Notices

We will run the rest of the Rutter next week, so Mark asks that you make sure to look over the piece and be ready to sing!

There is no rehearsal this week (20 February) as we’re having a half term break. At our next rehearsal on 27 February we will be revisiting Tavener ‘The Lamb’ and looking at the last two numbers in the Rutter –

Next week we will look at Tavener ‘The Lamb’, and revise movements 1-5 of the Rutter Magnificat. We are on schedule for the concert and so Mark feels we can indulge ourselves and have the week after next off (20 February) for half

This week we’ll be looking at the Purcell ‘Hail Bright Cecilia’ and Handel ‘Let their Celestial Concerts’, plus ‘Et misericordia’ (No 4) from the Rutter.  

This week we will be looking at Wilbye ‘A silly Sylvan’ and Boyce ‘Come Holy Ghost’, as well as Rutter No 5 ‘ Fecit potentiam’. Rehearsal tracks are available on the Audio page in the Members’ area, click here  

Next week we will be looking at the Parry ‘Never Weather Beaten Sail’, finishing off the first movement of the Rutter Magnificat and starting on the second movement. You can access the rehearsal tracks for this term’s music here.

Just a reminder that we should arrive on Sunday by 16.15 so that we are seated and ready to rehearse at 16.30. Concert dress is all black, as agreed, and we are using folders for the loose sheets of music. Parking is available

Click on the links below for a printable running order for Carols by Candlelight on Sunday 9 December, as well as a tidied up version of the Warlock, courtesy of Simon, which you can also print out if you wish. Running order Warlock

Next week we will start by singing through the congregational carols, hopefully with a violinist and cellist. We will then concentrate on the Byrd and the Warlock, so please look at the bits you are not certain of.  Learning tracks

Next week we will be carrying on with our carol service preparations. We will look at the Byrd ‘Lullaby’ again, and Warlock ‘Bethlehem Down’. Alto 2s please note there is a misprint in bar 3 – the last note should be