Chamber Choir Concerts Saturday and Monday

Saturday 3 December

St Chad’s Bensham

Probably easiest route is from the B601 (Lobley Hill Road/Bensham Road) that runs from the end of the Team Valley to Gateshead Civic Centre roundabout, then take Rawling Road going south off the B601 (at the Whickham House Pub on the corner), then keep on Rawling Road and the church is on that road on the junction with Westminster Street
16:30 Choir Rehearsal
17:30 Rehearsal wt organ
18:30 Break
19:00 Concert
21:00 End

Dress: black wt a splash
Tickets on the door: £5

Monday 5 December
Hall 2 The Sage Gateshead

18:00 Joint rehearsal, in Hall 2
18:30 Break
19:00 Concert
21:00 End and drinks in café

Dress: black wt a splash
Tickets from Box Office: £5

Please come in Stage Door (to the rear on the building) and ask for directions to Hall 2

Programme to be decided after the St Chad’s concert – but no surprises.

Oh Lor.

Here we go again,

Ed

Our winter programme.......

Ther Sage Gateshead Chamber Choir in Amsterdam on YouTube

or link to YouTube:
http://youtu.be/ZM0JuAlP-3M

Many thanks to Dave for all his hard work putting this together - brings back great memories.....

Shotley Bridge, this Saturday 26th November.......from Jamie

Right so...

Getting to shotley Bridge is really quite easy! (post code DH8 0HH)
From Newcastle head towards Swalwell and follow signs for Consett.
From Durham head towards the hospital (the A691) and follow signs for Consett, then from
Consett follow signs for Shotley Bridge.

Otherwise there is some pretty darned good public transport from Newcastle and Durham!

In terms of parking in Shotley there is little, however there will be event parking at the Cricket
Club (DH8 0TN) as usual please park considerately seeing as there are some rather major bus
routes through the village!

Meet a little before 3.00pm at Sale Pepe-the big restaurant on the big bend (you'll remember
from last year!) !I'll be about but if you can't see me or anyone else from choir, ask any of
the staff and they'll point you in the right direction!

At 3.00pm we start warming up/topping and tailing!

We sing from 3.30pm-4.15pm, which is a really nice slot, IN the Methodist church.

The weekend looks MEGA so please come much earlier and enjoy our beautiful village and
everything our lovely little businesses have to offer!

and here is the repertoire and approximate order of things!

All Creatures Now Bennet

As Torrents in Summer Elgar

The Shower Elgar

Away in a Manger (100C p61)

Ding Dong merrily (100C p82)

Ave Maris Stella Grieg

O magnum mysterium Lauridsen

A Christmas Carol Charles Ives

O little town of Bethlehem (100C p234)

Ave Maria Biebl

In dulci jubilo Pearsall (100C p182)

O nata lux Tallis

Esti dal Kodaly

Turot Kodaly

Cantate Domino Monteverdi

O come, all ye faithful (100C p226)


I for one am greatly looking forward to it!
See you there!

and here is a snap of the hardy souls who made it through the snow last year.....

Baby News from Susan!

Introducing William Henry Sanderson! (alongside a very proud big sister Hannah)

Born 18th Oct, 7lb 12oz

Almost 5 weeks old now - not sure where the time has gone - life is one big blur at the moment!

Hope to pop into a rehearsal with him once I'm allowed to drive again ...

Good luck with all the Christmas concerts.

Susan xxx

Amsterdam Film

Dear All,

The film is ready! Ed's fault it took so long but it's done now.

Dave has been busy printing dvds this weekend. Please could you indicate by e-mail to Sheila how many you would like? She'll bring some tomorrow and some next week. It’ll be £2 again to cover the cost of the disc and printing.

 

There will also be a cd with 2 full length versions of the Biebl. A donation of £1 would be good, to cover the cost of the cds and printing. 

Thanks to Sheila and Dave for all their hard work.

St Chad's Bensham Programme

Here we go folks................ Hopefully something for everyone and designed so that we can show off our Holst and Monteverdi!

Thanks for all your energy and a great rehearsal.

Sing Joyfully (Byrd)

Ave maris stella (Grieg)

Cantate Domino (Monteverdi)

Organ solo

Esti Dal (Kodaly) & Turot Eszik (Kodaly)

Sound the Trumpet (Purcell), SA

Psalm 23 (Schubert), SA

Ave Verum (Byrd) or O Nata Lux (Tallis)

Birthday Sleep (Tavener)

Daemon (Orban)

Interval (tea, coffee and wine)

Congregational Carol (Once in Royal)

O Magnum Mysterium (Lauridsen)

Balulalow (Warlock)

This Have I Done for My True Love (Holst)

Congregational Carol (Hark the Herald)

Sleep (Whitacre)

Ave Maria (Biebl), TB

Beatus Vir (Monteverdi)

Congregational Carol (O Come)

Nunc Dimittis (Holst)

In the meantime, here's a link to the Holst for private listening: tinyurl.com/cum5dug

Ta,

Ed

A concert you might be intersted in - from Jonathan

Ustinov SCR - from Adam

Thanks are pouring in (well, OK, dripping) from those hearing us on Thursday at Ustinov College, so again my thanks.


