wedding in October 14 - please reply to Pam

Dear all

Pam has been asked if  we can get together a choir to sing at a wedding in Blanchland on 18 October 2014 at 12.00.

Please could you let Pam know asap whether you could be available for this.

Many thanks

pam.swift@live.co.uk

Arrangements for Sunday 6th July - All Saints', Gosforth

Please arrive at the church at 3.45pm, ready to start rehearsing promptly at 4.00pm.

Concert starts at 7.00pm

Please bring your music in a black folder (ideally a Sage Gateshead one).

As usual concert dress is all black, with a small splash of colour on your top half e.g. a scarf, broach, tie etc

The church is: All Saints' Church, West Avenue, Gosforth, NE3 4ES.  The big church on Gosforth High Street is Trinity Church.  Turn left into West Avenue just before there and you will come to All Saints at the first mini roundabout.  You can't  miss it - it's a big Victorian Church with a tower. See map below.

 

Reminder of concert music:

 

Hosanna to the Son of David (Gibbons)

Ave maris stella (Grieg)

Denn Er hat seinen Engeln befohlen (Mendelssohn)

Bogoroditse Dyevo (Part)

Geistliches Lied (Brahms)

A New Song (MacMillan)

Insanae et vanae curae (Haydn)

Seek Him That Maketh the Seven Stars (Dove)

Justorum animae & Coelis Ascendit Hodie (Stanford)

Ave Maria (Lukaszewski)

There will be rest (Ticheli)

Requiem (Durufle)

 

 

From Nick re wedding 6th September

Dear All,

Here is the list of music for the wedding on Saturday 6th September.

 

Introit ( 15 minutes or so before the Brides entry)

Order to be confirmed by Ed

 Ave Maris Stella - Grieg

If ye Love me     - Tallis

The Lord is my Shepherd - Goodall

Ubi Caritas - Gjeilo

My Spirit Sang - Finzi

 

Processional - Brides Entry

Vivaldi - Gloria in Excelsis Deo

 

Register Signing

Beati quorum via - Stanford

Locus Iste - Bruckner

 

Most of you now have a copy of Ubi Caritas. If you did not get a copy the other night I will have them with me tomorrow and on Monday. I still have some CDs for those that have not received one.

On Monday we will also have copies the Gloria, If ye love me and the other pieces that the Chamber choir have sung before but you may handed your copies in e.g. Locus Iste and Finzi. We are still working on sourcing The Goodall..if you have your own copy perhaps you could let us know.

I think Ed is going to try and run through the repertoire before the end of term and also try and arrange a rehearsal in late August or very early September.

Thank you all very much for agreeing to take part in this special day. I am going to give Ed some money to buy everyone a drink afterwards and we will also make a contribution to choir funds as a thank you

Kind regards

Nick

 

PLEASE NOTE: rehearsals to the end of term are all happening

You will recall that we squeezed in 2 extra rehearsals mid week to get in as much prep as possible before our concert on the 6th July, and that the intention was that these would be instead of the last 2 rehearsals in the term.

However there is a CHANGE OF PLAN and all rehearsals are now going to go ahead, so after our concert there will be rehearsals on:
7th July
14th July
21st July
during which we will look at music for Bruges and for the wedding in September, among other things.

Baby Milner is here!

Many congratulations to Ed and Helen who are proud parents of a brand new baby boy - named Leo.  Born today at 2.41pm - 9lb 12ozs.  Helen and Leo both doing well.

from Teresa re the Mick Danby Mix concert

Plans for the concert on 5 July, which I have called The Mick Danby Mix, are coming together.

I would absolutely love members of the chamber choir to come along.... and I have a teensy request to make... I would love people to get their tickets in advance rather than on the night... all they need to do is donate online and I can post their tix or they can collect on the night. Once I have an idea of numbers I can decide whether to have cabaret-style or theatre-style seating. If you could pass on that info I would be very grateful.... if they email me at mickdanbymix@gmail.com I will sort something out.

 

Also tell them --- two great raffle prizes (so far.... any ideas welcome!) . Tickets to a concert at the Sage, and tickets to any event at Hoochie Coochie lounge bar in Newcastle.... where recent guests have been Gregory Porter and Chaka Khan! (well I like them anyway).

 

Thanks

 

Teresa

REMINDER FOR MONDAY 16th JUNE

Just a reminder that Chamber Choir rehearsal on Monday 16th June will be in G1 which is the main hall of Gateshead Old Town Hall. This venue is just a short walk from Sage Gateshead however there is free parking after 6pm right outside of the town hall.