The summer break has not meant no choir activity as we had a lovely social get-together, the first for several years, at an afternoon tea party hosted by the very generous Secretary of the choir, Angela Bockett-Pugh and her husband, in their beautiful garden.
A wonderful spread was laid on and we all enjoyed socialising outside the strictures of the rehearsal timetable. Some lovely photos were taken by our retiring Chair, Catherine, and these can be seen in the Photos page on this menu.
Many thanks to Angela and it would be wonderful if this could be the precursor to future social gatherings
Tickets are now available below for our next event - a Come and Sing workshop, on 26th September, in the Old Gym at Wellington College. This is a full day workshop, open to all singers, where we will be singing Elgar's the Music Makers and it is an opportunity to explore this fascinating work whilst developing your choral and singing techniques.
This work is Elgar's setting of the Poem 'Ode' by Arthur O'Shaughnessy, which celebrates the dreaming artist. It was dedicated to his friend Nicholas Kilburn, who was a major influence and supporter of Elgar's career. The Music Makers contains snatches from Elgar's earlier works, including the Dream of Gerontius, Sea Pictures and the Enigma Variations and so is almost a musical autobiography of his life.
If you have always wanted to join a choir but are undecided then take a chance and join us for the day and enjoy working with these beautiful piece. We would love to meet you and are always happy to welcome new members.
Refreshments are included in the ticket price of £20 but please bring a packed lunch. Music hire is separately available for the day at £2.50.
Please put 10EBT into the Promotional code box & hit Apply to receive the 10% 'early bird' discount on the workshop tickets purchased by 31st August. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop.
Finally please note that weekly rehearsals start again on September 7th, for our Autumn concert, which will be held in the GWA at Wellington College on 13th November,
If you would like to try out choral singing then do please come along to one of our free Taster sessions. All the available dates are shown on our Event Calendar, from which bookings can be made. Further details can be found by clicking on the Taster Sessions link below.
COME & SING Workshop TICKETS - 26TH SEPTEMBER