If anyone is interested in joining the SCR do visit:

http://www.ustinovscr.org/

You don't have to be 'academic', though an understanding of university life would be an asset, not do you have to be an employee of the university in any capacity. Indeed, diversity of background adds to the richness of the experience of SCR membership and mentoring: If you'd like to become a mentor to the wonderful post grads, there are some vacancies, I believe (certainly for next academic year). It isn't onerous (or paid!) but most enjoyable and can be very rewarding. The world come to Ustinov!

See you all on Monday

Adam

from Adam (posted again as I believe this didn't get circulated when I posted it previously - fingers crossed this time!)

Dear All,


On behalf of the SCR of Ustinov College, thank you, thank you, thank you to those who came and sang last night. We really went down well with both SCR members and the students, many of whom (both sets) had no previous experience of our kind of music so we successfully reached out to a new audience.

There may well be enquiries from other colleges as a consequence. If so, we shall have to consider whether it is appropriate to sing only for our suppers.

Again, many thanks and well done, especially to Enid for leading us.

I shall try and discover who was videoing and photographing us so we can pop something onto the website.

Adam

from Adam re Ustinov College last night

Dear All,


On behalf of the SCR of Ustinov College, thank you, thank you, thank you to those who came and sang last night. We really went down well with both SCR members and the students, many of whom (both sets) had no previous experience of our kind of music so we successfully reached out to a new audience.

There may well be enquiries from other colleges as a consequence. If so, we shall have to consider whether it is appropriate to sing only for our suppers.

Again, many thanks and well done, especially to Enid for leading us.

I shall try and discover who was videoing and photographing us so we can pop something onto the website.

Adam

slightly revised repertoire for Ustinov College 10th November

Sing joyfully - William Byrd


As torrents in summer - Edward Elgar

The shower - Edward Elgar

All creatures now - John Bennet

Ave Verum Corpus  -William Byrd



Cantate Domino  - Claudio Monteverdi

Ave Maris Stella -  Edward Grieg

Locus iste  - Anton Bruckner

Esti dal  - Zoltan Kodaly

Turot eszik a cigany  - Zoltan Kodaly



Ave Maria -  Biebl



O magnum mysterium -  Morten Lauridsen

Sleep Eric - Whitacre

Beati quorum via  - Charles V Stanford

My spirit sang all day  - Gerald Finzi



Il est bel et bon  - Passereau



In reserve

O nata lux  - Tallis

Ave Maria  - Parsons

Cello? from Simon

“Does anybody know how I might be able to borrow a ‘cello for a period of a couple of weeks at a time? My next door neighbour has a Danish lady friend who plays the ‘cello at home and with a Baroque quartet. However, she cannot bring the instrument with her when she comes to visit and asked me last week if I knew a source for an instrument that she could borrow to keep her hand in. Visits tend to coincide with Danish school holidays, the next being for Christmas. If you have any ideas, and thanks to Sheila for one, then please let me know. Simon”

Repertoire for Ustinov College concert 10th November

Sing Joyfully - Byrd
As Torrents in Summer - Elgar
The Shower - Elgar
All Creatures Now - Bennett
Cantate Domino - Monteverdi
Ave Maris Stella - Grieg
Locus Iste - Bruckner
Esti Dal - Kodaly
Turot eszil a cigany - Kodaly
O magnum mysterium  - Lauridsen
Sleep - Whitacre
Beati quorum via - Stanford
My Spirit Sang all Day - Finzi
Il est bel et bon - Passereau

In reserve:
O nata lux - Tallis
Ave Maria - Parsons

Poster/Flyer for our St Chad's Concert

Detailed arrangements for November and December concerts:

Times for upcoming concerts:

• Ustinov College, Durham, Thursday 10th November

For those singing at Ustinov College there will be a quick rehearsal before normal Chamber Choir on Monday 7th November at 6.15pm in the normal rehearsal room.

On the 10th November meet at the college at 7.00pm. We will sing from 7.30pm for about an hour. The college is providing food and drinks for us all afterwards. Adam will bring maps for finding the college to chamber choir rehearsal on Monday 7th November.

Black with a Splash.

• Shotley Bridge, Saturday 26th November

Meet at Shotley Bridge Methodist Church (right in the middle of the village) at 3.00pm. Then we will sing from 3.30pm for about 30minutes. There are lots of events and activities in the village from 10.30am so do come along earlier or stay later if you wish.

Jamie recommends public transport as parking could be busy.  Buses numbers 45 and 46 come from John Lewis in town via the metro centre. Parking that there is is central to the village so to get there you only need directions to DH8.

Not Black with a Splash - just informal. Victorian clothing if you wish.

• St Chad's, Bensham, Saturday 3rd December

Meet at the church at 4.00pm. Rehearse until 6.00pm. Concert at 7.00pm for about an hour, plus an interval when refreshments will be served.

Black with a Splash.

• Hall 2, The Sage Gateshead, Monday 5th December

Meet at The Sage at 6.00pm for rehearsal. Concert starts at 7.00pm, finishes about 9.00pm (shared with PV and there will be an interval). This is a ticketed concert so all audience will need to purchase tickets (only £5) from the ticket office.

Black with a Splash.

• Gibside Chapel, Saturday 17th December

Meet at the chapel at 6.15pm. Concert starts at 7.00pm - will last about an hour.

Black with a Splash but WARM CLOTHES as it is likely to be very cold in the chapel.