A typical Wednesday evening

The view from the basses

Forthcoming news

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Tony C has checked with the school caretaker and our agreement with the school. We start TOMORROW, September 1st at 7-30 as stated below. See you all there.

I have been asked by occasional visiting singers who lack map reading skills to quote the school postal code, something about GPS navigation; it is M20 1JG. No excuse for getting lost. What's wrong with my map?

As we rehearse in the Cavendish School, dates when we will not rehearse are the school half terms and holidays. According to Tony's all purpose flier, the important dates are: half term 17th Feb, Easter Holiday 31st March, 7th April, commence April 14th, half term 2nd June, final rehearsal 14th July, summer holiday 21st July till 25th August, commence September 1st, half term 27th October, last rehearsal before Xmas 15th December.

The Didsbury Festival is coming up in the Autumn and we now have an almost firm date and place. The likely day is Friday October 1st at 7-30 and the location is the Baptist church on Beaver Road. The programme for the evening is entitled
"An evening of light music".
We will be singing songs from the first half of the last century (mainly from the USA) with many arrangements by Bill Birkhead and Natalie.

The Carl Jenkins will surely feature in the Spring concert together with another sacred work; the choice proposed is either the Schubert Mass in G Major or the Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle. There is talk of a debate. To me either would be brilliant.

Singing in a choir is one of THE great human experiences. As said elsewhere, there are no auditions for this choir, all are welcome (especially tenors), either turn up on any working Wednesday evening at 1930, and/or give Natalie a ring first.

Who are we?

We are a group of between forty and sixty singers who come together on a weekly basis and sing for pleasure. We also give two or more public concerts a year.

History

The choir has been in existence since 1985 when a group of parents with children at the Cavendish Road Primary School got together to sing.

What do we sing?

We have a very wide repertoire ranging from the English madrigal tradition, the Mozart and Fauré Requiems, the Rossini Petite Messe (with harmonium!), Bach, Handel, Brahms, English composers of the 19th and 20th century, village carols at Christmas, Gershwin and Jerome Kern.

Who can join?

We are always happy to welcome new members if you have time to commit yourself to regular weekly rehearsals. There is no audition but it certainly helps if you can sing in tune.

When and where do we rehearse?

We meet on Wednesday evenings at 7-30 for two hours during school terms in the Cavendish Primary School, the main (West) door, which is on Cavendish Road in West Didsbury, near the junction with Burton Road. Cavendish Road becomes Lapwing Lane and then Fog Lane which is one of the major east west crossings five miles south of Manchester city centre.

How to contact us

The Musical Director is Natalie Marshall. Ring her for further information on 0161-445 4872 or just turn up!

Charges

Choir charges are £7 per half term