by admin | Nov 9, 2025 | News
We’re on course for our winter concert. Morten Laudridsen’s moving Lux Aeterna will provide the emotion while Celia McDowell’s A Winter’s Night add a bit more with added festive jollity.
by admin | Aug 12, 2025 | News
We’ll fire up again on 9 September, starting to wind up to our December concert. The choir committee will Zoom in from here, there and everywhere during August to choose what we’ll sing so and to get the scores lined up for us.
by admin | Apr 8, 2025 | News
We did it! And with some to spare. Our performance of Brahms’ German Requiem delighted a large audience of over 100 in St Paul’s Church. And never mind the choir, our two pianists heroically mastered the very challenging piano parts. And we broke even, covering the...
by admin | Jan 30, 2025 | News
We’ll all need to practice plenty between rehearsals for because the Requiem is a mighty endeavour with lots of singing to enjoy. That’s where learning tracks for different voice parts come in. They include all parts but emphasise the soprano, alto, tenor or bass...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Membership, News
We don’t ask people to audition for the Phil Choir, but just turning up and jumping in at the deep-end can be daunting. So, here’s some practical help if you fancy giving it a go but don’t read music, or want to brush up on how to do it: Reading sheet music in a...
by admin | Dec 23, 2024 | Membership, News
Help is at hand if you’re not too sure about how to pronounce the German text in Ein deutsches Requiem, or if you’ve got no idea at all. Our membership secretary, Fran, has found this pronunciation guide which gives us all one less excuse for not getting it near...
