Epworth Choir

Epworth Choir present a Musical Extravaganza!

Woking’s Epworth Choir will be presenting an exciting evening of Popular Orchestral and Choral music at Guildford Cathedral on Wednesday 28th October 2009 at 7.30pm. The concert will showcase the 50-strong Wind Orchestra, Stadtkapelle Kirchheim unter Teck with their conductor Harry Bath. Epworth Choir have had a long association with the Wind Orchestra and have enjoyed many exchange visits over the last 20 years.

The Epworth Choir with their conductor Alexander Chaplin, together with the Stadtkapelle will perform many well-known pieces including Parry, I was Glad, Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev, Choruses from Mendelssohn Elijah and Carmina Burana, an arrangement for wind orchestra of JS Bach,Toccata and Fugue in D minor, British Folk Songs and a Selection from Mamma Mia!

The concert will be supporting the Surrey branch of the charity ,SSAFA Forces Help who, in 2008, assisted over 1000 people in the ex-Service community in Surrey.

Tickets, £15 (Front Nave), £10 (Rear Nave and West Gallery), £5 (Children & Students) will be on sale from 1st August from Epworth Choir Box-Office, 01483 750506 or buy online here and the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Box-Office 01483 440000.

Epworth Choir is twinned with the Stadkepelle Kirchheim-unter-Teck in Bavaria and we exchange visits with them. This year we are delighted to be able to host their visit to our country and will be performing a concert with them in Guildford Cathedral.

Harry Bath is the Music Director of the Stadtkepelle and was a British Army musician before he left the army to live in Bavaria where he married and continued his musical interests by becoming the Music Director for the Stadtkapelle which has won numerous competition prizes in Germany. 2 years ago Epworth Choir visited Kirchheim-unter-Teck and apart from being made really welcome, we participated in a concert with the band who were premiering a newly written musical with local schools and the whole event was sold out twice so we had to perform 2 concerts in one evening! The band's playing is excellent, their humour is wonderful and they are excellent ambassadors for thier country and we will welcome them with open arms.

Harry has sent us this description of the Stadtkepelle.

The Municipal Band of Kirchheim unter Teck The Stadtkapelle Kirchheim unter Teck is the municipal band of the Town of Kirchheim unter Teck which is near the city of Stuttgart in Germany.

The band was formed in 1832 and has a long and successful history. The institution consists of several groups ranging from beginners, intermediate and junior bands culminating in the senior band the “Stadtkapelle”. The Stadtkapelle a fully developed symphonic wind band has a large repertoire ranging from standard classical works to new and exciting original compositions for symphonic wind band.  The band often works with other musical ensembles, particularly choirs and has premiered many new works for band.

The Stadtkapelle regularly competes at music festivals and has won many first prizes at State level and at nation-wide events.

Supporting the Guildford Branch of SSAFA