Choral Conducting

Snowflakes (SATB Christmas Carol with piano accompaniment) by Graeme Hopson

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Having worked with this carol for 12 weeks, I have grown to really like it as have members of my choir, the Neston Ecumenical Singers.
The words are by the American, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The composition came about late in 2008 as a result of an annual competition organised by The Longfellow Chorus promoting the poetry of their [...]

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Neston Ecumenical Singers Events: 2009-2010

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The Neston Ecumenical Singers will be helping the congregation of St. Michael’s, Shotwick celebrate their new sound system and hymnbooks this Friday (2nd October) with a ‘Hymns of Praise’ service featuring the congregation’s favourite hymns along with two popular anthems, Bruckner’s Locus Iste and Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine accompanied on the organ by Chester Cathedral’s [...]

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The Ashgrove (SATB, piano accompaniment)

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Originally arranged for the Waverton Singers’ April concert in 2006, I have just produced an mp3 of this popular welsh folksong to accompany the score on Choralwiki, which is also available for free on Sibelius Music
The Ashgrove (SATB)
The Ash Grove

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Fauré Requiem, Songs of Praise and Rutter Mass of the Children

Forthcoming choral events this month include:

An evening of French Favourites with Chester Cathedral Choir - Saturday 4th April 1930. Tickets are priced at £10 (children £5) and are available from the cathedral box office on 01244 500959 or on the door.  Baritone solos in the Fauré Requiem will be sung by myself.

Neston Sings Songs of Praise [...]

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