Rehearsals

Next Rehearsal Dates:

Spring Term 2025:
8th January - 9th April 
19th February - Half term break
12th April - Concert

Summer Term 2025:
30th April - 2nd July
28th May - Half term break
5th July - Concert

Attendance at Rehearsals:

Ideally, to maximise the experience gained from membership of the Choir and to ensure our performances are of highest possible quality, singers should aim to attend all rehearsals. It is accepted that this is not always possible and so, as a general rule, it is permissible to miss up to three in a term and still be entitled to sing in the relevant concert. Members with specific personal problems requiring more absences than this should write a note to the Musical Director outlining the rehearsals missed so that he can decide whether it is appropriate to sing in the concert. The Musical Director's decision is final.

Sectional Representatives are available to assist further and in particular to collect apologies for absence from rehearsals each week. 

Rehearsal Etiquette:

It is not always possible for all parts to sing all the time; singers are requested to respect the efforts of others by refraining from talking amongst themselves at any time during a rehearsal.

During rehearsal it will be necessary for singers to annotate their scores so they remember specific points from week to week and, crucially, in performance. Much music is hired and rubbing out is arranged after a concert; please ensure that marking is always done usig a soft pencil.

Learning Parts:

Some of the music sung can be practised at home with the aid of resources available from websites such as Choraline, Cyberbass etc:

https://www.choraline.com
http://www.cyberbass.com