Basildon Choral Society in concert
28 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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Steve Nice has pressed CDs of both the Gößweinstein and Kraftshof concerts. As a taster, listen to the samples below:
The Lord’s my shepherd – Gößweinstein
The bold grenadier – Kraftshof
If you are interested in buying one or other CD recordings, email Steve Nice.
Amazing choir (Perpetuum Jazzile) uses their hands to simulate storm
13 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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The thing I love about singing with choirs is the phenomenal range of music, styles and singers. Take a look at this choir, Perpetuum Jazzile, Slovenia’s only jazz choir, simulating a storm with their fingers, hands and feet, before leading into a chorus with strong African themes.
The Choral Public Domain Library
13 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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Buried away on the internet is an absolute treasure trove of choral music. Accessed through a wiki page, the Choral Public Domain Library, which was started in 1998, permits unrestricted downloads of free music. For instance, since we first performed Gounod’s Stabat Mater, using copies photocopied with the permission of the British Library, someone has taken the time to enter the entire score via a music editor to allow choirs to download it for free.
A quick look at Rachmaninov revealed four versions (!) of Bogoroditze Devo, all in nice clear print.
Take a look – and see if you can find a hidden gem for BCS or the BCS Small Choir to sing.
POLL: E-ticketing
13 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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UPDATE: Choral Society Chairman interviewed for Gateway 97.8
13 Nov 2010 1 Comment
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Apologies to anyone who tuned into Gateway on Wednesday, expecting to hear the interview with BCS Chairman Geoff Williams. In the end it was not a live interview, but a pre-record for broadcast on Monday 15th November, during the afternoon.
Choral Society Chairman to be interviewed on Gateway 97.8
07 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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You may or may not know that Basildon has its own radio station these days – Gateway 97.8 (found, unsurprisingly, on FM 97.8!). Listen out on Wednesday morning, when Basildon Choral Society Chairman Geoff Williams will be interviewed live by Liz Grant about the choir.
Bavarian photos
07 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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These are some of my favourites from the fifty or so pictures of our Bavarian trip so far submitted. You can see the rest by looking at our Flickr photostream! I am sure there are many, many more lovely pictures out there. Why not email them to choirpics@basildonchoral.org? (And tell me you’ve done it so that I can put details of who took them in the description!)
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