music for rehearsal 28th April

Denn Er hat seinen Engeln befohlen (Mendelssohn)

Lobet den Herrn  BWV 230 (Bach)

Requiem (Durufle)

Dates, concerts and Brugues - please reply

Term Dates:

This term's dates are 28th April - 21st July inclusive.

Our concert is on 6th July and there are two bank holiday Mondays before then when rehearsals will not be on, therefore we are thinking that we could pull forward a couple of the rehearsal dates that fall after the concert, to non-Mondays earlier in the term.  So please could you reply and let us know whether you could attend rehearsals on:

Wednesday 7th May or Friday 9th May
Wednesday 4th June or Friday 6th June
Wednesday 25th June or Thursday 26th June or Friday 27th June

If we can arrange two dates from the ones above that suit most of the choir then we will have the final rehearsal of the term on 7th July which will probably be a pre-Bruges rehearsal.

Summer Concert:

Just so we can check numbers please can you reply and confirm whether you will be able to sing in the summer concert which will be:
Sunday 6th July, 7pm at All Saint's Church, Gosforth.

Bruges:

Plans are getting finalised for singing venues and a restaurant for the Saturday night.  Once again, so we can check numbers please can you reply and confirm whether you will be coming along for the fun! (16th and 17th August)

Future concerts:

We are keen to plan future concerts where we can be hopeful of good (in number!) audiences.  Our thoughts are that these are probably at venues that either:

• Run a programme of concerts, or a music festival, that is planned well in advance and attract a regular & loyal following,

or

• are known to choir members who are able to drum up plenty of local support.

We would therefore be very grateful for any suggestions from choir of any venues that might fall into either (or both) of these categories.  And indeed any other suggestions for audience filled venues!!

Thank you all

Champs and Ed

Pam has one complimentary ticket availabble for this concert - please contact Pam if interested - pam.swift@live.co.uk

Poetic Chopin

Mario Venzago  conductor

Alexej Gorlatch  piano

Royal Northern Sinfonia

 

WEBER  Overture: Der Freischütz

CHOPIN  Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor

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JOHN CASKEN  Maharal Dreaming

SIBELIUS  Symphony No. 7 in C

 

As Sibelius’s symphonic journey drew to a close, it grew ever more remarkable.  His final symphony was something completely different: a single-movement epic of just twenty minutes, a work whose compactness seemed to encapsulate everything the composer had achieved to date.  Sibelius might not have known it, but his Seventh’s big tune – now on a soaring trombone – was his farewell to the symphony.  Preceding that, Chopin’s sparkling second piano concerto, Weber’s sharp-shooting overture and a short piece from John Casken.

 

With a pre concert talk at 1830

 

Each chorus member is entitled to two complimentary tickets.  The position within the hall of these complimentary tickets is entirely at the discretion of the Ticket Office Manager.

Please collect these yourself, directly from ticket office by telling them your name and that you are a member of the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia.  Please do not email me or Emma requesting tickets, we are unable to pass these requests on.  If possible please try and avoid the ticket office in the busy half-hour period running up to the concert.

 

PLEASE REPLY TO pam.swift@live.co.uk

A mesaage passed on from Pam - any SGCC singers interested? please reply to Emma as below

From: Emma.Ogle@sagegateshead.com
Subject: Beethoven - extra singers
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:43:45 +0000

Dear Chorus,

 

Alan mentioned at the first Beethoven rehearsal about the need for more singers to join this project.

Just to clarify – we need experienced singers with strong voices who are good sight readers and have stamina for this exciting performance.

 

We are looking specifically for tenors, basses and sopranos.  I know some of you have mentioned already you know singers who would be able to do it.  Can you therefore contact them with the dates below and if they can definitely do this then please send me their name so I can add them to the register and we look forward to seeing them on the 27^th April.

 

Please see below for the schedule.

