Current archive for the Bishopwearmouth Choral Society weblog archives
for July, 2009.
This year’s Fayre will take place on Saturday the 3rd of November in the hall at Ewesley Road Methodist Church from 10.00 a.m. Preparation of the stalls will be possible on the Friday night (between 7.00 and 8.30 p.m.)
E.Midgley is co-ordinating this event and volunteers are needed to assist with stalls and refreshments. Donations in kind as well as in money will be gratefully received.
| December 5, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 pm |
A concert in Sunderland Minster, featuring David Murray, as Conductor, Sara Parry – Mezzo Soprano, Katherine Moore – Soprano, James Geer – Tenor and Philip Smith – Baritone.
Originally performed in 1742, Messiah remains a well loved and familiar piece but this performance will provide an opportunity to enjoy the character and flair of Handel’s music.
Tickets £12 (£10 concessions) or £6 in the Gallery.
| June 13, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 pm |
A Saturday evening concert at Sunderland Minster.
This performance of Carl Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’ and Lambert’s ‘Rio Grande’, conducted by David Murray, will feature Claire McKenna, soprano, Christopher Bowen, tenor, and Simon Thorpe, baritone, and the Bishopwearmouth Young Singers.
Tickets in the Nave are £10.00 (£8 concessions) and £5.oo in the Gallery – door open from 6.45 p.m.
| March 28, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 pm |
A Saturday evening concert at Sunderland Minster.
The soloists for this performance, conducted by David Murray, will be John Graham-Hall (Gerontius), Anne-Marie Owens (The Angel), and Philip Smith (baritone).
Tickets are £10.00 (£8 concessions) and £5.00 in the Gallery with limited view, obtainable through Sunderland Minster, via our web-site – www.bishopwearmouth.co.uk – or at the door (which opens at 6.45 p.m.)
| December 6, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm |
A Saturday evening concert in Sunderland Minster. Tickets are £10.00 (£8 concessions) or £5.00 (Gallery).
Conducted by David Murray, this concert features Sarah Redgewick (soprano), Katherine Allen (mezzo), Philip Salmon (tenor) and Christian Immler (bass).
The Mass in B Minor is widely regarded as one of the supreme achievements of “classical” music. The work has been summarised as ‘the consecration of a whole life: started in 1733 for ‘diplomatic’ reasons, it was finished in the very last years of Bach’s life, when he had already gone blind. This monumental work is a synthesis of every stylistic and technical contribution Bach made to music. It is also the most astounding spiritual encounter between the worlds of Catholic glorification and the Lutheran cult of the cross. Scholars have suggested that the Mass in B Minor belongs in the same category as the Art of Fugue, as a summation of Bach’s deep lifelong involvement with musical tradition.
| October 13, 2007 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
A Saturday evening concert in the City Hall, Newcastle.
Tickets £12 to £25 from the City Hall Box Office
(Tel: 2612606) or from www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
This now annual charity evening is organised by the North east Promenaders against Cancer (NEPAC) and raises money for local cancer research and care for local people.
The featured artists this year are the English Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Bradley Creswick and singers Janice Cairns – soprano, Suzanne Manuell – soprano and Blake Fischer – tenor. These artists will be backed up by a magnificent choir of over 200 voices from the local Bishopwearmouth Choral Society, the Ryton Choral Society and the Hexham Abbey Festival Choir.
These will be held on Thursday 4th and 11th of October between 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. in Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle (at the side of Fenwick’s). On Saturday the 13th of October there will be an afternoon rehearsal at the City Hall from 2.00 till 5.00 p.m., and the concert is being advertised as starting at 7.00 p.m. See event details for ticket arrangements.
Bishopwearmouth Choral Society now has a website designed and built by Blackprint incorporating a Content Management System.
The latest news will show headline information of the most recent events in the Society’s activities. Elsewhere in the site there is audience information about concerts, members news for the choir itself, background information on our history, the Hire Library and Young Singers and a way of contacting the Society for all enquiries.
