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Posted on 12th December 2019 by Richard Grafen

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Three-quarters of our live rehearsals have been ra

Three-quarters of our live rehearsals have been rainy, but what does that matter when Strozzi can transport us to Venice?
#music #liverehearsal #italy

After another great rehearsal enjoying the acousti

After another great rehearsal enjoying the acoustics of the church, we're tired out! #liverehearsal #music #realsinging

Finally able to sing together! We're lucky to have

Finally able to sing together! We're lucky to have such a great team and supportive (and beautiful) church
#music #singing #choir

Last picture representing music - 'singing with ev

Last picture representing music - 'singing with everyone feels like finishing this pattern. Everything fits together beautifully' #music #pattern

Another glimpse of music in everyday objects! One

Another glimpse of music in everyday objects! One of our sopranos offers her musical glasses case (essential for reading music, too) - thanks Kate
#music #choir #sightsinging

This week's musical photo is of Brinkwells, the Su

This week's musical photo is of Brinkwells, the Sussex cottage which Elgar rented between 1917 and 1920, and comes from Ian, one of our basses. Today's weather makes it look a very appealing place to be!
#elgar #sussex #music

This week, Hilary presents 'The Viola Section', sh

This week, Hilary presents 'The Viola Section', showing us musical connections in non-musical objects
#music #musiceverywhere #puns

Athletic, elegant and rhythmic is what we all aim

Athletic, elegant and rhythmic is what we all aim for! This picture is from Bridget, one of our altos, of some tango dancers in Buenos Aires showing 'music without the music'.
#tango #musiceverywhere

We asked choir members to share a picture connecte

We asked choir members to share a picture connected to music - without any music! This picture is from @humphreys.martin, representing our musical journey together
#music #musiceverywhere #fridayinspiration

For our latest zoom activity, we were very honoure

For our latest zoom activity, we were very honoured to have the company of the world-renowned composer, Cecilia McDowall. She shared with us her musical journey and background to her recent pieces, the Da Vinci Requiem and the Shipping Forecast. A fascinating evening!

There will I make thee beds of roses... This time

There will I make thee beds of roses...
This time last year we were rehearsing for our 'Songs and Sonnets' concert - we may not be performing this summer but the roses are still flowering!
#choir #roses #marlowe #performing #shearing

We regret to announce that we have decided to post

We regret to announce that we have decided to postpone our #Vespers concert and remaining rehearsals due to the coronavirus outbreak. Tickets for our performance on Thursday 26th March will be fully refunded, and we will share the new date once it has been confirmed

On #internationalwomensday, we look at four women

On #internationalwomensday, we look at four women behind Rachmaninov’s Vespers. First up, Lyoubov Boutakova, Rachmaninov’s #mother who gave him piano lessons aged 4, and encouraged his musical career His first piano #teacher, Anna Ornazkaya, who helped him to gain a scholarship to the St Petersburg Conservatoire; he dedicated Op. 14 No.11 ‘Spring Waters’ to her His #sister Helena, a gifted singer who introduced her brother to Tchaikovsky’s music; sadly she died aged 17 before making her opera debut His #grandmother who took him to church services in St Petersburg and introduced him to the great Russian Orthodox chants, which he was later to use in the Vespers Without these #women, would we have this incredible piece? Come and hear it conducted by @joannaconductor 26 March at St Alban’s Holborn https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rachmaninov-all-night-vigil-tickets-82301555167

Great to be joined by @la_da_vales today as we bru

Great to be joined by @la_da_vales today as we brushed up on our Old Church Slavonic for our Rachmaninov #Vespers concert in March. Did you know? It’s the oldest documented Slavic language and is thought to have developed in the 9th century!

‪Great to be back yesterday and begin working on

‪Great to be back yesterday and begin working on Rachmaninov’s Vespers. Welcome to all the new singers who joined us for our open rehearsal! #Rachmaninov #Vespers

As the choir takes a well-deserved Christmas break

As the choir takes a well-deserved Christmas break, our thoughts turn to next term’s piece, Rachmaninov’s Vespers.
We’re holding an open rehearsal on Tuesday 7th January at 6:30pm at St Peter’s Eaton Square. New singers are welcome, particularly if you’ve got a bottom b-flat!

What a fantastic year - we’ve sung music by Hayd

What a fantastic year - we’ve sung music by Haydn, Diemer, Shearing, Mathias, Rutter, Handel, Frances-Hoad, McGlade, MacMillan and Rachmaninov.
Thank you to the wonderful Jo and Ian for leading us through such a varied programme!

Rachmaninov’s work takes texts from the Russian

Rachmaninov’s work takes texts from the Russian Orthodox All-Night Vigil, although actually the whole piece only runs for about an hour. It is also known as Rachmaninov's Vespers, and it is only the first six of the fifteen movements that use text from the Russian Orthodox hour of vespers.
The music is stunning: inspired by traditional Russian chant but with gorgeous twentieth century harmonies, giving us a passionate and moving work

It’s our favourite time of year again at the Whi

It’s our favourite time of year again at the Whitehall Choir with our Chistmas concert approaching!
As usual you can look forward to a thoroughly festive evening on 17th December at St Peters’ Eaton Square.
The choir will be performing well-known carols such as the Holy and the Ivy, Away in a Manger and the twelve days of Christmas, as well as stunning carols by James Macmillan, Becky Mc Glade and Cheryl Frances Hoad. We'll also be featuring two movements of the Rachmaninov Vespers which you will be able to hear us perform in its entirety in March. As ever there will be seasonal readings and an opportunity for the audience to sing favourite carols.
We can't wait to share this with you on Tuesday 17th December! Have a look at our website to find out how to buy tickets.

Tickets are still available for our performance of

Tickets are still available for our performance of Handel’s Messiah at St John’s Smith Square, 7.30pm 28th November. Tickets: sjss.org.uk

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