Choir - some info please........

Eloethan definitely re the social scene. The choir that I sing in had a Christmas Party and suffice to say that the young musician who was providing entertainment - his jaw dropped when the sing-a-long started [grin - and the bar staff got their phones out and filmed. Such fun.

We will also sometimes come out on to the pavement and entertain passersby in an impromptu performance at the end of a practice session. Just like Grandma2213 I really do enjoy it, as you can tell.

^Sparklefizz and Grannyknot thanks for the info.
I have bitten the bullet and signed up for a taster!^

Well done biker. You'll have a lot of fun.

I have just returned from a week away rehearsing Britten's Ceremony of Carols and John Rutter's Magnificat. That means 3 1/2 days with 3-4 sessions of 90-120 mins per day.

After that, I really feel ready for the concert tonight. We had plenty of time to warm up properly each morning. It is not the singing that makes you croaky, as everyone has already said, it is important to prepare properly. After three days of hard preparation, the high notes are less difficult to reach, and breathing has improved for the long notes.

JackyB - lucky you! I absolutely adore Britten’s Ceremony if Carols, have sung it quite a lot in the past. Less keen on Rutter who can be a bit banal. I must remind myself of the Magnificat. I’m sure I’ve heard it, may have sung it, but it hasn’t stuck in my mind.

Good luck with the concert.

Yes the endorphins crowd in with a good piece of music and a good conductor.

We are doing Bob Chillcots St Johns passion this "term" . I don't know it and I have not been keen on his music but we will do we are told.

I just happened upon Brahms requiem on TV on the proms. It was superb, like being wrapped in a warm blanket, but our choir is not big enough to do that and we or are not rich enough to stage it.

Could your choir join forces with another choir to put it together? It can be performed with piano an harmonium which reduces costs. A wonderful work!

Brahms' German Requiem is out choir's choice for the coming term. I have sung it several times, so it should give me a brain respite! It is so wonderful. I am in the process of doing the notes for our programme and it is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the music and the composers. Brahms was a humanist/agnostic and instead of setting the Latin mass words he used a selection from the Lutherian bible in his native German as it was important to him to appeal to ordinary people rather than clerical elites. There is none of the ragings of hell in this, just comforting words for the bereaved.

If you do not know it, then please do give it a listen - it is sublime!

"My" choir - well the one that I sing in - has been invited to sing at the Edinburgh Fringe!