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MUSIC AND MERRIMENT CONCERT SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER 2025
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The plan for the Concert is now active, and we have many of our performers and contributors lined up. See below.
We have 11 children in the Junior Choir, which is good. There may be one or two more to come.
With the extension of the White Hart car park, concert parking in the evening may be extended to allow us to park there without having to be a patron of the pub (but we do like you to support them).The concert programme in a general form has been agreed by the Committee, and the music is beginning to come through for the audience carols. 'Once in royal David's city' and 'Twelve Days' are old stock; 'Joy to the world' is a new arrangement from Carols for Choirs.
The audience carols have now been selected (see draft concert programme) and the music will be accessible through the links below:
The setting of 'The first Nowell' is based on Willcocks in CfC (81). Intro by Organ, Vv1 and 2 and refrain using setting on pp 323,324 for Audience; organ accompaniment v1, quintet v2; Junior choir vv3,4 with refrains to a simple piano accompaniment that AEH will play; v5 with refrain Senior Choir a capella per pp 324, 325; v6 with refrain: audience, organ and quintet. Organ and voice parts are exactly as in CFC, but vocal score is available that can substitute for the CfC for this purpose.
The setting of 'O come, O come, Emmanuel' uses the words from Common Praise, the harmony from Common Praise for verses 1 and 3 (organ accompaniment), and the last Willcocks harmony from CfC for verses 2, 4, 5 (quintet accompaniment for verses 2 and 4, and with the organ for verse 5. The organ can use the Vocal Score.
Most of the Junior Choir of 2024 will be singing with us again, and we would like a few more. If you know of children (e.g. Y4-Y6) who may be interested in singing, please advise Anthony Hodson on aeh@xdotd.co.uk. Information for joiners can be found by pressing the red [Joining Junior Choir] button above.
Rehearsals are planned for the four last Sundays of November, and on the day of the concert:
If possible, JC members should attend all rehearsals, but we know that this is not always possible. Parents are always welcome to attend rehearsals, and many do stay to enjoy the training process. The children will be in safe hands with CRB-cleared adults, so can be left with us.
Lucy Head will be directing the choir, which she has done several times in previous years. William Bishop, St Mary's Director of Music will be accompanying the JC on the piano for the Saturday morning rehearsal, and for the concert itself. Anthony Hodson will be standing in as accompanist for rehearsals.
Parents are welcome to attend rehearsals.The songs to be sung at the concert will be advised later.
The Senior Choir Page is now active, and contains information (including links to music) relevant to the Senior Choir. To reach it, click HERE or on the Senior Choir button above.
We are still recruiting for members of the Senior Choir. If you know of anybody who would be willing and able to sing (take as a guide straightforward carols from Carols for Choirs).
Rehearsals are planned for the two last Thursdays of November, and the day of the concert:
After the Saturday afternoon rehearsal, it is planned to dine at the White Hart, to be ready in good time for the concert at 7:30pm.
The senior choir will be directed by William Bishop, Music Director of St Mary's. Alan Rapley will be organist and will be present for all rehearsals.
Singers are being coordinated by Eila Savill, and Anthony Hodson at aeh@xdotd.co.uk or 01344 483347 will coordinate communications
General parking will be:
See button for general parking. The first four options will suffice for performers for rehearsals and for the concert. Some special arrangements for performers will be posted later.
This page has notes on dress-code, parking, music-stands, etc.
These are the concert principals (in alphabetical order):
This page is maintained by Anthony Hodson (aeh@xdotd.co.uk 01344 483347) and is under constant development. Please be in touch with Anthony if you have questions, comments, or material that you feel is important to go up on this or a related web page. The time stamp of this page is in small print at the bottom left of the page, although a new timestamp will not necessarily imply change.
The site will use additional pages. For example, there will be one soon for the Junior Choir (accessed by one of the buttons above).
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