from Mary who was in the audience on Saturday.

Ed and all of you, Well done chamber choir., I was so sorry not to be singing with you but enjoyed hearing it so much. I was going to make critical 'notes'! but was was too busy listening  to bother., Lovely programme, beautiful sound, so thank you to all., Looking forward to next term, Mary

from Ed

Dear Choir,

Thank you so much and many congratulations. You really nailed the Durufle. It was absolutely the right choice to do it again - it needed time to settle - and I think we all want to work with Mike Dutton the organist again. Plus St Mary's was fabulous - nice acoustic, beautiful space, fantastic organ and lovely people.

That concert was a hard sing (maybe a little too hard - I need to remember this for my programming) AND with a significant rehearsal beforehand. Sure the Vittoria was a little warty but what's performing for if not for getting new pieces out there? You sang with real vocal strength throughout and the Harris went well! 

Other highlights - Bach! Macmillan! 

Thanks for all your hard work and looking forward to a fun summer term. Next stop - Wylam.

Happy Easter / Spring Break / Holidays.

Ed

Arrangements for the concert this Saturday 28th March.

Please be at St Mary's RC Cathedral for 3.50pm on Saturday, ready to start rehearsing at 4.00pm

(St Mary's is opposite Central Station, it is NOT the Cathedral at the bottom end of the Bigg Market!)

There will be a break between rehearsing and the concert at about 6.00pm.  The concert starts at 7.00pm.

 As ever, please dress in all black with a small splash of colour on the top half and bring your music in a black folder.

The programme for the concert is as below:

Ave Verum (Byrd)

Faire is the Heaven (Harris)

Ave Maria (Lukaszewski)

Dixit Dominus (Vittoria)

There will be rest (Ticheli)

A New Song (MacMillan)

Ubi Caritas (Gjeolo)

Lobet Den Hern BWV 230 (Bach)

Requiem (Durufle)

 

(Gabrieli will make another day....)

 

The Geordie Symphony School - In Harmony - on the TV

BBC One NE & Cumbria are broadcasting a film about the @InHarmonyNE programme at 19:30 on Friday 27  March.

Ed is responsible for the programme - it's an orchestral education programme based in Elswick, Newcastle.


Here's an exciting trailer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mfhvn

Please tell the world!

Rehearsal dates

Following the discussions at the rehearsal yesterday, we can confirm that last night was definitely the last rehearsal of the term.  

We resume on Monday 20th April and the final rehearsal of the summer term is on Monday 6th July - a week later than other classes because of the early May Bank Holiday, and 2 days after our summer concert.  

St Mary's Cathedral 28th March

Here is our poster again - do spread the word far and wide - it would be lovely to see
lots of people there.