The choir will sing at the Christmas Carols and Readings service on December 18 at 6pm. We field our biggest choir of the year for this service and there are many singers who only join up for this service. If you are thinking of joining the choir, this is an ideal time.
We have a note learning practice for this service on Monday, December 12 at 7:30pm, a second practice on Saturday, December 17 at 9:15 am. The carol service starts at 6pm on December 18 and the choir need to arrive by 3:45pm for a final rehearsal.
If you would like to come along, but have not sung with the choir before, please email rhian@granleese.net.
Come and join our friendly choir which operates under the musical direction of Antony Le Fleming. We perform a wide range of sacred music from Tallis, Bach, Mozart, Wesley, Chilcote, Rutter, Le Fleming through to spirituals.
Our choir is for singers of any ability and there is no audition. Although, as the rehearsal schedule is quite limited and there is a lot of music to get through, sight singing ability or willingness to learn is greatly valued. Currently the membership of the choir is varied, we have professional musicians, very experienced amateurs, newcomers to Church music and those returning to singing after a very long break.
We sing at the 10am service usually 3 Sundays per month with some extra services. For example, recently, James MacMillan visited Holy Trinity Clapham and the choir performed his work "A New Song" in a special service. Rehearsals are for an hour before the service and there is usually one extra rehearsal per month on a weekday evening. The complexity of the pieces performed largely depends on who is available to sing for the service, so we can challenge experienced singers as well as catering for those with less experience (for whom special introductory ‘how to read music’ sessions can also be made available, as required).
We are keen to hear from singers who are looking to join a Church and who will try to sing most Sundays. However, we appreciate that everyone is busy and there is no pressure to sing every Sunday. We'd also like to hear from those who could help out occasionally as we draft in extra voices for special occasions.
If you are interested in finding out more please contact Rhian Granleese rhian@granleese.net.
