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Faure Requiemin at the Madeleine Church, Paris May 2010

Addison Choir performing Faure's Requium at the Madeleine Church, Paris

On Saturday 1 May 2010 members of the Oratorio and Chamber Choir with their Music Director, David Wordsworth and organist Ed Kemp-Luck performed Faure's Requium with just one hour for a rehearsal. There was no time for nerves, especially from our three Addison Singers soloists: Rosemarie Sherrington (soprano)Chris Birks (tenor) and Andrew Potter (bass).

The church filled as we rehearsed and by the time we began the performance it was full - what a fantastic sight! It went without a hitch and the soloists rising to the occasion. For everyone involved it was an amazing and moving experience and will be added to the choirs rather impressive list of venues in which it has performed! Many thanks to Moiron for organising the trip. Read more about the trip here.

Concerts in Krakow, May 2007

Around fifty members of the Oratorio and Chamber Choirs went to Krakow in Poland for five days in May 2007 and gave two concerts, one in the famous Mariacki church in Krakow's main square. Read more about the visit to Poland.

Performance in Carnegie Hall, New York, November 2005

At the invitation of the Addison Singers President, Bob Chilcott, around fifty members of the Addison Singers Oratorio Choir flew to New York to give a performance conducted by him at the Carnegie Hall, New York on 20 November 2005. Read more about the Carnegie Hall concert.

France trip May 2003 - Fauré to the Loire

Led by Musical Director David Wordsworth and accompanied by Matthew Hough, forty members of the Addison Singers Chamber and Oratorio Choirs went to France over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, on a sortie that combined choral music, gastronomic delights, wine cellars, historic sites and chateaux.

The successful 5 April concert programme (sans orchestra) was transferred to the impressive St Denis church at Amboise in the Loire and performed to a small but highly appreciative audience. Matthew managed to tame the organ whilst David skilfully adjusted his conducting to suit the delayed acoustics. The soloists (all choir members) brilliantly rose to the occasion and the choir performed with confident and competent enthusiasm.

Choir members outside the Chateau de Chambord
Group photo at the Chateau de Chambord

The weekend included a brief visit to the Chateau de Chambord, a visit to Amboise's Sunday market to embrace the smells, sights and sounds of French life, and a day excursion to visit the Chateau de Ussé, followed by lunch in Chinon and then a visit to the local wine cellars, where there was ample opportunity to stock up with the local wine.

All in all, an amazing few days that were great fun, rewarding, and a brilliant opportunity to make new friends - congratulations to the choir members who organised the trip and who hopefully also enjoyed it as much as we did. Encore s'il vous plaît!

North Italy, May 2001

Led by Musical Director David Wordsworth and accompanied by Matthew Hough, the Oratorio and Chamber choirs made a brief trip to northern Italy, near the Swiss border and lakes of Como, Lugano and Varese. Here the programme of music included works by Pachelbel, Haydn, Diana Burrell, John Tavener and Gavin Bryars.

The Addison Singers in Italy, May 2001