 

Full and Associate	6	Friday 6 June 2014	HALL ONE
		Thomas Zehetmair  conductor
		Northern Sinfonia
		Northern Sinfonia Chorus
		BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis
Date	Time	Venue	Information
Sunday 27th April	19:30	Sage Gateshead	BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis
Sunday 4th May	19:30	Sage Gateshead	BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis
Sunday 11th May	16:30	Sage Gateshead	BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis
(Double)	19:45	Sage Gateshead	BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis
Sunday 18th May	19:30	Sage Gateshead	BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis
Sunday 25th May	19:30	Sage Gateshead	BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis
Sunday 1st June	19:30	Sage Gateshead	BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis
Concert week
3rd June	19.00
4th June	19.00
5th June	19.00
Friday 6th June	TBC	Hall One	BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis Rehearsal
	19:30	Hall One	BEETHOVEN – Missa Solemnis CONCERT

 

Many thanks,

Emma

 Emma Ogle | Learning and Participation Activity Producer

Sage Gateshead, St. Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 2JR
0191 443 5251 | emma.ogle@sagegateshead.com | www.sagegateshead.com

 

 

PLEASE REPLY TO EMMA AS ABOVE

From Pam - singing opportunity

Hi there all

I'm doing a wedding at All Saints Gosforth on 6th June (Fri) @ 12p.m. The couple would like a choir but the church choir can't manage it and I wondered if we could get together an ensemble to sing for them? They want 'All you need is love' (Beatles & Love Actually, I believe!) and I've managed to source a SATB version which we could sing a cappela or with the organist (more chance of 'hamming it up' on our own?). There's also 3 hymns (one to Danny Boy!)

I know they've already paid £160 for a choir so we could, I'm sure, get that and, after travel expenses it could go into our coffers! 

It would be really helpful if you could let me know as soon as possible if we have a viable group so that I can tell the couple ....and the church! Please reply to pam.swift@live.co.uk.

Hope you're enjoying the Easter break.

Pam

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From Simon re concert on 10th May

Dear all

Yes it’s that time of year again. Durham Choral Society’s Spring Concert is on Saturday May 10^th at 7 30pm. It’s an interesting programme of two works commissioned from local composers, and a veteran piece in Vivaldi’s Gloria. Some of you may have heard the Todd piece before but the Lang will be new for this concert and is a setting of various Durham/Northumbria folk tunes. The latter has been an interesting sing and we look forward to the complete work with soloists, Northumbrian pipes, fiddle and orchestra. Subject to other important events not intervening there should be a piece about the Lang on BBC Look North tomorrow night.

If you interested in having a ticket then let any of the DCS members in the choir ( Adam, Jane Jean T and me) know. Sorry no discount available through choir members!

Hope that we might see you there. It should be a memorable evening

All the best
Simon

Venezuelans again again

And a youtube link: http://youtu.be/OXDOkesViys 

Venezuelans again.

Here’s the Venezuelan’s programme. Note the Mendelssohn! Now either there is a zeitgeist or i am ahead of the curve as ever.

Ed

Simón Bolívar National Youth Choir of Venezuela

de Victoria                               Quam pulchri sunt
Morely                                     Sing we and chant it
Gabrieli                                    Occhi sereni
Martin                                      Kyrie (Missa brevis)
Mendelssohn                            Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen
Josep Vila                                 Salve Regina
Bruckner                                  Os Justi
Sojo                                          El Jilguero (Soloist: Ámbar Arias)

(Text: de Quevedo)                                         
Inocente Carreno                     Gota de breve rocío (Soloist: Indra Nielsen)

(Text: Rugeles)
Dawson                                    Ev´ry time I feel the spirit (Soloist: Zaireth Pérez/ Gustavo Castillo)
Bor                                           Aquí te amo

(Text: Neruda)
Suárez                                      El Guapo
Bor                                           Fulía de Cumaná
Simón Díaz                              El Alcaraván

(Arr: César Alejandro Carrillo)
Suárez                                      El Gabán (Soloist: Cristo Vassilaco)                                  
Rachmaninov                           Ave Maria, Op. 37 No.6

Whitacre                                  Lux Aurumque

Trad. arranged by Adames       Pasaje

Ticket offer!

Hi All

I've been wt the Venezuelans today and they are AWESOME.

There's a ticket offer for our Adult participants! £5 tickets to Simon Bolivar National Youth Choir of Venezuela tomorrow night in Hall 1.

Simply ring the ticket office and say 'choir'. 0191 4434661.

Please tell your friends.

Ed

Bach

My mistake! Wasn't Lobet but Singet instead. Still pretty good mind....

 

http://youtu.be/KskKAcXWFXU

Ed