Spring Concert 2026 - Fauré Requiem, McDowall Magnificat
Practice notes and resource links
Fauré: CyberBass, Choralia. You can also find recordings on YouTube.
McDowall: If you find anything useful, tell me (Steve Vickers) and I'll put a link up here. There is a recording by the Evans Choir on YouTube, at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cecilia+mcdowall+magnificat. It at least gives you an idea of how the piece should sound, and when you are up to speed it's good practice to sing along to it.
Rehearsals week by week
8/1/26
Sang through the Fauré. McDowall scores not available yet.
15/1/26
Fauré: movements 1, 2, 5
McDowall: movements 1, 3
22/1/26
Fauré: movements 5, 6, 7
McDowall: movements 1, 3
29/1/26
Fauré: movements 1, 2
McDowall: movements 6, 3
We now have a finalized poster with the soloists' names.
5/2/26
Fauré: movements 3, 5
McDowall: movements 1, 3
12/2/26
Fauré: movements 1, 2, 3, 6
McDowall: movements 3, 6
19/2/26 - Not half term, as previously announced. There is a rehearsal today.
Fauré: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
McDowall: 1, 3, 6
26/2/26
Sang through everything.
5/3/26 - Ian away. No rehearsal unless it's needed, in which case Ian Smith has kindly agreed to take it.
12/3/26
(Thanks to Ian Smith for kindly taking most of the rehearsal!)
Sang through everything.
19/3/26 - Special General Meeting to vote on amended constitution
As Katie has already emailed, our annual revenue has reached a threshold where we need to officially register as a charity, and part of that is to have our constitution approved by the Charities Commission. To enable that to go through smoothly, the Committee are recommending that we should amend the constitution to a standard form as commonly used by similar societies.
The Special General Meeting, in the interval at around 8.30 pm, will vote on that.
However, we shall also allow some time starting at 7.15, before the rehearsal, for you to ask any questions you may have about this.
Thursday 26/3/26 - Rehearsal in Brixworth church, 7.30
Friday 27/3/26 - Concert, Brixworth church
Rehearsal in Brixworth church 5.30
Concert 7.30
Dress: black and white
Ladies: white top (jumper/shirt), black trousers/skirt
Gentlemen: black bow tie & dinner suits
8/1/26
Sang through the Fauré. McDowall scores not available yet.
15/1/26
Fauré: movements 1, 2, 5
McDowall: movements 1, 3
22/1/26
Fauré: movements 5, 6, 7
McDowall: movements 1, 3
29/1/26
Fauré: movements 1, 2
McDowall: movements 6, 3
We now have a finalized poster with the soloists' names.
5/2/26
Fauré: movements 3, 5
McDowall: movements 1, 3
12/2/26
Fauré: movements 1, 2, 3, 6
McDowall: movements 3, 6
19/2/26 - Not half term, as previously announced. There is a rehearsal today.
Fauré: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
McDowall: 1, 3, 6
26/2/26
Sang through everything.
5/3/26 - Ian away. No rehearsal unless it's needed, in which case Ian Smith has kindly agreed to take it.
12/3/26
(Thanks to Ian Smith for kindly taking most of the rehearsal!)
Sang through everything.
19/3/26 - Special General Meeting to vote on amended constitution
As Katie has already emailed, our annual revenue has reached a threshold where we need to officially register as a charity, and part of that is to have our constitution approved by the Charities Commission. To enable that to go through smoothly, the Committee are recommending that we should amend the constitution to a standard form as commonly used by similar societies.
The Special General Meeting, in the interval at around 8.30 pm, will vote on that.
However, we shall also allow some time starting at 7.15, before the rehearsal, for you to ask any questions you may have about this.
Thursday 26/3/26 - Rehearsal in Brixworth church, 7.30
Friday 27/3/26 - Concert, Brixworth church
Rehearsal in Brixworth church 5.30
Concert 7.30
Dress: black and white
Ladies: white top (jumper/shirt), black trousers/skirt
Gentlemen: black bow tie & dinner suits
