|
Concerts
The choir performs two concerts each year, at Christmas and Easter. In this, our 25th anniversary year, our Christmas concert will take place on at 7.30pm on 22nd December 2017 at All Saint's Church, Brixworth and we will be performing Handel's Messiah with soloists, trumpet and organ accompaniment. Joining us for this special performance are: Rosie Lomas, Soprano. Rosie trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Kate Paterson and was a Britten–Pears Young Artist in 2015. Amanda O'Brien, Mezzo soprano. Amanda studied Music at the University of Newcastle of Tyne and later as a post-graduate singer at Birmingham Conservatoire. She was a Swarbrick Singer and has an extensive operatic and concert repertoire. Philip O'Brien, Tenor. Philip was a Wolfson scholar at the Guidhall School of Music and Drama, and has sung principal roles at Glyndebourne and as a soloist in major UK and international venues. Gwion Thomas, Bass. Gwion has been an opera and concert soloist for many years after graduating with distinction from the Royal Northern College of Music. He has sung principal roles for Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera and many others companies and is a vocal tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire. |
Nick Bunker, Trumpet Nick is principal trumpeter with the Northampton Symphony Orchestra Catherine Ennis, Organ Catherine is Director of Music at the London church of St. Lawrence Jewry, and is a former President of the Royal College of Organists. She teaches organ at colleges, schools and festivals and has an extensive programme of national and international recital engagements. |
Tickets for the performance are £12 each (£6 for under 14s) available from Hilary Pinkham on 01604 250815
email: villagevoices@ymail.com or online by clicking the button below
To get an idea of the breadth and depth of the works we tackle, please see our concert archive page here, for details of a number of previous events.