The official website of The Beccles Choral Society

The Choir together with St Michael's Brass gave a very enjoyable concert on June 19th.
This website is being updated and will include details of our Christmas concert in the near future.

— SUMMER CONCERT —

The concert will be a ‘picnic concert’ with a good long interval so that everyone can enjoy their picnics in the church grounds (or inside the church if wet ). We had glorious weather for this event last year and it was very much enjoyed by everyone so we are hoping for a repeat performance this year!

We are delighted to welcome the St Michael’s Brass Quintet with their director Ray Simmons who will be joining us for this concert.

PROGRAMME:
Elgar: Six Choral Dances from the Bavarian Highlands (Choir)
Grieg: Nordic Suite, arr. Alan Civil (Quintet)
Picnic Interval
Stanford: Songs of the Sea (Choir, Soloist Richard Lee)
Scheldt: Battle Suite, arr. Philip Jones (Quintet)
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (Choir)
Vaughan Williams : O Clap Your Hands (Choir & Quintet)

St Michael’s Church Beccles 4th July at 6.30pm Tickets £10
School children free Conductor Philip Simms

Either bring a picnic or buy an interval meal and ticket at Swan House Restaurant. To order phone 01502 713474
The Rest of Our Year - so far

Our spring concert (2009) was a successful performance of two requiems; Fauré and Duruflé

In July we had a very successful picnic concert Handel with Hampers in which the choir performed Handel’s Alexander’s Feast, and in the long interval everyone had a picnic in the church grounds. It was a lovely summer evening and we were picnicking overlooking the Waveney valley Here are some pictures


A Warm Welcome
A Warm Welcome is given to anyone who would like to join us . We are rehearsing for the summer concert. We meet every Tuesday in the Public Hall Beccles. For more details contact our secretary. (Details on CONTACT page) Below are some photographs taken at a recent rehearsal.


Hear us Sing
If you would like to hear us sing you can if you follow the link and choose the piece. These are from the Mozart Requiem and the recordings were made in Blythburgh Church ( Suffolk)
We have just added two tracks from our CD. Maria Marten, in an arrangement by Terry Cunnane, our accompanist, and Friday Market from Beccles 2000 by J Watts and D Scott.
Follow
http://beccleschoral.wikispaces.com/file/list
Simply click on the one you want to hear. These are MP3 files and will play on your computer’s player.

Press Review
Christmas Concert
DECK THE HALL!
The Christmas Celebration offered by Beccles Choral Society had something for everyone! The programme of music included Wassail and a delightful arrangement of the carol What shall I give arranged by the conductor Philip Simms. The Sir John Leman High School Gospel Choir performed songs and carols in their own enthusiastic style with swing and hand-clap helping their interpretation.


Comical readings and audience participation singing carols and acting The Twelve Days of Christmas enlivened the event which had music ranging from difficult carols by Benjamin Britten and O Magnum Mysterium to beautiful popular melodies such as the Nativity Carol by John Rutter (all ably accompanied by Terry Cunnane).

Everyone joined in singing White Christmas and the rousing Hallelujah Chorus finale. The homemade mince-pies and ‘warm’ venue in Beccles Public Hall made this a successful start for Christmas season – a recipe that I am sure will be repeated

ARB

The choir is now linked with www.suffolkmusic.co.uk
On their website are details of local concerts and choirs
We also link with the Waveney Valley Blog which gives details of local events.
See
www.waveneyvalleyblog.com

BECCLES CHORAL SOCIETY: President: The Mayor of Beccles; Vice-president: Muriel Hadingham; Musical director: Philip Simms; Rehearsal pianist: Terry Cunnane

 


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