May: Month of Messiah
Famous choral music coming up every Saturday in May to which you can listen or participate in.
5th May: Sing Along Messiah – Chester Cathedral
270 years after the final notes were added to the score at Chester Cathedral. The friends of the cathedral have organised a sing along Messiah day which will coincide with the annual [...]
Events Newsletter – Autumn 2011
I used to produce a paper newsletter featuring the dates for forthcoming piano exams and concerts along with other important information however this has now been superseded by the e-newsletter facility on the blog to which all of my students should be subscribed . It also gives me the opportunity to draw your attention to other professional activities in [...]
NES – Conducting the 31st season
The Neston Ecumenical Singers commence their 31st season on Monday (5th September). The best thing about being their Musical Director is getting to choose the music and this season I am particularly looking forward to the fun and the challenge of Will Todd’s Mass in Blue! We plan to perform this next Easter in Neston along [...]
Snowflakes (SATB Christmas Carol with piano accompaniment) by Graeme Hopson
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 [...]
Neston Ecumenical Singers Events: 2009-2010
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 [...]


