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Rehearsal Start Time Change

Please note that from the 21st October all rehearsals for the Sea Symphony will commence at 7.00 p.m. instead of the usual time to make more progress in preparing for this work.

Papers for AGM on 2nd September 2015

Please find below a link the minutes of the last AGM held in September 2014 (plus minutes from an Extraordinary Meeting held later to complete the business).

BCS AGM held 3.9.2014

The Agenda for this year’s AGM to be held on Wednesday 2nd September at 7.30 p.m. in Sunderland Minster is also included at the start of the Minutes. As you will see from the Agenda, it has been agreed that verbal reports at the meeting will only be heard from the Chairman, the Treasurer and the Musical Director. Links to the other usual reports will be published here as soon as they are available so that members can check their contents and raise questions at the AGM if applicable. It is also intended that the distribution of scores for the new work will take place on that evening.

Librarian’s report 2015

Vice Chairman’s report 2015

Patrons’ Officer’s Report 2014 – 15

BYS REPORT SEPT 2015

Verdi at the Sage photographs

Arrangements were made to have some professional photographs of our recent combined concert at the Sage. There are two views available – one with the choir seated and one in full performance mode. Click on either of the links below and the photograph should come up for you to save or print as you require.

Full performance mode

Choir seated

Christmas Messiah as mp3 files

Thanks to JF for providing .mp3 versions of the Messiah tracks on the DVD of our 2014 Christmas concert.

If the link below does not work directly then please copy and paste the link below into the address bar of your browser and you should then be able to download them from Dropbox.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1wfxxsmmioin8uv/AADeKnVw4KAyA2POb_Rc5fD8a?oref=e

Enjoy reliving the moment!

Panis Angelicus in the Bridges

Thanks to MA for spotting this Facebook recording of our pop-up concert in the Bridges.

Facebook

Sage Concert Arrangements

The latest rehearsal and concert arrangements (as at 9.6.2015) are:

     VERDI REQUIEM CONCERT ARRANGEMENTS                                    

 

Wed. June 10th  

Rehearsal 7.30 p.m. Sunderland Minster.

 

Sat. June 13th

 

 

CHANGE of VENUE

 

Rehearsal 2 till 5 p.m. will now be in Gateshead Old Town Hall (GOTH), West Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HE.  Choir timing to be confirmed.

 

The GOTH café will be open before and during the rehearsal.

 

GOTH is a few minutes walk from the Gateshead Interchange & Metro Station and parking is available nearby at £1/hour or £4 per day. Staff have advised parking in nearby Tesco’s where 4 hrs is free.

 

 

Sun. June 14th

Rehearsal 2.30 till 5.30 p.m. Hall One in Sage.

Choir timing to be confirmed.

 

Choir members to enter via the West Door and go straight to Barbour Room to sign in. Reduced cost parking permits and refreshment discount cards (15%) will be available in the Barbour Room.

 

A concert photograph is to be taken and the present suggestion is that all are onstage at 7.25 p.m. and could stand / sit as needed.

 

Concert 7.30 p.m.

Programmes (£2) will be on sale at the interval (of 30 minutes) as well as at the start.

 

 

     please be aware that there may need to be further changes.

 

Need an extra Verdi poster?

If you need an extra poster for the June 14th Verdi concert at the Sage just click on the link below for a pdf file to print from.

ONE Verdi Requiem card

Summer restart

Following the Elgar concert on March 28th 2015, the first rehearsal to prepare for the summer concert will be on Wednesday April 15th 2015 at 7.30 p.m. in Sunderland Minster. We look forward to seeing you there.

Big Sing Day with Bob Chilcott

Did you enjoy yourself in Richmond two years ago with John Rutter and David Murray? The Swaledale Festival are again holding a similar event with Bob Chilcott – and David Murray – on Saturday 30th May 2015. The link below gives details of the event. Tickets will be available online from the 23rd March or later by post.

http://www.swaledale-festival.org.uk/Whats-On/2015-Programme/EventId/24/e/big-sing-day-with-bob-chilcott-30-may-2015

For more general details about the Festival you can use the more general link below.

http://www.swaledale-festival.org.uk/Contact-Us

I am sure that there will be a few familiar faces there.

 

Need an Elgar poster?

Do you need another Elgar poster ? Use the link below :

Elgar poster pdf