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The Friends of Orpheus Choir - Wellingborough
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Find us on Facebook. Friends of the Orpheus Choir. The Choir is self-funding and the costs of hire of rehearsal rooms, music, soloists and orchestra fees are met by members’ subscriptions, ticket sales and fund-raising activities. The aims of the Friends’ scheme are to develop and expand a loyal audience base and to provide additional financial income to support the Choir. Membership of the Friends scheme offers a number of benefits:. Discount on pre-booked tickets*. Web design by Looking Glass.
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Choir Social Events
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Find us on Facebook. We normally arrange three or four social events each year. These have the dual purpose of enabling choir members (and their partners) to get to know each other better, and raising funds for the Choir. Our annual dinner at Great Park Street, January 2014. Our Diamond Jubilee celebration meal at the Commonwealth Centre, Wollaston, on 6th July 2013. The Choir's Annual Dinner, January 2012. Jonathan Sheldon's Farewell BBQ. Plant Sale and Coffee Morning. Summer barbecue in 2005.
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About the Wellingborough Orpheus Choir
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Find us on Facebook. Our mixed voice choir performs three or four concerts a year, singing mainly major choral works, but also songs from the shows, gospel music, operetta and other light music. We currently have around 50 members. New members are always welcome. We have strong links with the French Chorale André Léculeur in Wellingborough's twin town of Niort. The two choirs perform together every two years, often joined in France by the Bach Chor of Coburg, Niort's twin town in Germany. We were delight...
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Choir Sponsors Needed - Wellingborough
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Find us on Facebook. Please let us know if any local companies would like to sponsor the choir. Production of this web site has been supported by Looking Glass Animations. Looking Glass specialise in producing 3D animations for use in sales presentations, trade exhibitions and safety training. They predominantly work in the oil and gas, petroleum, engineering, manufacturing, technical, flow measurement and pharmaceutical sectors. Haydn's Creation - 2009. Please contact Barbara on 01933 665191 for details.
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Past Concerts
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Find us on Facebook. Our choir performs three or four concerts a year, singing mainly major choral works,. But also songs from the shows, madrigals, operetta and other light music. 2013 - our Diamond Jubilee. Our concert in October was an eclectic mix of music: sacred pieces in the first half, while the second included a tribute to Queen (the group not the monarch! And theme tunes from James Bond films and TV programmes: Red Dwarf, Mr Bean and Black Adder. Our summer concert in Earls Barton Church include.
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The Orpheus Choir Conductor
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Find us on Facebook. Andrew Moodie - Musical Director. With a degree in music from the University of East Anglia (UEA), Andrew went on to take his PGCE teaching diploma at Cambridge University (where he was Chapel Organist at Jesus College), before coming to Northampton and embarking on a career in teaching. He retired from his last appointment as Director of Music at Pitsford School Northampton in 2013. The Wellingborough Orpheus Choir always welcomes new members. Web design by Looking Glass.
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Hire a Wedding Choir - Wellingborough
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Hire the Orpheus choir. Find us on Facebook. A small group of the choir, known amongst us as Hire-a-Choir, is available to sing at local weddings and other events. The charge for Hire-a-Choir for a wedding is 200. We can also provide an organist for an additional fee of 100. We are happy to help with your choice of music. Here are some suggestions:. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. For the beauty of the earth. All things bright and beautiful. The Lord bless you and keep you. Cantique de Jean Racine.
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Wellingborough Orpheus Choir Concerts
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Find us on Facebook. Plans for this year include:. Saturday 3rd December 2016 at 3.00 pm: Afternoon Christmas Concert at Wellingborough United Reformed Church. Saturday 8th April 2017: Brahms' German Requiem (sung in English), venue TBA. Saturday 24th June 2017: Concert with Querbeet (choir from Wellinborough's twin town of Wittlich), details TBA. Rehearsals: Mondays at 7.30pm at Park Junior School, Great Park Street, Wellingborough. The Wellingborough Orpheus Choir always welcomes new members.
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Niort / Wellingborough Twinning Choirs
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Find us on Facebook. Scroll down the page to read accounts of our 2012 trip. In 1983, we invited the Chorale des Amis de l'Ecole from Niort, Wellingborough's twin town in France, to Wellingborough for a joint performance of Bach's Magnificat. This was an ambitious project, with each choir rehearsing individually and coming together for just one rehearsal with the orchestra the day before the concert. And of course, we act as hosts for the return visits. Orpheus on Tour to Niort in 2012. My husband Jim an...
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How to Join the Wellingborough Orpheus Choir
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New singers always welcome. Find us on Facebook. Promoting the choir in the Swansgate Centre, Wellingborough. If you are moving to the area, or if you enjoy singing but have never joined a choir, come and try us out! Membership is free for your first term (see below). Just contact the Secretary, Barbara Lees, first so that we know to expect you. You can call her on 01933 665191. You don't have to be able to sight read, but it helps if you can! Tenors and basses are particularly welcome.