Thursday 16 April

Yes, it’s time to brush off those vocal folds. On the docket, drawing from the extensive list we sent out last week: ROUNDS Three Rounds sheet Gaudeamus Hodie Come Let Us All a-Maying Go PIECES And So it Goes Hungarian Songs (Handsome Butcher, Apple Apple, The Old Woman…) Nunc Dimitis Phos Hilaron Yarmouth Fair As … Read more

Thursday 19 March

Yes, songsters, time do fly, and it’s our last meeting of this term. Warm up those vocal cords, as we’ll try to run through as many pieces as we can– all things we’ve done this term, to whatever degree of excellence we’ve attained…SO BRING ALONG EVERYTHING YOU’VE GOT! ROUNDS Three Rounds Sheet Alleluia, Gracia Deo … Read more

Thursday 5 March

Oh boy, oh boy.  We’re getting together again! On the docket are: ROUNDS Be Welcome Gaudeamus Non nobis domine PIECES Adoramus te Ave verum Nightingale (call me cuckoo) Rest Sad Eyes Sure on this Shining Night (Lauridsen) Also, for those who couldn’t make last session: we distributed yet another version of home sight singing, Name … Read more

Thursday 19 Feb

Hi All, Yes, another meeting this Thursday, same time, same place. On the docket we’re planning: ROUNDS Hava nashira (from Three Rounds) Be Welcome Non nobis domine Rose, rose PIECES Adoramus Te Bring me Little Water, Sylvie The Nightingale Rest Sad Eyes Sure on this Shining Night (Lauridsen) We’ll also explore the Nightingale Practice Challenge.  … Read more

Thursday 5 Feb

Yes indeed! On the docket for this Thursday— ROUNDS Be Welcome Coffee Beans Nero’s Expedition PIECES Ash Grove Ave Verum (Mozart) Dirait-on Here, There, & Everywhere The Nightingale Oh boy, the fun we’re gonna have.  Hope to see lots of you. C&P

22 January

Hello nightingales, Next meeting is coming up this Thursday, and our usual over-stuffed plans include: Rounds Alleluia, Gracia Deo Be Welcome Nero’s Expedition Rose, rose Pieces Ash Grove Ave Verum (Mozart) I Attempt from Love’s Sickness Nightingale Over the Rainbow Rest Sad Eyes AND, for those of you who missed our last session, we distributed … Read more

Thursday 8 January!

Hello all, Welcome back to a new year, a new term. We hope you all have had some good, healthy time off. We’ll be following our usual plan of keeping familiar pieces in our current repertoire, whilst adding some new ones. The list is getting long, eh? To that end, we’ll revisit the Purcell “I … Read more

This Thursday, 11 Dec.

Hello all, At our final meeting before the Christmas holidays we’ll try to whip through lots of repertoire we’ve worked on (aren’t you glad we don’t perform for the public???), and spend the last part of our session just singing through some holiday carols.  But don’t put your brains away yet.  On the docket: ROUNDS … Read more