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GAOS Choral Group

GAOS Choral Group Upcoming Events

*Mozart Mass in C Minor (the Great Mass)*: Rehearsals for this event began in January 2010, and the concert of this beautiful work will take place Saturday 29 May 2010 at 8 pm in the Cathédrale St Pierre, Geneva, jointly with the Durham (UK) Choral Society. Peter Billington will conduct the combined choirs, with orchestra and soloists. Unfortunately it is too late for new singers to join in, but everyone is most cordially invited to attend the concert. Tickets will be on sale for CHF 26 at the door before the concert. A wonderful piece of music, to be sung in an inspiring setting-- Do come along!
For those who are interested, here is a link to the Vocal Parts...

*Upcoming October concert *: The first rehearsal for our October concert will be Tuesday 8 June. This programme will be sung under the direction of Keith Dale (organist and choir master at Holy Trinity Church, Geneva). Details of the exact programme and October date will be available later. Rehearsals with Keith will continue until the end of June, then break during the summer with probably a working weekend, and then recommence early in September. As usual, we welcome new singers, and MEN are particularly encouraged to sign up!

Choral Group General Information

The Group meets weekly in term-time, on Tuesdays from 18h.15 to 19h.45, at the Ecole Henri Dunant, avenue Edmond Vaucher, Châtelaine (near Balexert). The Group has sung a wide variety of repertoire, and the year's programme usually includes two major concerts as well as the Christmas Music evening.
The Choral Group's October 2009 concert, held in the Auditoire de Calvin, comprised a selection of short choral and solo works by Schubert and Vaughan Williams of poems set to music, culminating with Vaughan Williams' lyrical version of "Toward the Unknown Region" by Walt Whitman, all directed by Peter Billington and masterfully accompanied by Joan Cambitsis.
In May 2009 the Temple de Coppet was the perfect setting for an "a cappella" presentation of inspirational music by composers from the 17th to 21st centuries, culminating with "A Little Jazz Mass" by Bob Chilcott, accompanied by a small jazz combo.

The Group is always happy to have new singers and would particularly welcome Tenors and Basses. Please note that participation implies being a paid-up member of GAOS. See contacts below.

A Brief History of the Choral Group

The GAOS Choral Group was formed in 1985 to provide a continuing musical activity for members of GAOS wishing to “keep in voice” in between shows. Since its formation, it has performed music ranging from Vivaldi to Bernstein and including sacred music, Broadway musicals, folk music, jazz/pop and operetta. It has appeared three times at Victoria Hall with the Orchestre Symphonique Genevois, in works by Schubert, Verdi and Dvorak.

Contacts

Carolyn Hornfeld: +41 (22) 345 8233, email: c-hornfeld@bluewin.ch

Susan Lloyd: +33 (450) 94 28 44, e-mail: lloydsue33@gmail.com

 

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