- New Sussex Singers Workshop
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Date Posted: Mon, 20 Jan 2025
NEW SUSSEX SINGERS will be hosting a workshop in Lewes on the afternoon of Saturday 22nd March.
Entitled The Modern Choral Sound, and led by conductor and singer Sebastian Charlesworth, we’ll be exploring 3 contemporary a cappella choral works.
(Seb will work on some advanced ensemble techniques so the workshop might appeal to experienced singers).
For more information please follow this link to the event webpage: https://www.newsussexsingers.co.uk/workshop---the-modern-choral-sound.html
- Rehearsal Schedule
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Date Posted: Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Here are the pieces we shall be practicing at our rehearsal on Monday 20th:
Monteverdi: Beatus Vir -central ¾ section
Haydn Mass: Sanctus p24
Agnus Dei p36
Kyrie p1
Mendelssohn: HMP: p12-15 + 17-20
Elgar: GUTL: opening section +p30-36
Balfour Gardiner: Te Lucis-revise all
- Christmas Concert Review
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Date Posted: Tue, 10 Dec 2024
Where to begin? Veronica Fewkes, our popular, accomplished conductor, calmly and with great assurance kept everybody together to produce some exceptional music. The brass octet and timpani not only enhanced Rutter’s Gloria but gave the traditional carols a splendid impetus. There’s nothing like a trumpet fanfare to improve Hark The Herald Angels Sing. John Eady, our regular accompanist, moved seamlessly between organ and piano and even had the energy to sing with the Chamber Choir. Their ethereal voices were sublime.
Veronica thanks all the choir for their commitment and hard work, which made our Christmas Concert so memorable.
SCS would also like to thank everyone at St Leonard's who were equally dedicated in making this sell-out concert such a success.
Thanks also to all who gave so generously to our chosen charity for this event, Headway Sussex, who support people with brain-related injury or illness. We raised a magnificent £525. Ian, one of our members who has been greatly helped by the charity, says "Thank you".
We look forward with eager anticipation to the Spring!
