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 Musical Director: David Wordsworth |
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Forthcoming ConcertsGo to the relevant Classical or Jazz Concert.
Saturday 28 January 2012
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Addison Newsupdated: 26 January 2012 'Come & Sing' - Travel UpdatePlease note that there will be NO DISTRICT LINE trains operating to Turnham Green from Earls Court, Richmond or Ealing Broadway the weekend of the 28th/29th January. There will be replacment busses operating. Fortunately the Picadilly Line will be stopping at Turnham Green Station instead. If coming from Richmond the overground stops at Gunnersbury and there are many busses that go from there to Turnham Green Terrace. Please see tfl's website (www.tfl.gov.uk) for further information. Spring Prize DrawCongratulations to Doff Pryce who won our termly prize draw to have half their fees paid! Welcome to the Spring Term 2012The Spring term has started and welcome to jazzers and classicists alike. We are forever hopeful that the weather will bring us those snowdrops, daffodils and tulips even though the met office is threatening drought! Spring enrolment forms are below or find our more on our enrolment page We are doing a phenomenal amount in 2012 so please check our classes & rehearsals and exciting fixtures and concert dates (including Brandenburg & Shipley Festivals) on our concert page. There's also more on what new music we're singing too; Classical or Jazz. An Amazing Winter Term!The culmination of 10 weeks solid rehearsals came to fruition with our Winter Concerts having a sellout Classical Concert with record online ticket sales for both and a rise in audience numbers for the Jazz concert (see below). Also a heartfelt thanks to those Addison Carol Singers from Marie Curie who made a real difference with your efforts in fundraising - what a great end to the year! Jazz Concert 10th DecemberPlaying to a packed house, the Jazz Ensemble produced their most polished and relaxed work to date with Jazz Choir entertaining the audience where the enjoyment of the singers was evident in a bouncing version of 'Straighten Up and Fly Right'. Jill Jarman and the Trio taking her composition 'Beyond Blue II' blues for a walk with Liz Edwards soaring violin beautifully matched by Jill's piano, emotion in a cool frame, exquisite. Read a full revieiw here. Classical Concert 3rd DecemberA massive sellout concert with the gloriously beautiful Little Organ Mass by Haydn -Congratulations and thanks to all who performed and especially to George Vass our guest conductor. His personal note... 'Just a short note to thank all the members of the Oratorio and Chamber choirs for their wonderful singing last Saturday ...the Chamber Choir did a fabulous job with all four of their pieces. I've had an email from Cecilia McDowall in which she praised the choir highly and I know that the soloists and orchestra had a lovely time too.' Read a full revieiw here. Classical & Jazz Concerts - July 2011Some truly stunning concerts were given this summer including an absolutely hypnotic performance of Nocturnes by Morten Lauridsen by the classical choirs. We were joined in our Jazz Concert by Capital Chorus an award-winning barbershop group. See more on the previous concerts page. Summer 2011 Singing WorkshopsThis summer saw a chance to learn more about singing various jazz styles through jazz workshops organised by our Jazz Choir conductor and arranger, Jill Jarman. These were held on Saturday afternoons in August and September and were open to all. Check out the Workshops page! Shop Online and Raise Funds for Addison SingersAs loads of you shop online you can help raise funds for Addison Singers by logging on to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/addisongroupofsingers. How to use easyfundraising Go to our links page to find out. Enrolment & New MembersWe are always looking for singers, so if you are interested browse round the website to find out more about our choirs and classes. Take a look at the FAQs and read what some members' say about the us. If you would like to join then go to our enrolment page or if you have any further queries you can contact us. Before the start of each term make sure you send in your Membership Form so you can be entered for our PRIZE DRAW to win half your fees back. Current members will receive a Ł20 reduction in their fees if they introduce a new member to the group! Membership Form - Printable version (pdf) Membership Form - Fillable Word version (doc) Please note that forms and money sent by post or email must arrive by 3 days before the first rehearsal, otherwise the choir or class you want may be full. As our Jazz Choir is extremely popular only the first 85 people who have paid and registered are able to join. Addison Singers pictures
Oratorio Choir rehearsal
Jacqui Dankworth
We are also delighted to have Jacqui Dankworth – ‘The most flexible and expressive voice of her generation’ (The Observer, Jazz CD Of The Week) – as Patron of the Addison Singers Jazz Choir and Jazz Ensemble – read Jacqui Dankworth’s message. She also has an excellent new album 'Back To You'. Trips abroad On 1st May 2010 45 members from both the Oratorio and Chamber choirs performed Faure's Requiem to a capacity audience at the Madeleine Church, Paris. See a review and photographs. A visit to Barcelona took place in early May 2009 and members of the Oratorio and Chamber Choirs also went to Poland in May 2007 and gave two concerts in Krakow, one in the famous Mariacki church. |
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