MEMBERS


            Dates for your Diary, 2025


Singing Day


Saturday 2nd August

Seavington Village Hall,  10.00 AM to 4.00 PM

Charge: Members  £10.00, non-members £15.00


We are pleased to announce the details of our Singing Day, to be held at Seavington St Mary Millenium Hall TA19  OQH, starting with coffee and issue of scores at 10 am on Saturday 2nd August.

 

Music will be selected from:

 The Greatest Choral Classics – Novello:

Elgar – Ave verum

Franck – Panis angelicus

 

Encores for Choirs – OUP:

Rutter – Home is a special kind of feeling

Arr. Carter – I do like to be beside the seaside

Chilcott – Irish Blessing – Arr. Chilcott – Londonderry Air

Arr. Carter - Teddy Bears Picnic

 Separate copies :

Sullivan – The Lost Chord    Bach – Jesu, joy of man’s desiring

Gibbons – The Silver Swan  Harker – The Owl and the Pussycat

Carter – Peter Piper


 Lunch – Either a picnic on the sports field or maybe a tasty lunch in the adjoining café. Please note that tables have to be booked in advance (01460 249730) and the Lunch Break will be from 1230 until 1330!

Singing Day Charge - £10 for members, £15 for non members

Payment – Either by BACS - our account number is 00006719 sort code 40-52-40  or cash on the day (please, no cheques)

Booking – Please book with Jill at  jill-h@live.co.uk and copy to  petersaundersuk10@gmail.com

Please email, by return if possible, but no later than 1st July if you intend on joining us. At the same time could you please remind us whether you are S, A, T or B ! Also, do you have your own copy of the Novello Choral Classics and the OUP Encores for Choirs ?


Please note that your guests are very welcome to join us for this fun day out.

We would be particularly pleased to welcome potential new members who might like to join us for next season.




Autumn concert



First rehearsal: Thursday 4th September


Concert:  15th November 2025

St. Peter and St. Paul's Church

South Petherton TA13 5DQ


Haydn: Paukenmesse (Mass in Time of War)

Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae

Faure: Requiem


Christmas Concerts


The Minster, Ilminster, 15th and 16th December


Other events

Saturday 13 September 2025

Amiti Choir, Taunton

Come and Sing Day with Bob Chilcott

£25 entry for non-member s of Amiti Choir

For further details, see www.amitichoir.org.uk


Officers

Musical Director; John Jenkins

Deputy Musical Director; Jenny Broom

Hon. Chairman: Jill Hodgson

Hon. Vice Chairman: Peter Saunders

Hon. General Secretary: Brigid Parkin

Hon.Treasurer: Andrew Spiller


Other Committee members

Edward Wells: Minutes Secretary

Annabel Hesford: Membership Secretary

Patrons and Friends Secretary: Anna Brassington

Margaret Tribe: Concert management

Jo Vernon: Social secretary

John Webster: Web page and marketing


Vice Presidents

Richard Barrell

Janet Smart

Tim Donaldson



Concert management committee

Margaret Tribe

John Jenkins

Jenny Broom

Andrew Spiller

Georgina Stevens

E. Wells


Marketing Group

Ian Tribe, facilator

John Webster

Anna Brassington

Sue Briscoe

Karen Donaldson

Janet Smart

Georgina Stevens

Terry Wright

marketing@southsomersetchoralsociety.org.uk



Other important people

Librarians;  Penny  Boyce, Graham Healing

Rehearsal accompanist: Robert Langston