Sing with BCS!

Basildon Choral Society holds rehearsals on Wednesdays at 7.45pm at St Gabriel’s Church, Pitsea.

Are you a budding Pavarotti? Fancy yourself as the new Russell Watson or Katherine Kenkins? Or perhaps you just enjoy a sing in the shower?

Come along and enjoy some fabulous music in the company of fellow singers of all abilities.

Everyone welcome.

Spring Concert 2013

Philip Ledger: Requiem

John Rutter: Requiem

Saturday 20th April 2013

7.45pm at St Martin of Tours, Basildon

CONCERT: Gloria! BCS’s Annual Carol Concert

Gloria: BCS's Annual Carol Concert

Basildon Choral Society in concert

Steve Nice has pressed CDs of both the Gößweinstein and Kraftshof concerts. As a taster, listen to the samples below:

Locus iste – Gößweinstein

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

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.

POLL: E-ticketing

UPDATE: Choral Society Chairman interviewed for Gateway 97.8

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.

Exchange with the vicar at Kraftshof

Lieber Herr Kopp

Ich möchte mich im Namen der Basildon Choral Society bei Ihnen dafür bedanken, daß wir in der vorletzen Woche die Möglichkeit hatten, in der Kirche zu singen.

An dem darauffolgenden Mittwoch haben wir auch in der Basilika in Gößweinstein gesungen und insgesamt eine herrliche Woche in Franken verbracht.

Ihr

Geoff Williams

Dear Mr Kopp,

I am writing to you on behalf of Basildon Choral Society to thank you for letting us sing in your church, the week before last.

On the following Wednesday we also sang in the Gößweinstein Basilica and, overall, we spent a marvellous week in Franconia.

Yours,

Geoff Williams

Lieber Herr Williams,

Ich musste ja leider nach einer halben Stunde zu einem Termin – ich habe das Konzert wirklich sehr genossen. Bei einem der Stücke hatte ich Tränen in den Augen, so schön war es. Und viele wollten kommen, konnten aber nicht.

Herzlichen Dank und viele Grüße nach Britain,

Ihr

Chr. Kopp

Dear Mr Williams,

Unfortunately after half-an-hour I had to leave for an appointment – I really enjoyed the concert. During one of the pieces I had tears in my eyes, it was so beautiful.  Many people wanted to come but couldn’t.

Many thanks and greetings to Britain.

Yours,

Christian Kopp.

John Randall’s Arundel 2010 photos

John Randall sent through a selection of pics he snapped at Arundel this year. They’ve all been added to Flickr as well as put in a gallery here. I particularly love the one of the three basses!

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Choral Society Chairman to be interviewed on Gateway 97.8

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.

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