We had another fantastic concert on April 12th in St Mary de Haura. We were singing with a small chamber ensemble, and with the organ accompanying us for Gounod’s St Cecilia Mass. It makes such a difference to perform these kinds of pieces with an ensemble, even if just chamber. The soloists, Rose, Quito and …
… we have Dominic Felts joining us as the bass soloist. Dominic Felts is a Bass-Baritone from Lincolnshire and alumnus of Trinity Laban Conservatoire, graduating with Distinction from the Master of Music (Vocal Studies) programme in 2023. A versatile young singer, Dominic is equally at home performing solo in recital and oratorio, on stage in …
Quito Clothier is also joining us for the first time in our Easter Choral Concert. Quito Clothier is a tenor from Hampshire, England, currently working in London. He is currently a choral scholar at St-Martin-in-the-Fields and St. James’s Church, Piccadilly. Before that, he spent three years singing with the Choir of St. Luke’s, Chelsea under …
We are very happy to be welcoming Rose Rands back to sing with us at our next concert. Those who came to our Christmas concert will know what a joy it was to listen to her wonderful voice. Kiwi-British soprano Rose Rands graduated from RWCMD with MMus (distinction), after receiving philosophy degrees from Oxford University …
Don’t miss our wonderful Easter Choral Concert on Saturday, April 12th at 7.30pm. Schubert’s Mass in G plus the glorious Gounod “St Cecilia Mass” from which you will recognise the “Sanctus“. It’s shaping up to be an exciting choral concert from our 65-strong Shoreham Oratorio Choir. In the capable hands of our Musical Director Lucia …
We are a very friendly, 60-strong, non-audition choir. New members are always welcome, especially basses and tenors. We perform traditional and contemporary classical choral pieces. Our two soloists, Arina Mkrtchian and Rose Rands, arranged a recording of our Christmas concert. Have a listen and see what you think. If that has inspired you to try …
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) …