Christmas Concert 2024 - Purcell Mag and Nunc, Poulenc Gloria
Practice notes and resource links
REHEARSALS Thursdays 7.30pm - 9.30pm, starting 5 September, then 19 September.
They will be held in Old Village Hall, Charles Close, Old, NN6 9RQ.
Bring a pencil!
CONCERT at Walgrave Church, 7.30 on Friday 13th December (to be confirmed). Click here for more details, and here for posters to email round or print out.
We have a page of resource links, to free aids to learning many choral works. Click on the links below for this term's pieces.
Purcell Magnificat: Choralia
Purcell Nunc dimittis: Choralia
Poulenc: CyberBass, Choralia
You can also find recordings on YouTube.
Rehearsals week by week
5/9/24
No Ian this week, but we shall meet to pick up copies and have a rough sing through.
12/9/24 - No rehearsal this week
19/9/24 - First full rehearsal with Ian
Purcell: Sang through it all in some detail.
Poulenc: I Gloria in some detail. Ian says once you understand the top line on p.6 then you have got the whole piece.
II Laudamus te and VI Qui sedes: sang through more quickly.
26/9/24
3/10/24
10/10/24 - with Village Voices AGM during the interval, around 8.30pm
17/10/24
24/10/24
31/10/24
7/11/24
14/11/24
21/11/24
28/11/24
5/12/24
12/12/24
13/12/24 - Concert
Dress: gentlemen - red bow tie & dinner suits
ladies - white top (jumper/shirt), black trousers/skirt
5/9/24
No Ian this week, but we shall meet to pick up copies and have a rough sing through.
12/9/24 - No rehearsal this week
19/9/24 - First full rehearsal with Ian
Purcell: Sang through it all in some detail.
Poulenc: I Gloria in some detail. Ian says once you understand the top line on p.6 then you have got the whole piece.
II Laudamus te and VI Qui sedes: sang through more quickly.
26/9/24
3/10/24
10/10/24 - with Village Voices AGM during the interval, around 8.30pm
17/10/24
24/10/24
31/10/24
7/11/24
14/11/24
21/11/24
28/11/24
5/12/24
12/12/24
13/12/24 - Concert
Dress: gentlemen - red bow tie & dinner suits
ladies - white top (jumper/shirt), black trousers/skirt