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...
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| *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!
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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.
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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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