Excerpt: Jenkins’ Stabat Mater

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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The Basilica Concert

And everyone's watching the boss !

Another press report of the Gößweinstein concert

A different newspaper but mostly the same text and a different photo. And this time everybody’s watching Stephen!

HFO Gößweinstein concert review

Report of our Gößweinstein concert in the Nordbayerisches Kurier

Thanks to Geoff Williams for this translation of an article published on Friday 29th October, sent through by Mr Polster, the owner of the coach company. Beware that it is a big dowload (around 11mb!). Top marks, too, to Geoff, Felicity and Cherry for being the only ones of us to be watching Stephen at the moment the photographer took his snap…

Nordbayerische Kurier concert report

 

NEXT CONCERT: Autumn Gold

2010 November Autumn Gold - Poster

With John Upperton (Tenor) and Gerard Delrez (Bass). Saturday 20th November 7 45 pm St. Martin’s Church. Tickets £10 and £8 concessions, Children under 16 free.

Please download a poster, print it out and display it in your window.

Listen to Gounod’s St Cecilia Mass on Deezer.

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Listen to Fauré’s Requiem on Deezer.

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Forthcoming Events

18th November

Come and join us for the Christmas Lights Switch on in Basildon Town Centre – Between 5 – 6pm – with Aled Jones

19th November

The choir will be performing for members of the Rotary Club at the  Holiday Inn, Festival Leisure Park with an after dinner concert.

20th November

“Autumn Gold” concert – including Faure’s “Requiem”, and “Cantique de Jean Racine” and Gounod’s “Messe Solonelle de Sainte Cecile” conducted by Stephen Hope. With John Upton (Tenor) and Gerard Delrez (Bass). Saturday 20th November 7 45 pm St. Martin’s Church. Tickets £10 and £8 concessions, Children under 16 free.

27th November

Following previous extremely enjoyable occasions the choir will be holding its annual fund-raising dinner at Pitsea Mount Community Hall. Come and enjoy good company and wonderful food. Tickets £20

Friday 17th December

BCS holds its annual Carol Concert in St. Martin’s Church at 7.45pm. Ticket prices TBC.

Return to Gößweinstein

So the choir returned  to Gößweinstein and enjoyed the hospitality of Berndt and Heike in Gasthof Stern. Many fond memories for everyone – including Bryan and Claire who nearly didn’t make it home…

Welcome to the new BCS website

Welcome to the new website for Basildon Choral Society. As you can probably tell, it is hosted on WordPress and should now be a lot more flexible for all to use. Here you’ll find out how to get in touch with choir, when the next concerts are, when the next trips are and what socials are going on. You may also stumble across tidbits of information about composers and choral music in general (not to mention the occasional recipe!).

Please look around and make yourself at home. 🙂

Ben

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