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Come & Sing' Performances - (these performances differ from choral workshops in that they generally culminate in a public performance and take place over a single day) - For more choral workshops and summer schools see Singing Courses |
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| 31 January | Come and Sing with Birmingham Bach Choir Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise (Lobgesang) from 2pm - 6pm in Selly Oak Methodist church, Langleys Rd, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6HT. After the workshop session we enjoy tea and homemade cakes, then finish the day with an informal performance. Tickets for singers @ £25 including music hire, and tea & cakes. Visit https://birmingham.bachchoir.com/concerts---tickets.html |
| 31 January | Come and Sing Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs & Serenade to Music with the Wooburn Singers. Shake off those winter blues with a day by singing some quintessentially English Music. Wooburn Singers Come & Sing days are not to be missed. Enjoy the music in the company of experienced singers and under the expert tuition of our Music Director Jonathon Cole-Swinard and accompanist Simon Howat. Music is provided and plenty of breaks for tea and cakes. Ploughman's lunches (£8) can be pre-ordered. The day ends with a run through performance to family and friends. Booking form can be downloaded from the website https://www.wooburnsingers.org.uk/?event=come-sing-3 The Beaconsfield School, HP9 1SJ at: 10:30 am (doors open 9:45am) Ticket/info: £20 (groups of 10 or more £15, students £5). Eemail: wooburnsingerscomeandsing@gmail.com Ploughman’s lunch £8 available to pre-order Run through performance to family and friends at 4:30pm Conductor: Jonathon Cole-Swinard Pianist: Simon Howat |
| 31 January | Come and Sing Will Todd's Mass in Blue with Jeff Stewart. St Mary´s Church, Aylesbury HP20 2JJ. Rehearsal 2.00 - 5.00pm. Performance 7.30pm. Cost to particpate £25. Audience price for evening concert £20. Visit https://theyshalllaughandsing.com/product/come-sing-mass-in-blue/ |
| 7 February | Come & Sing American Choral Music with the Petros Singers. St Peter's, Black Lion Lane, Hammersmith, London W6 9BE 2.00–6.00pm |
| 7 February | Come and sing Vivaldi's Gloria with West Barnes Singers at St Saviour's Church, Grand Drive, Raynes Park SW20 9DL. £20 2.15 - 5.00. Performance at 4.30. Enquiries wbsingers23@gmail.com; further details www.westbarnessingers.co.uk |
| 7 / 8 February | Come and Sing Mahler's 8th Symphony at Fairfield Hall, Croydon. It will take the form of a weekend where the choirs and orchestra get together to work on the piece to prepare for a final concert on the Sunday evening. We have professional vocal soloists. The rehearsal on the Saturday will be at St.Edmund the King, Pinner Road HA6 1QS. It is anticipated that the rehearsals will begin at 10am. The weekend will finish with a public concert at the Fairfield Halls at 7 or 7.30. The cost is £25 for the weekend to cover costs. It is a rare opportunity to perform this great work. Anyone interested should contact Tomkilworth@gmail.com |
| 7 March | Come and Sing Matthew Coleridge Requiem - Downing Place URC CAMBRIDGE CB2 3EL: 10.00 - 17.45(Registration 9.30 – 9.50) directed by the Composer Matthew Coleridge. Concert Performance 16.15 – 17.45 “A modern choral classic”- CLASSIC fM Singer ticket £20, £5 (students) Informal Dress code |
| 28 March | Come & Sing! Belshazzar’s Feast with Worcester Festival Choral Society – One-day choral workshop. St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Pump St, Worcester WR1 2QT, 9.30am – 4.45pm. Love singing? Come to this exciting one-day choral workshop in Worcester to learn and perform Sir William Walton’s thrilling cantata, Belshazzar's Feast - hosted by the region’s leading, large classical choir, Worcester Festival Choral Society. Thrilling to sing and exciting to listen to, Belshazzar’s Feast was composed in 1931 for an eight-part chorus, and transports us to the opulent, extravagant city of Babylon, where the stage is set for dramatic downfall of its decadent ruler, Belshazzar.< style="font-weight: normal;">The day will be led by Worcester Cathedral's renowned Director of Music, Samuel Hudson, with piano accompaniment from its superb Assistant Director of Music, Nicholas Freestone. As well as the singing sessions, you’ll enjoy vocal tips, musical insights and take part in an informal closing performance with soloist – all in the company of around 150 other musically minded people. You don't need choral experience to take part, but an ability to read music is useful. There will be plenty of refreshment breaks to relax and socialise. Plus you can choose from an array of homemade cakes and pre-orderable lunches to tempt the tastebuds. Doors open for registration from 9.30am. Singing sessions start from 10:15am. The day finishes at 4.45pm. Tickets include loan of vocal score and free teas/coffees all day. MORE INFO & TICKETS: www.wfcs.online |
| 25 April | Come and Sing in Dorset with Parnham Voices! - A cappella singing across the ages. A workshop led by Jeff Howard (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Welsh National Opera) Loders Village Hall, Loders, Bridport DT6 3SA Adults £25, students in full time education free. For details email Parnham Voices info@parnhamvoices.org |
| 16 May | Singing Day with Bob Chilcott Cantores Olicanae offer you an exciting opportunity to sing under the baton of Bob Chilcott, one of the UK´s leading composers and conductors, and a former member of the KIng´s Singers. Ilkley Grammar School 10.30am - 4.15 pm. Registration starts at 10.00am. Friends and family members are welcome to attend from 3.45pm to 4.15 pm for an informal performance of the day’s music. £25 (Full-time students £8) including tea/coffee and the hire of music. At the end of the day there will be an opportunity to purchase the music. For further information on the event and for details on how to book, please see our website www.cantoresolicanae.org.uk, call Anne on 07729 633136, or find us on Eventbrite. |