COVID-19

Rehearsals at UCS to resume

We are pleased to announce that, after an extensive review of the risks and other issues, Hampstead Chorus intends to resume in-person rehearsals at UCS after half-term on 3 November 2021. Providing there is no adverse change in the development of the virus or in Government regulations/advice, we plan to continue through to the end [...]

By |2021-12-10T18:18:50+00:00October 19th, 2021|Autumn 2021 - Bach, COVID-19, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Rehearsals at UCS to resume

Summer 2021 – Israel in Egypt by Handel

While the prospect of mass vaccination offers some prospect of a return to rehearsals in person perhaps in the Autumn, we are proposing to continue for the time being to continue with on-line rehearsals on Zoom.  Those who have participated over the last year will know that it has been a very positive experience.  Many [...]

By |2021-09-11T13:15:12+00:00March 26th, 2021|COVID-19, Season 2020-2021|Comments Off on Summer 2021 – Israel in Egypt by Handel

Spring 2021 – Learn Mozart’s C Minor Mass – starting 13 January 2021

While the prospect of mass vaccination offers some prospect of a return to rehearsals in person later in 2021, we have decided for the time being to continue with on-line rehearsals on Zoom.  Those who joined us last term will know that we had great fun. Many participants viewed it as a very positive experience [...]

By |2021-03-26T18:53:07+00:00December 12th, 2020|COVID-19, Season 2020-2021|Comments Off on Spring 2021 – Learn Mozart’s C Minor Mass – starting 13 January 2021

Social distancing and related matters – an update

We hope you have been enjoying our weekly emails with warm up exercises and Simon’s choices of songs and Choral Classics which we have used as a means of keeping in touch with choir members. Our on-line Zoom sessions have proved popular with those who have participated and we have been pleased by how many [...]

By |2020-12-12T14:59:11+00:00June 16th, 2020|COVID-19, Season 2019 - 2020, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Social distancing and related matters – an update

Tips and tricks for learning music

YouTube YouTube has a wide range of performances and practice aids.  For some of the more popular works, there are recordings of each voice part with the sheet music moving along with the music.  For other works, there are loads of recordings (some better than others!). If you want to view some of the YouTube [...]

By |2023-06-11T15:55:11+00:00March 25th, 2020|COVID-19|Comments Off on Tips and tricks for learning music

Social distancing – let’s keep singing

We have been sending out weekly emails to those on our regular mailing list as a way of staying in touch with the choir.  These emails contain: links to videos of Simon's regular warm up exercises Suggestions of a couple of pieces to learn with links to videos and sheet music links to a suggested [...]

By |2020-06-16T14:35:00+00:00March 25th, 2020|COVID-19, Season 2019 - 2020|Comments Off on Social distancing – let’s keep singing

Hampstead Chorus Workshop – now cancelled

Our annual choir workshop is due to be held on Saturday 29th August 2020 in the Great Hall at Kings College London in The Strand. Simon Walton and Heather Tomala will take us through a broad range of music, especially selected by Simon. The choir workshop is open to all - choir members, potential members, [...]

By |2020-06-16T14:35:22+00:00March 5th, 2020|COVID-19, Season 2020-2021|Comments Off on Hampstead Chorus Workshop – now cancelled

Summer 2020 Concert

Unfortunately it does not look likely that we will be able to resume rehearsals in the near future so sadly our usual Summer Term of rehearsals will not begin at the start of May. Obviously we will keep you informed if circumstances look like they might change.

By |2020-04-15T13:04:28+00:00March 5th, 2020|COVID-19, Season 2019 - 2020|Comments Off on Summer 2020 Concert
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