What a fantastic concert we had on Saturday! From the final rehearsal of Vivaldi’s “Gloria” on Saturday afternoon to the performance from 7:30 to 8:45pm, the choir sang with great confidence and enthusiasm. The church was packed, with some audience members having to sit on the side ledges. Arina and Rose delivered superb solo performances, …
Stempel Vectors by Vecteezy Our Christmas Concert is almost sold out. Tomorrow, there will be only a very limited number of tickets available on the door. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Once again, our lovely members have done us proud. Last night was our annual collection for the Shoreham Foodbank. Despite the miserable weather, everyone turned out to the rehearsal and came bearing goodies. Note the concert banner! We have instrumentalists joining us too for our concert on 14th December. It’s shaping up to be a …
Arina Mkrtchian is an Armenian-Russian mezzo-soprano who graduated from the David Seligman Opera School in 2023. Recent engagements include working as a Russian langugage coach with Grange Park Opera for Rachmaninoff’s Aleko with Sir Bryn Terfel in the title role (April-June 2024), covering the role of Emmy for Gothic Opera’s production of Der Vampyr by Heinrich Marschner at Grimebourne (August 2024) …
Kiwi-British soprano Rose Rands graduated from postgraduate training at RWCMD in 2022 with distinction. She received first prize in both the London Classical Music Competition and the Paris International Music Competition (2024), a Melofonetica Scholarship (2023), special mention in the Edith Poulsen Singing Competition (2024), the Opéra de Baugé Gil-Rodriguez Award (2022), and was a …
A bit early in the year for some people, but still hoping you will save the date of our Christmas Concert: Saturday 14th December in our usual venue of St Mary de Haura. It’s already shaping up to be a lovely programme. We will be singing the Vivaldi Gloria, excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, and Mendelssohn’s …
It’s not long now before rehearsals for the Autumn term begin on Thursday September 12th, as usual at 7.30pm in the Shoreham Methodist Church Hall. We are extremely happy to welcome Lucia Švecová as Guest Conductor for this term. Lucia is a Slovak-born conductor, based in the UK and currently coaching young players and singers …
We had a wonderful afternoon, last Saturday, performing our farewell concert with our MD of eight years Marc Yarrow. There were quite a few leaking eyes by the end of it. Marc has been inspirational MD, showing so much enthusiasm, commitment and energy, that he left some of us quite exhausted on occasions 😉. Thursday …
The concert will highlight some of the finest and most popular choral pieces the choir have sung over the last few years including music by Fauré, Holst, Karl Jenkins, Mozart and Vivaldi. Afterwards there will be complimentary cake, soft drinks and tea for all. Tickets at £12 are amazing value! However, it will be an …
We are looking for an accomplished musician who has a strong affinity with classical choral music, to support the continued growth of our choir and develop our performance/vocal skills and confidence. Our musical director will collaborate with the choir committee on programming and creative direction and will further develop the high standard of musicianship in …