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 April

Saturday afternoon rehearsal: Saturday 11th March, 2-6pm (Nikola's house)

Summer term 2023 rehearsals:

12th & 19th April: to be confirmed depending on singers availability
26th April
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th April: Torgon weekend (timings to be confirmed, approximately Saturday lunch to Sunday evening)
3rd, 10th, 17th (in Divonne), 24th & 31st May

7th June: dress rehearsal
Concert: Saturday 11th June 7pm. Rehearsal early afternoon. Warm up 6.30pm.
14th & 21st June

2022-23 Wednesday chamber choir rehearsals calendar

Wednesday choir concerts

12th April

 

19th April

 

26th April

 

22nd March

 

29th March

 

5th April

 

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

 

Concert information

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