Wednesday choir
Autumn term 2022 rehearsals:
7th, 14th, 21st & 28th September
5th, 12th
Saturday 15th October, 2-6pm (Nikola's house)
19th October
26th October: half term, no rehearsal.
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd
Saturday 26th November, 2-6pm (Hester's house)
30th November
7th December
Saturday 10th December: Christmas sing-a-long
14th December
Spring term 2023 rehearsals:
4th, 11th, 18th & 25th (in Divonne) January
1st, 8th & 15th February
22nd February: singers & Joan in church, Sue on Zoom
1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th March
5th Apri, 12th April (in Divonne), 19th April (tbc)
Saturday afternoon rehearsal: Saturday 11th March, 2-6pm (Nikola's house)
Summer term 2023 rehearsals:
26th April
Saturday 29th, 1.30pm to Sunday 30th April, 4pm: Torgon weekend
3rd, 10th, 17th (in Divonne), 24th & 31st May (7.15pm start)
7th June: dress rehearsal, 7.15-9.15pm
Concert: Saturday 11th June 7pm. Rehearsal 2-3pm in Commugny Temple. Warm up 6.30pm in Commugny hall.
14th & 21st June
First rehearsal for 2023-24: Wednesday 30th August
Proposed 2024 concert date: Saturday 8th June
2022-23 Wednesday chamber choir rehearsals calendar
Draft concert programme:
Days of beauty
How do I love thee
Fresh & fearless
Ubi caritas
Benedictus es
Purcell x 3
Dream a dream
In remembrance
Agnus Dei
Here in my heart
Cantique
Flight song
As the rain
You do not walk
24th May
Agnus Dei, Elgar
Here in my heart, Quartel
How do I love, Boland
In remembrance, Daley
Fresh & fearless, Elder
Benedictus es, Esenvalds
Ubi caritas, Esenvalds
Purcell
31st May
Dream a dream
Days of beauty, Gjeilo
Cantique, Faure
Flight song, Arneson
How do I love thee, Boland
Fresh & fearless, Elder
Agnus Dei, Elgar
Here in my heart, Quartel
7th June
As much of the programme as possible!
3rd May
Benedictus es, Esenvalds
Ubi caritas, Esenvalds
Agnus Dei, Elgar
In remembrance
Wind beneath
10th May
How do I love thee, Boland
Fresh & fearless, Elder
Agnus Dei, Elgar
Here in my heart, Quartel
Purcell - all three
17th May
How do I love thee, Boland
Benedictus es, Esenvalds
Ubi caritas, Esenvalds
Agnus Dei, Elgar
In remembrance
Here in my heart, Quartel
Hagenberg - both
12th April
Benedictus es, Esenvalds
Ubi caritas, Esenvalds
Agnus Dei, Elgar
How calmly the evening, Elgar
In remembrance
Here in my heart, Quartel
19th April
Benedictus es, Esenvalds
Ubi caritas, Esenvalds
Agnus Dei, Elgar
How calmly the evening, Elgar
In remembrance
Here in my heart, Quartel
26th April
How do I love thee, Boland
Benedictus es, Esenvalds
Ubi caritas, Esenvalds
Agnus Dei, Elgar
In remembrance
Here in my heart, Quartel
The wind beneath
22nd March
How do I love thee?, Boland
Sound the trumpet, Purcell
29th March
Here in my heart, Quartel
Fresh & fearless, Elder
Cantique, Fauré
You do not walk alone, Hagenburg
5th April
Benedictus es, Esenvalds
Ubi caritas, Esenvalds
Agnus Dei, Elgar
How calmly the evening, Elgar
In remembrance
Here in my heart, Quartel
8th March
Boland, How do I love thee?
Ešenvalds, Ubi caritas
Dream a dream
Daley, In remembrance
Fauré, Cantique
Arnesen, Flight song
Saturday 11th March
Elgar, Agnus Dei & How calmly
Elder, Fresh & fearless
Purcell, Sound the trumpet
Quartel, Here in my heart
The wind beneath
Arnesen, Flight song
Boland, How do I love thee?
Ešenvalds, Benedictus Es & Ubi caritas
Dream a dream
Daley, In remembrance
Fauré, Cantique
15th March
Elgar, How calmly
Quartel, Here in my heart
Boland, How do I love thee?
Ešenvalds, Ubi caritas
Fauré, Cantique
15th February
No rehearsal
22nd February: rehearsal as usual with Joan in church, Sue on Zoom
Daley, In remembrance
Boland, How do I love Thee?
1st March
Arnesen, Flight song
Boland, How do I love thee?
