events 2011-12
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MONDAY 11 & 19 SEPTEMBER 2011
MONDAY 16 & 23 JANUARY 2012
OPEN REHEARSALS 6th Form Centre, Mile Oak Road, Portslade, 7pm
Potential new singers are warmly invited to meet and sing alongside existing members in friendly and enjoyable surroundings. With proven benefits to mind, body and soul, don't miss the opportunity to
experience concerts, tours, festivals and workshops, singing a wide range of music with professional instrumentalists and soloists.
SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER 2011*
CHORAL DISCOVERY WORKSHOP, Southwick Methodist Church Hall, 2pm
Oxford University Press is one of the worlds most respected publishers of choral music. This NEW workshop, designed for those wishing to improve and develop existing skills, will explore a range of exciting new works with particular emphasis upon development of sight-singing and
performance techniques.
SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER 2011
CHRISTMAS CLASSICS, All Saints' Church, The Drive, Hove, 7.30pm
To Include:
Rutter WELLS JUBILATE
Britten CEREMONY OF CAROLS (Excerpts)
Vivaldi MAGNIFICAT & NULLA IN MUNDO PAX (Excerpts)
Seasonal favourites by WILLCOCKS & CARTER
POPULAR CAROLS FOR ALL
A dazzling array of seasonal favourites with traditional carols for all.
Vivaldi's powerful & dramatic 'Magnificat' & 'Nulla in Mundo Pax' (as featured in the film 'Shine') will be joined alongside Britten's famous 'Ceremony of Carols' and a host of popular carols for all. Rutter's 'Wells Jubilate' opens the programme in fitting celebratory style..
Special guests include one of London's Premiere Brass Ensemble's "MardiBrass" who return by popular demand.
THURSDAY 22 DECEMBER 2011
CHARITY CAROL SINGING, Holmbush Shopping Centre, 6.30pm
The Choir's annual charity fundraising for worthy local causes.
MONDAY 16 & 23 JANUARY 2012
OPEN REHEARSAL
6th Form Centre, Portslade Community College, Mile Oak Road, Portslade, 7pm
Potential new members are warmly invited to meet and sing alongside existing members in a friendly and enjoyable
atmosphere. With proven benefits to mind, body and soul, don't miss the opportunity to experience the thrill of taking part in
concerts, tours, festivals and workshops, singing a wide range of music with professional instrumentalists and soloists.
SATURDAY 28 APRIL 2012*
QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE WORKSHOP
Southwick Methodist Church Hall, 2pm
To Include:
Handel ZADOK THE PRIEST
Chilcott REQUIEM
Rutter BRITISH FOLKSONGS
Featuring sacred & secular classics from some of Britain's finest composers, attendance at this preparatory workshop will qualify singers for participation in a special Candlelit performance as part of Brighton's International Festival on Saturday 12 May (see details below) to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.
SATURDAY 5 - MONDAY 7 MAY 2012*
UK TOUR: Venues TBA
Experience the musical and social delights of touring. Previous venues have included Cathedrals of Winchester, Norwich, Bristol, Worcester, Bath Abbey, Great Malvern Priory, St Paul's Covent Garden, and the University Church of Great St Mary's in Cambridge.
SATURDAY 12 MAY 2012*
BRIGHTON FESTIVAL CANDLELIT CLASSICS : St Bartholomew's Church, Ann Street, Brighton, 9pm
To Include:
Handel ZADOK THE PRIEST
Walton CROWN IMPERIAL
Chilcott REQUIEM
Rutter BRITISH FOLKSONGS
Waltons' magnificent 'Crown Imperial' combines with Chilcott's stunning 'Requiem' - currently a best seller. Popular folksongs arranged by Rutter provide perfect contrast along with Handel's electrifying coronation anthem 'Zadok the Priest'. Experience these fabulous works in the stunning surroundings of St Bartholomew's Church in a special candlelit performance as part of Brighton's International Festival.
SATURDAY 23 JUNE 2012
SUMMER CLASSICS Best of British:
All Saints' Church, The Drive, Hove, 7.30pm
To Include
Parry I WAS GLAD
Karl Jenkins SACRED SONGS
Chilcott JAZZ MASS
Stanford TE DEUM
Vibrant coronation music 'I was Glad' (Parry) frames Stanford's equally jubilant and famous 'Te Deum'. Highlights from Karl Jenkins' 'The Armed Man', 'Requiem' and 'Stabat Mater' feature alongside Chilcott's 'Jazz Mass' and 'Requiem for an Angel' by Paul Carr. This is an exciting, moving and thoroughly accessible work similar in style to Jenkins, Rutter and Goodall which has recently featured on Classic FM and proved an instant hit with both singers and audiences.
All information is correct at time of going to press. Sussex Voiceworks reserves the right to alter programme and artists without prior notice.
*Subject to sufficient number and additional charge.