We will be performing:

Holst: Hymn of Jesus (set for double chorus, semi-chorus and full orchestra)

Poulenc: Gloria (set for soprano solo, four part chorus and orchestra)

Messiaen: O sacrum convivium

Click on each piece for rehearsal websites. 

We will go through all these works at the Workshop and will be performing them in Gloucester Cathedral on Friday July 12th 2024 as part of the Cheltenham Music Festival.

The Hymn of Jesus Choir 1 will consist of singers south of Stroud, Choir 2 consists of singers from Stroud, Stonehouse and north.

Adrian Partington will work us hard, stretch and challenge us, and send us home tired and happy and musically wiser.
All who take part in this Workshop will be offered places in the July 2024 performance.

Score: For Holst’s Hymn of Jesus we will be using the Stainer and Bell score, for Poulenc’s Gloria we will be using the Salabert score. Both of these are available through Amazon though in very limited quantities according to my recent viewing. These are the most generally available scores and it is strongly recommended that you use these. There are no bar numbers in either scores, it is recommended that you write them in.

The loan scores are being hired through the national library system. If you are planning to take part in the performance in July you may keep the score that you hire for the Workshop at no extra cost.

Printed copies of the Messiaen score will be handed out at the Workshop at no additional charge.

Venue: The Crypt School, Podsmead Road, Gloucester GL2 5AE

Timetable: Saturday 20th April 2024
9.30am: Arrival and registration
10am-11am First rehearsal
11am-11.30am Coffee break
11.30am-1.00pm second rehearsal
1.00pm -2.00pm lunch break. PLEASE BRING A PACKED LUNCH.
2.00pm-4.00pm third rehearsal

Tickets: £25
Score hire: £2 per score (Holst available for purchase at £8, Poulenc available for purchase at £16, see booking form)

Booking: This may be done either online by clicking on tickets above, or by downloading the attached form and sending it by post to the Chairman Jos Gregson,
18 Willoughby Close, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3RW,
tel. 01454-411652
or by email chairman@bigsing.org