Ešenvalds, Ubi caritas
Dream a dream
Fauré, Cantique
25th January
Ubi caritas, Ešenvalds
Fresh & fearless, Elder
Cantique, Fauré
1st February
Ubi caritas, Ešenvalds
In remembrance, Daley
Fresh & fearless, Elder
Cantique, Fauré
8th February
Daley, In remembrance (first half only)
Ešenvalds, Ubi caritas (bars 1-10 only)
Fresh & fearless (middle section only)
Fauré, Cantique
Arnesen, Flight song
4th January 2023
Ubi caritas, Ešenvalds
Benedictus es, Ešenvalds
Sound the trumpet, Purcell
11th January
Ubi caritas, Ešenvalds
Benedictus es, Ešenvalds
You do not walk alone, Hagenberg
18th January
Ubi caritas, Ešenvalds
Cantique, Fauré
You do not walk alone, Hagenburg
23rd November
Arnesen, Flight song
Elder, Fresh & fearless
30th November
Elder, Fresh & fearless
Fauré, Cantique
7th December
Elder, Fresh & fearless
Fauré, Cantique
Christmas songs - alto & descants
2nd November
Arnesen, Flight song
Elder, Fresh & fearless
9th November
Elder, Fresh & fearless
Fauré, Cantique
16th November
Elder, Fresh & fearless
Fauré, Cantique
Saturday 15th October
Dream a dream
Elder, Fresh & fearless
Fauré, Cantique (words!)
Hagenberg, You do not walk alone
Purcell, 1. Come ye sons & 6. See nature rejoices
19th October
Boland, How do I love thee?
Elder, Fresh & fearless
Fauré, Cantique
Hagenberg, You do not walk alone
26th October
No rehearsal
28th September
Boland, How do I love thee?
Elder, Fresh & Fearless
Purcell, 6. See nature rejoices
5th October
Boland, How do I love thee?
Purcell, 1. Come ye sons & 6. See nature rejoices
12th October
Elder, Fresh & fearless
Hagenberg, As the rain
7th September
Hagenberg, As the rain
Elder, Fresh & Fearless
Purcell, 1. Come ye sons of art
14th September
Boland, How do I love thee?
Elder, Fresh & Fearless
Hagenberg, As the rain
21st September
Boland, How do I love thee?
Elder, Fresh & Fearless
Hagenberg, As the rain
8th June
Concert programme with piano
15th June
22nd June
Saturday 21st May: Nikola's house
Lullaby, Scott
Kerry Dance, Molloy
Veni, Mozart
Song of the flower, Ešenvalds
Salley Gardens
25th May
Lullaby, Scott
Kerry Dance, Molloy
Ave Maria, Brahms
Salley Gardens
Hark hark the lark
Our revels now are ended
It was a lover, Rutter
Kyrie-Sanctus, Schubert
Veni, Mozart
1st June
Concert programme with piano
Sunday 8th May: At Hester's house
Salley Gardens
Kyrie-Sanctus, Schubert
Song of the flower, Ešenvalds
Days of beauty, Gjeilo
Veni, Mozart
Ave Maria, Brahms
Aubade-Evening song-In summer woods
11th May
Salley Gardens
Kyrie-Sanctus, Schubert
Song of the flower, Ešenvalds
Days of beauty, Gjeilo
Veni, Mozart
Ave Maria, Brahms
Aubade-Evening song-In summer woods
18th May
Aubade-Evening song-In summer woods
Veni, Mozart
Sleep on, Mealor
Salley Gardens
Kyrie-Sanctus, Schubert
20th April
no rehearsal, Easter holidays
27th April: in Divonne + Zoom
Song of the flower, Ešenvalds
Days of beauty
Aubade-Evening song-In summer woods
Kyrie-Sanctus, Schubert
4th May
Salley Gardens
Kyrie-Sanctus, Schubert
Song of the flower, Ešenvalds
Ave Maria, Brahms
Aubade-Evening song-In summer woods
30th March
Lullaby, Scott
Hark hark the lark
Our revels now
Aubade-Evening song-In summer woods
It was a lover, Rutter
6th April
Hark hark the lark
Our revels now are ended
Song of the flower, Ešenvalds
Kerry Dance, Molloy
13th April
Hark hark the lark
Our revels now are ended
Song of the flower, Ešenvalds
Ave Maria, Brahms
Salley Gardens
Sanctus, Schubert
Saturday 9th December 2023: Christmas carol sing-a-long (+ virtual only for family & friends who don't live locally), 2pm, Chéserex Salle Communale
Saturday 10th June 2023: Concert Commugny Temple, early afternoon rehearsal, 7pm concert. Dress: all black formal (scarves from Sue)
Dress rehearsal: Wednesday 7th June
Rehearsal weekends:
Autumn term: Saturday 15th October, Saturday 26th November, 2-6pm
Spring term: Saturday 11th March, 2-6pm
Summer term: weekend in Torgon Saturday 29th (morning) to Sunday 30th April (evening)
Christmas event, draft programme
Away in a manger
Deck the halls
Frosty the snowman
Hark the herald angels sing
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Jingle bell rock
Jingle bells
Joy to the world
Let it snow
Merry Christmas to you
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
Santa Claus is coming to town
Silent night
Twelve days of Christmas
We are the world
We wish you a merry Christmas
White Christmas
Winter wonderland