WHITSTABLE CHORAL SOCIETY

CONCERTS

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Whitstable Choral Society proudly presents

Christmas Concert and

Family Carols.

Time: 3pm

Saturday, 7th Dec 2024.

Joined by children from Whitstable Junior School and St Alphege Infant School

Tickets on Sale now £5 / £3.

Buy on Website, Gateway Sounds -Whitstable or on the door. Cash or Card accepted.

CONDUCTOR: Spencer Payne. Conductor, pianist, organist, ABRSM examiner and Director of Music at St Edmund’s School, Canterbury.

VENUE: St Alphege Church, High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1AY

Whitstable Choral Society proudly presents

In association with The Canterbury Festival

Come and Sing Day & Afternoon Performance

Saturday 26 October 2024, 9.30am – 4.15pm

Vivaldi: Gloria

Singers from across Kent have come together to join WCS for a Come & Sing Day of Vivaldi: Gloria followed by an afternoon performance 3.15pm – 4.15pm

Places for singers are fully booked. Audience tickets £3 on sale now. Buy in advance or on the door. Cash and Card accepted

CONDUCTOR: Spencer Payne. Conductor, pianist, organist, ABRSM examiner and Director of Music at St Edmund’s School, Canterbury.

VENUE: St Alphege Church, High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1AY

SUMMER CONCERT:

John Rutter: Feel the Spirit

Handel: Four Coronation Anthems

We are delighted to be singing Rutter: Feel the Spirit, comprising seven strong and stirring familiar African- American spirituals vividly arranged by Rutter.

Followed by Handel: Four Coronation Anthems, commissioned for the coronation of George II in 1727 and becoming standard for later coronations including Charles III, due to their majestic splendour.

Performed by Whitstable Choral Society & Soloist.

Saturday 15th June, 7.30pm

St Alphege Church, The High St, Whitstable, CT5 1AY

Conductor: Spencer Payne, Musical Director Whitstable Choral Society & St Edmund’s School, Canterbury

TICKETS: Adult £10 (12-18yrs £5, Under 12’s FREE). Tickets available on the door

SINGING DAY

SATURDAY, 18^th MAY 2024 – 9.30am to 4.00pm

Join us for a day of choral singing and fun

Programme: Music From The Heart: A selection of works to bring a rosy glow

CONDUCTOR: Spencer Payne. Conductor, pianist, organist, ABRSM examiner and Director of Music at St Edmund’s School, Canterbury.

FEE: £15.00 including hire of vocal scores and refreshments. Bookings for Singers close 10th May. There is limited space for people to come and listen to the performance and booking in advance is essential.

TIMETABLE: 9.30 am: Arrival, registration, collection of music / 10.00 am: Session 1 / 11.00 am: Coffee break / 11.30 am: Session / 12.45 pm: Lunch break / 1.45 pm: Session 3 3.00 pm: Break (audience arrives) / 3.15 pm: Performance / 4.00 pm: Return music and depart

LUNCH: Please bring a packed lunch. Tea/coffee/squash will be provided.

VENUE: St Alphege Church, High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1AY

To book a space, please e-mail: SingingDay@whitstablechoral.org for a booking form to complete and then make a payment of £15. Please add £3.00 each for an audience seat.