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Chairman’s jottings.
So another year
begins for our choir, our second under the direction of
Christopher Borrett.
There was much
acclaim for both of our concerts last year - Messiah with
orchestral accompaniment last December and the challenging and
exciting ‘Angels and Demons’ concert in May of this year.
Under the baton
of our deputy MD Mary Bingham there have been two satisfied
couples who have booked our choir for their wedding services
this summer.
Yet more new
avenues are opening for us this year as we combine on Nov.13th
2011 with the Tower Chamber Choir for a performance of the 40
part Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis combined with other
works to suit this larger choir.
December
will see us being seasonal with a performance of Saint
Nicolas by Benjamin Britten. This will be
on Sat. Dec10th. 7.30pm at St.Margaret’s
church, Ipswich, IP4 2BE. We will have full orchestral
accompaniment, professional soloists and continuing our
association with St. Mary-le-Tower, their choristers are joining
us as the ‘pickled boys’.
We continue to
benefit from the excellent accompanying skills of our pianist
Marina Korneva, allowing Chris our MD to concentrate on musical
interpretation of the pieces we perform as well as getting the
best sound form the choir.
Whilst we aim
to keep our size to a balanced 40 voices, opportunities do arise
for new members from time to time. If you are interested, please
write to me with details of your previous singing, voice part
and whether you would be prepared if necessary to go onto a
waiting list. All new applicants may attend 2-3 rehearsals to
experience these and would then have a short audition with
Christopher Borrett, with the exception of apprentices who are
always welcome - see ‘Student Scheme’ link above.
We are
compiling an electronic data base of those who would like
information regarding the choir. If you would like to be listed
for this please e-mail
info@ipswichchamberchoir.org.uk
Thank you for
visiting our site, please note our concert dates on our home
page and contact us with any queries!
Olive Powell
Chairman
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