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Choir News Flash
Updated 24 April 2019
The next rehearsal is for Kirsty’s wedding – Friday, 10 May – 7.30pm at Alveston.
Wedding – Saturday 11 May, St Mary’s Church, Warwick
Our wonderful Treasurer and Soprano, Kirsty, is to be married to Mr Noel Phillips at St Mary’s Church, Warwick, on Saturday 11 May. SJS will be singing lots of great music. There is a rehearsal on the Friday evening the day before and at 9.30am on the Saturday. The wedding is at noon. Please sign-up by clicking on the box on the right.
Choral Evensong – Monday, 29 July – Westminster Abbey
SJS is singing Choral Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Monday 29 July. A coach will depart from Stratford and go via Warwick. It is an all day event with a rehearsal in the Abbey in the early afternoon. There will be a choir dinner after the 5.00pm Evensong. On the sign-up form (combined with Kirsty’s wedding) you will see all the elements – coach pick-up point, Evensong and dinner. Please sign up using the purple sign-up button on the right.
Partners and Guests are welcome to join us for Evensong and, subject to available seats, may travel with the choir on the coach either from Stratford or Warwick. Final timings and costs to be published later. Partners and Guests are also most welcome to join us for dinner after Evensong. Please sign-up using the blue sign-up button on the right.
You can check your input by clicking on the link below the blue box.
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St James’s Singers’ Officers
| Patron | Dame Judi Dench CH |
| President | Catherine Bott FGS, Hon FTL |
| President Emeritus | Barrie Dugdale OBE |
| Vice Presidents | Professor Robert Bluglass CBE; Dr Kerry Bluglass; Sylvia Coigley; Duncan Fairfax-Lucy; Elizabeth Foster-Hall; Margaret Haycock; Donald Hunter; Jane Woolfenden |
| Chair | Hilary Mills |
| Secretary | Peter Williams |
| Treasurer | Kirsty Campbell |
| Committee | Kate Gardner, Kate Nash |
| Conductor | Julian Harris |
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Rehearsal Schedule for the 2019 Season
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Kirsty and Noel’s Wedding – Saturday 11 May, St Mary’s Church, Warwick
| Date | Time | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Fri 10 May | 7.30pm | Alveston | Rehearsal |
| 2 Sat 11 May | 9.30am | St Mary’s Warwick | Wedding Rehearsal |
| 3 Sat 11 May | 12.00pm | St Mary’s Warwick | Wedding |
Choral Evensong – Monday 29 July - Westminster Abbey, London
| Date | Time | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu 18 Jul | 7.30pm | Alveston | Rehearsal |
| 2 Fri 26 Jul | 7.30pm | Alveston | Rehearsal |
| 3 Sun 28 Jul | 4.00pm | Holy Trinity Church, Stratford | Choral Evensong Rehearsal |
| 4 Sun 28 Jul | 6.00pm | Holy Trinity Church, Stratford | Choral Evensong |
| 5 Mon 29 Jul | 9.30am | Coach departs Stratford | Leisure Centre |
| 6 Mon 29 Jul | 10.00am | Coach departs Warwick | Tesco Emscote Road |
| 7 Mon 29 Jul | 12.30pm | Rehearsal Westminster Abbey | London |
| 8 Mon 29 Jul | 5.00pm | Choral evensong Westminster Abbey | London |
| 9 Mon 29 Jul | 6.30pm | Choir Dinner Venue TBC | London |
| 10 Mon 29 Jul | 8.30pm | Coach departs London |
Welcome to all the Pleasures - 12 October 2019 - St Mary's, Warwick
| Date | Time | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Fri 30 Aug | 7.30pm | Alveston | Preliminary 1 |
| 2. Sat 31 Aug | 10.00am | Alveston | Preliminary 2 Workshop |
| 3. Sat 31 Aug | 1.15pm | Alveston | Preliminary 3 Workshop |
| 4. Fri 6 Sept | 7.30pm | Alveston | Preliminary 4 |
| 5. Thu 12 Sept | 7.30pm | Alveston | Preliminary 5 |
| 6. Fri 20 Sept | 7.30pm | Alveston | Preliminary 6 |
| 7. Thu 26 Sept | 7.30pm | Alveston | Core 7 |
| 8. Fri 4 Oct | 7.30pm | Alveston | Core 8 |
| 9. Sat 5 Oct | 10.00am | Alveston | Core 9 Workshop |
| 10. Sat 5 Oct | 1.15pm | Alveston | Core 10 Workshop |
| 11. Fri 11 Oct | 7.30pm | Alveston | Core 121 |
| 12. Sat 12 Oct | 2.00pm | St Mary's, Warwick | Core 12 |
| 13. Sat 12 Oct | 7.30pm | St Mary's, Warwick | CONCERT |
Christmas Concert - Saturday 21 December - St Mary's, Warwick
| Date | Time | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Fri 15 Nov | 7.30pm | Alveston | Preliminary 1 |
| 2. Thu 21 Nov | 7.30pm | Alveston | Preliminary 2 |
| 3. Fri 29 Nov | 7.30pm | Alveston | Preliminary 3 |
| 4. Thu 5 Dec | 7.30pm | Alveston | Preliminary 4 |
| 5. Fri 13 Dec | 7.30pm | Alveston | Core 5 |
| 6. Thu 19 Dec | 7.30pm | Alveston | Core 6 |
| 7. Sat 21 Dec | 2.00pm | St Mary's Warwick | Concert Day |
| 8. Sat 21 Dec | 7.30pm | St Mary's Warwick | CONCERT |
FUTURE CONCERT DATES
2019
- SATURDAY 6 APRIL
DURUFLÉ REQUIEM, POULENC GLORIA & DEBUSSY PETITE SUITE, ST MARY’S CHURCH WARWICK - SATURDAY 11 MAY
WEDDING, ST MARY’S CHURCH, WARWICK - MONDAY 29 JULY
CHORAL EVENSONG
WESTMINSTER ABBEY - SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER
WELCOME TO ALL THE PLEASURES, ST MARY’S CHURCH, WARWICK
Purcell – Welcome to all the Pleasures
– Te Deum and Jubilate Deo
– O sing unto the Lord
Vivaldi – Magnificat
– Concerto for Recorder
Charpentier – Te Deum - SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS CONCERT, ST MARY’S CHURCH WARWICK
2020
- SATURDAY 25 APRIL
MOZART MASS IN C MINOR, ST MARY’S CHURCH WARWICK
2021
- SATURDAY 27 MARCH
BACH ST MATTHEW PASSION ST MARY’S CHURCH WARWICK