Christmas and year-end events

Carols at Manchester Central Library

As in previous years, we have been invited to sing some carols and festive songs at Manchester Central Library on 

Saturday 12th December starting at 12.30pm

Our provisional programme includes :

• Make we joy now in this feast
• Up good Christen folk and listen
• Lute book lullaby
• In dulci jubilo
• It came upon the midnight clear
• Silent night
• The Virgin's slumber song
• El Nacimiento  (from Navidad Nuestra)
• Los Reyes Magos (from Navidad Nuestra)
• And the glory of the Lord (from the Messiah)
• O thou that tellest good tidings (from the Messiah)
• Have yourself a merry little Christmas
• White Christmas
• Winter wonderland
• We wish you a merry Christmas

Choir Annual General Meeting

Our final meeting of the year will take place on 

Wednesday 16th December starting at 7.15 pm

After a short singing session, we will conduct our AGM with election of officers.  This will be followed by BYO refreshments --

See you again in January 2016 - first meeting January 6th

SPRING CONCERT

As our contribution to

THE DIDSBURY ARTS FESTIVAL

we have a concert organised for 

FRIDAY 26TH JUNE at 7.30 pm.

The works to be performed include pieces by Haydn and Mozart and the feature work is Vivaldi's Gloria.  There will also a premiere of a composition by a local musician and member of the choir.

The venue will be at DIDSBURY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH on Palatine Rd.

The church is at the corner of Palatine Rd and Parkfield Rd South.

Admission £5  Refreshments will be available after the concert.

Plans for Spring 2015

We are currently learning some English folk songs written by Gustav Holst in addition to some other new pieces, some by our resident composer, Bill.

We are learning the Haydn "Te Deum" and the Haydn "Organmass" in preparation for a concert during the Didsbury Arts Festival, which takes place during the last week in June 2015.

Christmas 2014 and beyond

The choir will be singing carols as part of the Manchester Central Library "Christmas Extravaganza" at 12 noon on Saturday 13th December.  We will be on the minstrels' gallery overlooking the main entrance !

The programme will be a couple of well known carols, some modern carols which you might not know so well, and a round-up of bouncy Christmas songs.

The following Wednesday evening meeting, December 17th at 7.15 pm, will consist of an hour's singing, our Annual General Meeting and then a sampling of some seasonal food and drink !

We start again on Wednesday 7th January at 7.15 pm, continuing our rehearsals to take part in a concert on Saturday 31st January at 7.30 pm at Christ Church, West Didsbury - just off Princess Parkway after the Barlow Moor Road crossing.  The fund-raising concert is being organised by "Freedom from Torture".  We will be singing the Choral Section from The Armed Man Mass.

Summer break

After an enjoyable couple of months singing a collection of old favourites and new pieces just for fun, we are now on our summer break.

First meeting after the summer is on Wednesday 3rd September, 7.15 pm

See you then !

No meeting on February 19th

Remember that we don't meet during Manchester school holidays, so no meeting on Wednesday 19th February 2014.

The concert approaches !

The date for our forthcoming concert has now been revised to be Friday 28th March 2014.

We will be performing a programme of English music at the Didsbury Baptist Church, School Lane, Didsbury at 7.30 pm

Rehearsals for the concert are now in full swing, and we will be visiting the church for a practice session on Wednesday 26th February instead of meeting at the Cavendish School venue as usual.

We are also changing our meeting times - we will now meet from 7.15 pm to 9.15 pm.  This change in time will be effective from 26th February.

The front door at the school will be open as usual until 7.30 pm, but it is then locked and you must have arranged to telephone someone inside to ask to be let in.