The St Edward’s Singers is a non-auditioned choir designed specifically for parents, staff, neighbours and friends
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t usually meets on Friday evenings and rehearses in the Weston Recital Room for two concerts a year (October and April) – given in the Chapel or St Michael’s Church, Summertown – with a professional orchestra and school choirs. Founded in 2003 by Neville Creed, the Singers have put up on a long series of successful concerts. The most recent concert was Mozart’s Requiem – the Barenreiter Edition. It formed part of the School’s Gaudy celebrations and took place in the Sheldonian on Thursday 4th July, and included a performance of Mozart’s Horn Concerto by one of the pupils. The Choir is now run by St Edward’s Director of Music and the Arts, Alex Tester, and the Choir are actively recruiting for new members for the upcoming season.
If you are interested in joining the St Edward’s Singers and would like to find out more, please come to our open evening on Friday 4th October 2019, 7.30 – 9.00pm in The Ogston Music School opposite The North Wall on South Parade. There’s no need to book: just turn up. The Choir, along with period orchestra Instruments of Time and Truth, will sing Vivaldi Gloria and Bach Magnificat in a Concert at St Michael’s Church in January.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will all take place between 7.30 and 9.00pm unless otherwise stated.
Friday 11th October
Thursday 17th October
Friday 1st November
Friday 8th November
Thursday 14th November
Friday 22nd November
Friday 10th January
Friday 17th January
Sunday 19th January – rehearsal and performance
If you would like to sing in the choir, please contact Alex Tester to register. A fee of £10 is payable to sing in the concert.