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When celebrating its 60th Anniversary Season, the Choral Society is not one to be put off by a few clouds. The Garden Party is going ahead from 2.00 p.m. and we look forward to seeing you there. We can make no promises for the weather later on in the afternoon so you might want to come prepared.
We hope that the great British summer will not be a problem for the Garden Party but if you would like to check the status of this event before turning up you can do this by :-
Look forward to seeing you there.
For those members of the choir who have signed up to perform alongside the Young Singers in July rehearsals begin on Wednesday 25th June at 7.30 p.m. in Ewesley Road Methodist Church.
To prepare for our involvement in this year’s NEPAC Last Night of the Proms (to be held at the City Hall, Newcastle on Saturday October 18th 2008) rehearsals have been scheduled for Thurday 9th October (at Brusnwick Methodist Church, Newcastle) and Friday 17th October (at Sunderland Minster). Full details of the concert – prices etc – will be posted in the Events section as soon as possible.
The choir are reminded that rehearsals start again at the Minster on Wednesday 16th April 2008 to prepare for the June concert. Please bring your score of the St.John Passion back, fully tidied up, for return that evening. Look forward to seeing you there.
As this is Ash Wednesday the choir rehearsal will not be able to start until 8.00 p.m. because of a service being held in the Minster (which you are welcome to join starting at 7.00 p.m.). Please enter the Minster via the Restaurant, where you will be able to wait for the service finishing. Due to the limitation in the time available for rehearsal there will be no Coffee Break on the night.
Following the rehearsal where choir members were asked about their preferences, it has been decided that the St.John Passion concert will be moved from the 8th to the 29th of March 2008, and arrangements are now being put into place to enable that to happen (verbal confirmation to be provided to all members at the next rehearsal). It is very much appreciated that this will produce conflicts with other arrangements that some members might have, but the additional rehearsal time will ensure that better justice can be done to the work.
The Young Singers start their Spring term with a rehearsal on Monday 28th January 2008 at 7.15 p.m. at Ewesley Road Methodist Church.
Rehearsals for the autumn term start on Monday 24th September at 7.15 p.m.
These rehearsals will be working towards a Christmas Concert which it is proposed will be in the evening of Tuesday December 18th 2007. More details will be available later.
A recent letter to the Sunderland Echo from J.King made the following comments about our summer concert:
“Many years ago, in a film called The Glenn Miller Story the band leader found the ‘sound’ he was searching for when the band played Moonlight Serenade. On Saturday 9th June, I believe David Murray and the Bishopwearmouth Choral Society attained something of what Glenn Miller did. They were absolutely superb. Along with the orchestra and guest singers, the choir certainly made it a night to remember. Having attended the BCS concerts for the past 15 years, enjoying every one of them, I think they surpassed anything they had done before. Long may the choir continue to give such pleasure to the many followers who attend their concerts.”
