Will Hay

Category: Diary

  • 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 plant sale.
    Directed by Philip Rushforth. Organ by Benjamin Chewter. Rehearsal 2pm, Sing through 5:30pm £10 / person

    12th May: NES Singing Day
    St. Michael’s, Little Neston from 10am-3pm. Bring along a sandwich lunch. The choir will be hosting a singing day where we will be exploring a variety of music as well as socialising and looking at ways we can develop the choir. (£5 / person)

    19th May: Sing Along Messiah – Neston Parish Church
    Come and sing the Messiah at Neston Parish Church on Saturday 19th May at 2pm. Conductor: Will Hay, Organ: Graham Eccles, Tenor: Chris Sennet, Trumpet: Mark Powell.

    26th May: Chester Cathedral Choir – Jubilee Concert
    ‘A Diamond Jubilee Concert’ – Music to include: Zadok the priest, I was glad, My heart is inditing; Crown Imperial, and Blest pair of Sirens. Tickets: £12.50/7.50

  • March: Month of Concerts

    Instead of organising one end of term concert for my students this term, there will be five! Four of the concerts will be taking place in schools during the school day and will be an opportunity for EVERY piano student in that particular school to take part in a performance. As usual, I will also be inviting some of my students to take part in the end of term “Playing Together” Charity Concert which will be held at All Saint’s Church , Hoole.

    The concert listed below in bold are the piano concerts. I have also included some details of a few other concerts in which I will be taking part this month for information!

    12th March – Upton Heath – 9am

    15th March – Saighton – 10am

    17th March – CMSYC Spring Concert, All Saint’s, Hoole – 7:30pm

    24th March – NES Spring Concert, Neston Parish Church – 7:30pm

    26th March – St. Werburgh’s – 10am

    27th March – St. Oswald’s – 2:45pm

    31st March – “Playing Together”, All Saint’s Hoole – 11am

    3rd April – Nave Choir Passion tide Devotion, Chester Cathedral – 7:30pm

    As a taster for the forthcoming series of concerts, the video clip below features the talented Year 3 Pianists at St. Werburgh’s taking part in their own concert at the start of this term.
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  • Playing Together – 31st March 2012

    The next “Playing Together” concert is due to take place at All Saint’s Church, Hoole starting at 11am on Saturday 31st March 2012.

    Ticket sales for the concert will continue to support a student bursary at Kampala Music School. Tickets are priced £3/adult and £1/child and can be purchased in advance using the paypal button below or may be purchased on the door.

    The programme will feature a variety of solos, duet and piano-based ensembles performed by students and friends of Will Hay Piano Tuition

     

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  • 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 which I am currently engaged. I can heartily recommend the forthcoming Fauré Requiem performed in the Quire at Chester Cathedral by the cathedral choir. As a member of the choir, this is one of the highlights of the year, singing the requiem in the correct liturgical context and is a great chance to hear a delightful  performance of a well known choral treasure! (see the video clip below)
    I will post more precise details of exam times as soon as they are available. In your lessons this half term, I will be introducing some Christmas repertoire as I am planning that the recital this term might have a decidedly christmassy theme as well as audience participation and multimedia participation from the Chester Music Society Youth Choir! More information about the concert will be posted a little nearer the time…

    Below are some important dates for your diary:
    30th October – 1830: Fauré Requiem – Chester Cathedral Choir, Chester Cathedral
    2nd November – 1700: ABRSM Theory Exam – Bishop’s High School
    6th November – 1900: NES Songs of Praise, Parkgate URC
     1st December – Autumn Leaves Compositions Due
    2nd December – 1800: St. Oswald’s PTA Christmas Fair, Mollington
    3rd December – 1100: Christmas Charity Recital, All Saint’s Church, Hoole
    10th December – ABRSM Exams at Stanley Palace
    10th December – 1930: CMSYC and Preludes Christmas Concert
    13th December – Last lessons for the term at St. Oswald’s, Mollington
    14th December – Last lessons for the term at Chester Catholic High
    15th December – LCM exams at Stanley Palace
    16th December – 1930: NES Christmas Concert, St. Winifride’s, Neston
    17th December – 1930: NES Christmas Concert, Parkgate URC, Neston
    21st December – End of Piano Teaching Term
    24th December – 1500: Nine Lessons and Carols – Chester Cathedral Choir

    This video clip from a couple of years ago shows a movement of the Requiem being performed in the Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert. The Requiem in it’s entirety will be performed in a more intimate setting in the quire of Chester Cathedral on 30th October at 1830. Admission free!

  • Christmas and New Year

    Might I take this opportunity to wish everyone a joyous Christmas and a peaceful New Year!

    Piano lessons in school will be finishing by 20th December. View your rearranged lesson times. Other than students at Upton Heath who will have a lesson as normal on Tuesday 14th Dec, you will only have another lesson if your name is on the spreadsheet or if you have a lesson booked on the diary.

    Lessons will start again and follow a regular schedule in the New Year from Thursday 6th January, 2011.

    Lesson times for Chester Catholic High will be updated after 16th December. Please see the on-line timetable or log in to the diary to check for updates!

    Events leading up to Christmas 2010

    16th Dec: Listen out for some “wrong” notes on Radio 4’s Afternoon play at 2:15pm – Will Hay playing some piano moments in  “Chequebook and Pen”

    17th Dec: Neston Ecumenical Singers Christmas Carol Concert at St. Winefride’s Church, Little Neston starting at 7:30pm (featuring “Snowflakes” by Graeme Hopson)

    18th Dec: Chester Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert at Chester Cathedral 7:30pm

    18th Dec: An alternative Nine Lessons and Carols at All Saint’s, Hoole 7:30pm

    22nd Dec: BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong live from Chester Cathedral on BBC Radio 3 at 4pm

    24th Dec: Nine Lessons and Carols at Chester Cathedral 3pm