Hayes (Kent) Philharmonic Choir
The choir has been making music in Hayes since 1945.
We give two major and two smaller concerts each year.
Registered charity 285667. Affiliated to Making Music and the Bromley Arts Council.
Concerts 2011-12
Wednesday 14 September 8.00-9.45pm
OPEN WORKSHOP: COME AND SING VIVALDI’s GLORIA!!!
An invitation to all to join the choir in working on
VIVALDI’s GLORIA
(music provided; entry free)
at the Old Church Schools, Hayes Street, Hayes
Saturday 19 November 2011 at 7:45pm
Vivaldi’s Gloria;
Haydn’s Little Organ Mass;
Spohr’s Hymn to St Cecilia
Sopranos:
Kate Ashby & Louise Mott Organist:
David Terry
Hayes Free Church, Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, BR2 7HU
Saturday 17 December at 7:45pm
Christmas Carols with audience participation
Proceeds to
the Connection at St Martin's in the Fields (a charity for the homeless)
Hayes Parish Church, Hayes Street, Hayes BR2 7LH
Saturday 28 April 2012 at 7:45
Genesis to Revelation: the Bible in Music
Hayes Parish Church, Hayes Street, Hayes BR2 7LH
Saturday 30 June 2012 at 7:45
Celebrating London: the musical heritage of our Olympic host city
Hayes Parish Church, Hayes Street, Hayes BR2 7LH
You are very welcome to join us
- No auditions - though we expect you to be able to sing in tune.
Some sight-reading experience is helpful.
- A rehearsal venue local to Hayes - the Old Church Schools,
86 Hayes Street (next to the De Stefano Car Showrooms).
We meet on Wednesdays from 8.00pm until 9.45pm.
- Rehearsals Wednesdays from 21 September to 14 December 2011
from 11 January 2012 to 25 April (Easter break on 5 April) and then from 9 May to 27 June
- The subscription for the period September 2011-April 2012 is £100 (concessions £90): this sum includes music hire. To sing from January - April 2012, the subscription is £50 (concessions £47.50).
There is a separate small fee to sing in the summer.
New members may attend up to 3 rehearsals before payment is required.
- We are very happy to welcome new singers in mid-year.
- For more information ring 07989 192928
Vivaldi's Gloria
This splendid work shines down the centuries. From the cool flowing lines of "Et in terra pax" to the jollity of what has been
called "eighteenth century jazz" in "Domine Jesu", this piece is simply a joy for both audience and singers, besides offering an excellent introduction to classical music.
Haydn's Little Organ Mass Anything by Haydn is a bit special and that certainly goes for this piece.
Dancing along in some sections, and in others more reflective, the music is beautifully aligned with all the words of the mass. It is rounded off by a subtle ending, typical of the composer.
Spohr's Hymn to St Cecilia Usually remembered only for a stray reference in Gilbert and Sullivan, the German composer Louis Spohr is making a come-back.
In this celebration of music's patron saint, the soprano soloist soars higher and ever higher, before the choir takes the initiative in the final fugue.