For our Summer 2026 concert, we will be rehearsing Shakespeare themed repertoire including Shearing’s Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare; David Stoll’s All the World is a Stage and a piece Simon Walton, our musical director, is currently composing. We will start rehearsals in the Music Lecture Theatre at UCS on Wednesday 22 April 2026 and [...]
For our Spring 2026 concert we will be rehearsing Bach's telling of the Easter story, his St John Passion, which we will be rehearsing in German – a link is provided here for those wishing to familiarise themselves with the music. We will start rehearsals in the Music Lecture Theatre at UCS on Wednesday [...]
On 3 September 2025 we will start rehearsing for our December 2025 concert. We will be rehearsing Mendelssohn's Elijah. We will start rehearsals in the Music Lecture Theatre at UCS on Wednesday 3 September and we are planning a twelve-week term concluding with a concert in the Great Hall at UCS on Saturday 6 December. If [...]
Our next season will start with a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah on Saturday 6th December 2025 (date to be confirmed). If you want to get ahead, we will be using the Novello edition. Rehearsals will start on 3rd September 2025. All rehearsals will be on Wednesdays other than the week commencing 29th September when the [...]
Music - make sure you bring all your music every week even if it is not on the rehearsal schedule as Simon often finds time to revise all the music we have learnt to date and to get ahead. Water - a bottle of water helps to keep your vocal chords lubricated A pencil - [...]
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 [...]
