability to read music is not essential, you should be willing to learn your part so that you can sing confidently and in tune! Regular attendance is important as we aim to perform to our supportive audience.

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

  • Secretary: Vanessa Tilling
  • I act as the day to day administrative support between the musical director and the choir members.

  • 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.

  • Accompanist: Christopher Hills


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