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Verdi Requiem

Malvern Forum Theatre

November 1 2014

Commemoration of the Great War 1914 – 1918

 Supporting The British Legion & Help for Heroes charities

BROMYARD CHORAL SOCIETY & LEDBURY CHORAL SOCIETY

 Visiting singers and rehearsals

 

Visiting singers.  Singers from other choral societies are invited to join us. If they have performed the work within the last ten years, they will be asked to attend at least the three joint rehearsals, plus as many others as they choose. All visiting singers will be asked for a nominal contribution of £10, plus their share of the cost of joining any coach journeys to rehearsals and to the performance. If you are interested in singing with us, please contact our conductor Sir Richard Mynors at fionamynors@btinternet.com

 

Rehearsals : Bromyard rehearsals will begin on 29th April for four weeks until 20th May, and thereafter recommence on 2nd September, every Tuesday.

 

The dates and times for joint rehearsals are as follows :

 

Ledbury : Thursday October 2nd, 7.30 – 9.30, venue to be arranged.

Bromyard : Tuesday October 14th, Q.E. Humanities College hall 7.30 – 9.30.

Hereford : Sunday October 19th, 2.15 – 5.00, Hereford Sixth Form College Performing Arts Centre in Folly Lane .

Malvern Theatres : Saturday November 1st, before the concert, start at 2.00, will be finished by 5.00.

 

We shall use the Ricordi edition of the Requiem.

 

 

 

 

Principal conductor Sir Richard Mynors 

Following  the Anniversary Concert in May 2007 a meeting of the choir was held and Sir Richard unanimously voted in as Principal Conductor and is a most welcome step forward in the activities of the Society and we look forward to a happy association and much music making with Sir Richard. He along with his wife Fiona met the committee informally at a BBQ held at the home of vice chair. Jan Stevenson. Also present were the Mayor of Bromyard, Jonathan Lester and the President of the Society Preb. Rev Walter Gould.

   Sir Richard Mynors studied at The Royal College of Music and at Cambridge, and was Director of Music at Wolverhampton Grammar School, Merchant Taylors? Crosby and Belmont Abbey School. He conducted the Hereford Christian Chorale, and is Joint Conductor of Herefordshire Youth Orchestra. Future plans include Berlioz?s ?Te Deum? in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, performed by 700 children from the Woodard Schools. He has always loved choral and orchestral music equally; currently he sings in the Three Choirs Festival Chorus, and plays double bass in the Chandos Orchestra. His main aim is that music should be enjoyed by both performers and audience.