Over the years Epworth Choir has performed many concerts. Many of these concerts have been reviewed both privately, by choir members, and publicly in the press. Here you will find a list of our historic events with reviews and copies of old flyers.
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 10:02 |
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Members of the choir will participate in a visit to our twinned musical friends of the Stadtkepelle in Kirchheim as their guests. The Kirchheim band visited us last Autumn and a really spectacular concert was held in Guildford Cathedral. We hope to perform with them in Kirchheim. Date still to be confirmed but provisionally it is to leave UK on Sat 23 July 2011. |
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Saturday, 19 December 2009 00:00 |
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Epworth Choir Charity Christmas Concert
Saturday 19th December, Guildford Cathedral, 7.30pm
Woking’s Epworth Choir with Guest Conductor Katherine Dienes-Williams (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Guildford Cathedral), will be performing a Family Christmas Carol Concert in aid of the Guildford-based children’s charity, Disability Challengers at Guildford Cathedral on Saturday 19th December, 2009 at 7.30pm. The concert will include the ever popular Carols Old and New, which, this year, will feature John Rutter’s famous ‘Jesus Child’ and his popular arrangement of ‘ Joy to the World’. The Concert will also include a performance of Cecilia McDowell’s glorious Christmas Cantata ‘Christus Natus Est’ plus many other favourites. The Audience Carols will be accompanied by the Cathedral Organ and Brass Ensemble. The Concert will also feature Emmanuel Bach, Violin, Woking Young Musician of the Year, 2009.
Disability Challengers is passionate about delivering play opportunities to any disabled child regardless of the profoundness of their impairment and is able to offer direct help to over 1000 children each year. Epworth Choir are delighted to have this opportunity to support the vital work of this charity.
This much anticipated annual Carol Concert will, as usual, be a joyous evening of seasonal music that perfectly captures the true spirit of the Festive Season and must be a highlight of your Christmas List!
Epworth Choir will commence its 52nd Season with a performance of Mozart Requiem at Guildford Cathedral on Saturday 24th April, 2010 - for details go to the choir web-site,
www.epworthchoir.org
The choir warmly welcomes new members, in particular, tenors and basses - please telephone the Membership Secretary on 01483 756670 |
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Thursday, 18 December 2008 00:00 |
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The ever-popular carol concerts were performed to large audiences on both occasions and the choir again welcomed as its guest stars to the ChristChurch concert, the Susan Robinson School of Ballet. The Epworth Youth Choir entertained the audience on both occasions with a selection of modern carols and, as usual, the audiences 'raised the roof' with their enthusiastic singing of 'Hark The Herald Angels Sing' and many other Christmas favourites.
Epworth Choir wish to thank their audiences for their generous support of Woking DebRA at the ChristChurch concert and AGE CONCERN Surrey at Guildford Cathedral. |
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Thursday, 07 May 2009 00:00 |
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‘Epworth Choir perform Messiah for Handel 250th Anniversary’
Woking’s Epworth Choir opened their 51st Season at Guildford Cathedral on Saturday 25th April, 7.30pm with an international line-up of world class opera soloists and the renowned Brandenburg Sinfonia for a performance of Handel’s most famous oratorio, The Messiah, with its inspiring Hallelujah chorus and equally famous arias including The Trumpet shall Sound. The soloists for this performance were Ruby Hughes, soprano, Christopher Ainslie, countertenor, Christopher Bowen, tenor, and Dawid Kimberg, bass.
This concert was the last that Neil Ferris would be conducting as Music Director of the Epworth Choir. Neil has been no stranger to concert audiences at the cathedral and over the past years has conducted many memorable performances to an ever enthusiastic audience and Messiah was no exception with the audience rising to their feet for the Hallelujah Chorus which ended with those glorious chords soaring away to the West Gallery! The audience joined with the choir in wishing Neil every success in the future.
The Epworth Choir dedicated this performance of Messiah to the memory of Walter Deakin, choir Founder, Past Conductor and Life President who died late last year. This oratorio was one of Walter’s favourite works and the Hallelujah Chorus was sung at his request at his funeral. It was also fitting that the concert supported the Woking Hospice for which both Walter and his wife Joan were huge supporters since its beginning in 1996. The Retiring Collection raised £1390 for this worthy cause.
‘What a delightful evening! The Epworth Choir performed Handel’s Messiah as a tribute both to the composer who died 250 years ago and to their Music Director, Neil Ferris for whom it was a truly worthy final tribute! The Brandenburg Sinfonia was beautifully balanced and the four soloists an absolute joy to listen to. The choir was both strong and sympathetic to the work they were performing with their voices, at times, raising the roof of the cathedral – a great credit to their outgoing conductor' |
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 00:00 |
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The EPWORTH CHOIR, in partnership with the Wimbledon Choral Society, formed the FESTIVAL CHORUS at the ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Festival of Remembrance in the presence of the Royal Family. |
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