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This page was last amended:
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Background to this web site. Judy Vigors, who sang with the choir for
many years, initiated the site and generously covered the costs of establishing
it. The design was done professionally, and the updating and expanding is
now being carried out by a member of the choir. Simon Cock, a past Chairman, has also been
much involved.
August Letter from Mary Howell Information about the Autumn Term and also future dates.
Letter
important for all members:
Autumn term Thursday 23 September the autumn term starts at the usual time
of 6.30 pm prompt at the Parish Hall, 48 Emperor's Gate SW7 4HJ (at the
side, and downstairs. Handel's Solomon (Novello edition).
Christmas concert creates a record A message from Wendy to choir members and all friends of the
choir: I thought I would just let you know that I had a call
from Marie Curie Cancer Care yesterday to tell me that we raised the
most amount of money for their Sing Out campaign at our concert in
December. They wanted me to pass on their thanks to everyone and so say
that there may well be a piece on the choir in their next newsletter.
The Rev Alan Gyle entertains the Committee The
members of the committee were greeted by Fr Alan Gyle on 29 April in the
Vicarage of St Paul's Knightsbridge to meet those involved in the
Church, including, of course, Fr Richard Coles, two of the Wardens, the Hon
Treasurer and also some of the Church's own choir, all professional singers. It was one of the perfect, warm spring evenings, and most of the guests
moved into the garden. Two members of the congregation who are members
of the choir, Clariette Wilmot and John Roberts, were
present
too. Towards the end of the evening Alan Gyle gave a short and warm
address, drawing upon some of the history of the Festival Choir and its
connection with the Church. He expressed a hope that there may be ways of
bringing that relationship closer together in the future.
A video of the Choir.
Choir Tour rehearsals started on Thursday 24 June 2010.
Choir Tour 2010 The tour takes place
in Slovakia with trips to Hungary and Austria, all from 9 to 14 September
2010. There are still places on the trip for both singers and non-singers.
Non choir members wishing to come along and sing will require a short
audition first. Full itinerary.
Directory of Members (click
here). Members are asked to send to davidnhall@hotmail.com
their entries, keeping broadly to about 40 words. The Web Master
has editorial responsibilities!
Parking outside St Paul's Knightsbridge.
Don't get caught on the day of the concert! The rules are now:
Residents' parking is up until 10pm from Monday to Saturday.
Parking meters and single yellow lines are up until 1.30pm on a Saturday.
There is a limited number of meters in Wilton Place and Wilton Terrace,
and more in Belgrave Square. There are also plenty down towards Victoria
ie Eaton Square, Ebury Street etc, plus a car park which is signposted
from Wilton Terrace.
Some images of the Choir in action - home &
abroad
Choir Tour 2008. Wendy kindly organised the tour which
took place from 4 to 9 September 2008, visiting Weimar, Leipzig
and Dresden. Some photographs of the tour sent by Wendy Stephens
to the Web Master:
and four additional photograph from David &
Chris Jones:
and one from Bernard Ovink of the great mainly
scenic pictures taken on the tour (No
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