Stour Singers

Benjamin Britten’s music has been heard in many a concert hall and church this year especially, as it is his centenary, and Richard Emms’ Stour Singers present their annual Christmas concert on Saturday 7^th December, at St. Edmund’s Church in Shipston, featuring both Britten and Mendelssohn, with young prize-winning harpist, Elen Hydref as soloist.

Both melodic and rhythmic, Britten’s Ceremony of Carols was composed to beautiful medieval English poetry, predominantly during a wartime transatlantic crossing from America to England. Mendelssohn’s 3 Motets (Opus 69) are deeply moving, and written towards the end of his life in the mid 19^th Century.

Tickets priced £12.50p.are available from R. Clarke, 27 High Street, Shipston, and from choir members. There is no cost to accompanied children.

The choir is well-established in Shipston and its surrounding villages, and is open to all who have a love of singing. Experienced in singing, or new to it, Stour Singers offers a special opportunity for local people to make music. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings at Shipston Primary School, and the choir always welcomes new singers. Rehearsals start on 9^th January in the new year, for Brahms’ Requiem (to be performed in May), and anyone interested in joining (most especially if you are a tenor) is invited to contact Yvonne Ridley, Deputy Choir Manager, on 01789 269587.

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Last modified: October 31, 2013