Welcome to the 2019 Music and Merriment Concert web page.

This is the home page for everybody involved with making the concert happen.

Concert programme and handout

Many people are involved with the four Audience Carols. Music for these (alphabetical order) can be accessed at:

See also the catalogue of music (which includes these) - press the blue catalogue button above.

The concert and participants will be described by the Concert Handout, which will be handed out to everybody on the day. This will be in preparation soon for completion mid-November. We will need short bios for all performers, please, by the begonning of November. Performers may wish to re-use bios from last year.

Location

The church is located on Church Road in the rural village of Winkfield, opposite the White Hart pub. It has a forecourt for limited parking. You can look at a map of the area by pressing the [Church location] button above. The postcode to be used for satnavs is SL4 4SF.

Car parking

Car parking is limited in the area. Arrangements for parking can be found by pressing the blue [Parking] button above: please note them carefully. There will be car-parking attendants before the concert to assist. Car sharing is recommended when possible.

Dress code

The dress-code for all performers is black tie for gentlemen and long, all black skirts or trousers for ladies except:

Soloists may wear smart concert costume of their own choosing;
JCC dress code is here

Final choir rehearsal plans

Thursday 28/11/19 7:30-8:45pm - Senior Concert Choir
Thursday 5/12/19 7:30-8:45pm - Senior Concert Choir
Saturday 7/12/19 11am-12noon - Junior Concert Choir
Saturday 7/12/19 12noon-1pm Handbells
Saturday 7/12/19 2:15-3:30pm - Senior Concert Choir
Saturday 7/12/19 6:30pm, Junior and Senior Concert Choirs with organ and brass quintet.

Concert tickets

Performers and helpers have free entry to the concert, but (as it's a fund-raising concert), please purchase tickets for family and friends at the adult (£13) or children's (concession) rate (£6). For Junior Concert Choir members, one parent comes at the concession rate of £6. Tickets may be purchased in church or ONLINE!

Webpage organisation

Adult Choir members, performers and Junior concert Choir members and their parents have their own buttons above, which will lead to relevant material, and other buttons are provided for general guidance, including for parking arrangements. Performers in general also have a button.

General public information about the concert is given in the box to the top right of this page. Rehearsal times are given for the JCC and Adult Choirs in their respective pages, and are summarised below.

Concert management

The concert is directed and managed by:

Adult Choir director: Jonathan Holl
Adult Choir Manager: Lesley Philpot
Junior Concert Choir manager and director: Anthony Hodson
JCC accompanist: Madeline Holl
JCC rehearsal assistants: Marilyn and Josh Tuffley
Organist: John Halsey
Soloists' Accompanist: Su Mei Kong
5T Brass director: Len Tyler
Handbells Director: Jill Glennerster
Compere: Huw Mordecai
Soloists: Matthew Lin (oboe), Anastasia Adams (vocalist), Anthony Hodson? (bassoon)
Other performers: John and Caroline Kimbell
Stage Manager: Tony Bish
Parking: Jonathan Hemsley
Kitchen: The Watsons
Committee: Anthony Hodson (chair), Lesley Philpot, Marian Stevens, Margaret-Anne Hodson

The concert is run as a fund-raising project by the Friends of St Mary's Winkfield. All proceeds go to the maintenance and the running of St Mary's church.

General contact

If you have queries, comments or problems, please contact me:

Anthony Hodson, Concert Director, Tel: 01344 483347 or email aeh@xdotd.com