Interdenominational community choir based in Neston, Wirral
Our Christmas concerts took place in December at St. Winefride’s Catholic Church and Parkgate URC.
The concerts raised over £300 for charity shared between Neston High School music development fund and Claire House Hospice.
Part of the programme featured the UK premieré of Suffolk-based composer, Graeme Hopson‘s carol, Snowflakes. Read more about the carol on our conductor’s blog.
You can hear selected highlights from the concerts on the attached podcast.
Friday 2nd October, 2009
Hymns of Praise:
This service will feature favourite hymns chosen by the congregation of St. Michael’s, Shotwick.
Locus Iste – Bruckner
Cantique de Jean Racine – Fauré
Simon Walker, organ
St. Michael’s, Shotwick at 7:30pm
Thursday 12th November, 2009As part of the Gordale Garden Centre Christmas Open evening we will be performing a selection of carols from 7pm
Gordale Garden Centre at 7pm
Friday 11th and 18th December, 2009
Christmas Carol Concerts:
A programme of festive music and readings
St. Winifride’s Church, Neston (11th) and Parkgate URC (18th) at 7:30pm
Saturday 20th March, 2010
Easter Concert – Fauré and Mozart
Fauré Requiem and Mozart Missa Brevis in B flat K275
featuring local soloists including Becky Hay, soprano , Francis Hills, counter-tenor, Bryan Dadson, tenor and James Goddard, baritone.
accompanied by Tim Stuart, organ
Neston Parish Church at 7:30pm
Saturday, 25th April saw the first Neston performance of John Rutter’s enchanting ‘Mass for the Children’ at Neston Parish Church.
The performance featured the Chester Music Society Youth Choir as the children’s choir as well as local soprano, Becky Hay and baritone, James Goddard. Following the mass was Vivaldi’s famous ‘Gloria’, with solos from soprano, Becky Hay and contralto, Helena Thomas who also conducts the children’s choir participating in the event.
Accompaniment was provided on the organ by International Concert Organist, Graham Eccles. This concert was part of a local patriotic event in Neston remembering St. George which included a concert at Neston High School earlier on in the day and another concert the previous evening at the Parish Church.
