Churchdown Choral Society has been entertaining audiences for

thirty years now, and we have loved doing it.

Today we will sing a selection of pieces from our past, hear soloists
and sing together a World War 1 Remembrance medley
arranged by Peter Lawson.
We are a friendly choir made up of people that enjoy practicing and
performing choral music. With two classical music concerts a year and
a lighter music concert in the summer. We have around 10 rehearsals
in Churchdown for each concert.

Churchdown
Choral Society

If you like to sing, and think Choral singing is for you, please speak to
any choir member to register your interest, email us, or just come
along to a rehearsal.
Our new term starts on September 11th, 7.30pm at Parton Manor
Junior School when we will start rehearsing for our Christmas Concert,
learning Handels Messiah and Carols for performance at
St Andrews Church, Churchdown
on Dec 13th 2014
A couple of school choirs will also be invited to join us.
There is no audition, but the ability to sight-read would help.
You would be very welcome
Further information about the choir,
how to join and future concerts is available at:

www.churchdownchoral.weebly.com

Summer Concert June 28th 2014

30th Anniversary Celebration Concert and
Meet the Choir for Supper

Conductor Helen Marcus

PROGRAMME
Choir
Since First I saw Your face

Quilter

The Heavens Are Telling (The Creation)

Haydn

Soloists
Bernadette Johns - Soprano,
Matthew Keighley - Tenor,
Tor Alexander - Bass
Ave Verum Corpus

Helen is a Graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and works as a freelance

professional musician and music teacher. She has conducted county orchestras and
choirs and is musical director of Churchdown Flute Group. She frequently performs
as a pianist, accompanist and flautist and teaches piano, flute and theory to Diploma
level, plus GCSE and A level music both privately and in school. She has lived in
Churchdown since 1977.
Pianist Cameron Luke

Mozart

Cameron is an Oxford Music Graduate and is currently Director of Music at All

Saints Church, Cheltenham. He has worked as an organist and Choral Director in
Norway and also gives organ recitals. He works also as a freelance accompanist for
choirs, singers and instrumentalists.

Soprano solo
If Music Be The Food of Love
En Prire

Purcell
Faur

Cantique de Jean Racine

Laudate Dominum

Faur
Mozart

Choir

Bernadette Johns Soprano

Bernadette started her singing career in St. Peters High School Choir and
Gloucester Cathedral Youth Choir. She is currently a Choral Scholar at Queens
College, Oxford, studying for a Bachelor Degree in Music. She has performed in
concerts, solo recitals and shows both in Gloucester and Oxford and will further her
singing studies at one of the Music Conservatoires.
Matthew Keighley Tenor

Soprano solo
Voi Che Sapete
Non Soi Piu Cosa Son

Mozart
Mozart

Locus Iste
Rhythm of Life

Bruckner
Coleman

Choir

Soprano solo

Matthew graduated with a degree in Philosophy from Manchester Metropolitan

University last year. He has performed with Manchester Cathedral and Manchester
Oratory Choirs and as a soloist. Currently he holds a one year Choral Scholarship at
Gloucester Cathedral, after which he will further his singing career.
Tor Alexander Bass
Tor graduated last year from the Methodist College, Belfast and currently holds a
Choral scholarship at Gloucester Cathedral. He will be going to America to further
his singing career and will return to London to study music.

Cant Help Lovin Dat Man

I Could Have Danced All Night

Weill
Bernstein

Medley from West Side Story

Bernstein

Tim is a graduate of the Royal College of Music and a former semi-finalist in the
BBC Young Musicians competition. He has given recitals throughout the UK, most
notably at the Purcell Room and the Wigmore Hall. He is passionate about music
education and has taught piano and violin in several schools.

arr. Lawson

Peter Baker - Trumpet

Choir

Choir plus Audience

Songs from The Trenches
(see separate sheet)

Tim Sidford - Accompanist