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Summer Concerts 2019: Programme

16/5/2019

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First half
163 Phantom of the Opera selection (Lojeski)
- A Foggy Day (Gershwin)
Solo
            
14 Yellow Bird (Keith and Bergman)
- Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin)
122 Red Red Rose (Mullholland)
Solo
               
- Kyrie from the Armed Man (Jenkins)
96 The Shadow of Your Smile (Webster/Mandel)
199 Let The River Run (Johnson)

Second Half

204 You’ll Never Walk Alone (Hammerstein)
36 Candle on the Water (arr Mac Huff)
44 Shenandoah (arr Erb)
Solo
               
179 The Sound of Silence (arr Kern)
95 My Lord What a Morning (Burleigh)
187 Wherever You Are (Paul Mealor)
Solo
 
193 Social Madrigal  (Howe)
186+111 West Side Story (Bernstein)
203 Irish Blessing (Bob Chilcott)
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Information for Whitworth Concert, 9 June 2018

6/6/2018

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Just a reminder that we are meeting to start rehearsing at 5pm for the 7pm concert on Saturday. 
(The committee is meeting at 4pm in the church)

The directions for Whitworth parish church are shown below (from Chester-le-Street via A1M or A167/A690).
The postcode for your Sat Nav is:  DL16 7QX ​​
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​The programme is as below.
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First half
148 - The Gift Of Music  - Rutter
 ---  -   Foggy Day  - Gershwin
187 - Wherever You Go - Paul Mealor
 ---   - Jerusalem  - arr. Ian Murray
 - Solo - 
191 - Adiemus - Karl Jenkins
  30 - Bo Peep  - arr. Gardner
146 - Java Jive  - Drake and Oakland
 - Solo: Reading -  
 - Solo - 
118 - And So It Goes - Billy Joel
143 - In My Life - Lennon and McCartney
199 - Let The River Run  - Carly Simon

Second half 
 ---  - Someone To Watch Over Me - Gershwin
134 - Fields Of Gold - G M Sumner
 89  - The Way We Were  - Hamlisch
 - Solo - 
179 - Scarborough Fair And Sound Of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
193 - Social Madrigal - Howe
178 - The Wind Beneath My Wings - Sillbar and Henley
 - Solo - 
198 - Mamma Mia - arr. Mac Huff
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Christmas Concerts Programme

27/11/2017

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First Half:
154 Festival Sanctus
103 Follow that star
-     Star of the east

Solo Don

Carol G p92 O Little Town of Bethlehem  (vs 1-4 in green book – descant last verse)

155 One Still and Silent Night
54 The Infant King
127 This Lovely lady

Solo Ron
Solo Reading Pat
Solo Helen

197 From a distance
172 See amid the Winter Snow
-     Noel Noel  (Men)

Carol G p126 
The First Nowell (vs.  v1,2,3 6  - descant in vs 3)

Second Half:
70 Little Road to Bethlehem
93 Christmas Lullaby
-   The virgin Mary had a baby boy   (Ladies)

Solo 
Colin
Carol  G p39 Hark The Herald Angels (vs 1-3 - descant in vs 3)
Duet Piano

B p171 Boar’s Head Carol
- Christmas is coming (small group)
B p117 In Dulcio Jubilo
 
Solo Val

196 I wish you Christmas
B p106 Angel Tidings
104 Jingle Bells

Carol  G p88 
O Come all ye faithful (vs. 1,2,6 – descant in verse 6)
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November Practices and Music

7/11/2017

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11th Nov 
- Committee meeting 12.30-1.30 (agenda to follow)
- Rehearsal from 1.30pm to 4.30pm (covering both Christmas and evening concert pieces). 
- Back to the venue by 6.30pm for the concert starting at 7pm. 
- People can remain at Cornerstones between the practice finishing and the concert starting if preferred.

Concert pieces
Someone to watch over me - Gershwin
Fields of Gold - G M Sumner
Scarborough Fair and sound of silence - Simon and Garfunkel
Social madrigal - Nathan Howe
The wind beneath my wings - Sillbar and Henley.

25th Nov 
- Rehearsal time 2-5.30pm 
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Christmas Concert Friday 8th December

17/10/2017

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This is to confirm that we will be doing a Christmas concert on Friday 8th December.
It will be at St Michael's R.C. Parish Centre, Durham Road, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 8NF.
(It will be the first outing for our new piano and sound system).
Further logistical details later.
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Music for Bob's Concert (11th Nov)

17/10/2017

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The pieces for our two sets at Bob's concert on 11th Nov are as below.
  • Thank you for the Music: Abba
  • And so it goes: Billy Joel
  • Someone to watch over me: Gershwin
  • Fields of Gold: G M Sumner
  • Scarborough Fair and sound of silence: Simon and Garfunkel
  • Social madrigal: Nathan Howe
  • The wind beneath my wings: Sillbar and Henley.
Tony is offering to do an extra practice for these on 9th Nov, there will be an email to confirm where/when.
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Reminders: Concert on 24th June

19/6/2017

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Just three notes about the concert: times, the programme, and the directions (from A1M and A19).

TIMES: 
We meet to start practising at 5.30pm, the concert starts at 6.30pm, there's a short interval and  refreshments afterwards.

PROGRAMME: 
190 Give me music, Amy Bernon
118 And so it goes, Billy Joel
143 In my life, Lennon and McCartney
------Solo-----
191 Adiemus, Karl Jenkins
177 Seal Lullaby
108 Wraggle Taggle Gypsy O, Christopher Fleming
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192 Count on it, Kevin Memley
N/A Foggy day, Gershwin
187 Wherever you are, Paul Mealor
------Interval-----
N/A Someone to watch over me, Gershwin
134 Fields of Gold, G M Sumner
106 Send in the clowns, Stephen Sondheim
------Solo-----
179 Scarborough Fair/Sound of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel
193 Social Madrigal, Nathan Howe
178 Wind beneath my wings
------Solo-----
186/111 West Side Story Medley
------Solo-----
N/A Morte Christe
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DIRECTIONS:
The pdf with the direction/information from A1M  can be accessed from this link: https://goo.gl/qa381p
The pdf with the direction/information from A19  can be accessed from this link https://goo.gl/mdC2Vv
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10th June Rehearsal and 24th June Concert Information

7/6/2017

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We have our last rehearsal before the concert on the 10th June (from 2-4.30pm).
Some info for the concert on 24th June at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Penshaw:
  • The pdf with the direction/information circulated last Saturday can be accessed from this link: https://goo.gl/qa381p
  • We are meeting at the church for practice starting at 5.30pm with the concert starting at 6.30pm.
  • We have full use of the kitchen and coffee area for refreshments: there are also two toilets.
  • Tea, coffee and biscuits will be offered at the end of the concert, so we will just have a short break during the concert.
  • Friends and family can pay on the door (there will be plenty of room): tickets are £4.
  • There is a publicity poster (if you'd like to circulate it) available from this link: https://goo.gl/TdGVUs
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