Holmfirth Choral Society Members' Information

updated May 17th 2018

We regret to report the death of our oldest member, Muriel Hirst, who joined in 1946, and was singing with us up to the last rehearsal before she died. Her funeral/memorial service is at Christ Church, New Mill on Tuesday 22nd May, 3pm, and we will be singing Parry's I was glad (jointly with the church choir, of which Muriel had also been a member for many years). Choir members please arrive at New Mill church by 2.30 and assemble in the Gallery Room.

REHEARSALS are at Holmfirth Methodist Church, Thursdays 7.30 as usual. New members welcome!
As you know, we are low in numbers particularly in the tenor and bass sections - if you know of any able tenors and basses, do please invite them.

CONCERT DATES
Summer Concert - Sunday July 15th. We will also be part of the Holmfirth Arts Festival Big Sing on June 17th.
10th November 2018 - Cherubini Requiem, Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana
8th December 2018 - Mozart Dominican Vespers, Bach Christmas Oratorio (selection) with Valley Sinfonia who will also play Bach Brandenburg No 4
30 March 2019 - Verdi Requiem

Dear Sir or Madam,

I recently came across Holmfirth Choral Society on Facebook and I am writing to you about an exciting opportunity run Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, in partnership with the Open University, that I think will be of great interest to many of your members.

The Certificate: The Practice of Music Making is a unique one-year distance learning programme It is designed for those who regularly sing in a group or ensemble of any genre whether it be classical, jazz, pop or religious, who would like to develop their skills in practical music making. There are no formal musical qualifications needed to apply and no audition to gain a place, only some singing experience and a passion for music and a desire to advance their performance skills.

We’d love to share this programme with you and your members, along with other music making opportunities. We can happily send flyers and materials if you provide an address.

However, the best way to stay up-to-date is to sign up to our mailing list and select ‘Adult Music Classes’. Alternatively, we can sign you up if you give consent.

To find out more information about The Certificate visit trinitylaban.ac.uk/certificate

I do hope that this opportunity will excite you and your members, please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions at all.

All good wishes,

Hannah Jacobi

Learning and Participation (Music)

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Faculty of Music

King Charles Court

Old Royal Naval College

Greenwich

London SE10 9JF

Tel 020 8305 9354

Email h.jacobi@trinitylaban.ac.uk

Web www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/take-part

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales Company No: 51090 Registered Charity No: 309998. King Charles Court, Old Royal Naval College, London SE10 9JF

The latest version of the British Choirs on the Net ‘Chorister’ Newsletter is now available online.

For those new to this mailing British Choir on the Net, www.choirs.org.uk, is a free listing of over 4000 choirs across the UK. Listings are both alphabetical and geographical. The site was originally set up in 1995 to help people who were relocating to a new area/town/city to find new choirs to join. Since then it has grown into so much more, but retains the UK’s largest free listing of choirs at its core.

This edition includes features on the London A Cappella Festival, Holocaust Memorial Day song sheets, the Messiah 4 Grenfell project and an interesting article of the benefits of Singing from the Bach Choir

British Choirs on the Net is a member of the Singing Network UK and an associate member of the Association of British Choral Directors (ABCD)