Musical Director: Nigel Crabtree

SPRING CONCERT 

JUBILEE PROM AT SHALDON

Saturday 12 May

St Peter's Church, Shaldon

7 p.m.

Programme:

Excerpts from Merrie England

Handel: Zadok the Priest; Hallelujah Chorus

Parry: I was Glad

Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine

Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus

'Jerusalem', 'Rule Britannia', 'Land of Hope and Glory'

A retiring collection will be made in aid of CLIC Sargent.

Tickets: £8 (with refreshments) or £6 (concert only) Students half price

Enquiries: Malcolm Watson 01626 873492

JUBILEE JOINT CONCERT

Shaldon Singers and Teign Choral

Thursday 31 May

The Den, Teignmouth, 7. 30 p.m.

Entry free

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If you would like to join us . . . 

We have room for more singers - particularly Tenors and Basses. There is no audition, although an ability to read music is an advantage, together with having a voice that blends well. The main qualities are enthusiasm and a sense of humour! For more information contact Malcolm Watson (01626 873492). Rehearsals take place at St Peter's Church, Shaldon on Thursdays, 7.15 to 9 pm.

Christmas Concert: Saturday 10 December 2011

It was with evident enjoyment that the Shaldon Singers took to the stage for their Christmas Concert. The evening opened with Elgar’s From the Bavarian Highlands, each of the six delightful pieces showing a different picture of Bavarian life. The various sections of the choir performed to full effect as each took their turn to sing the haunting melodies, ably conducted by Nigel Crabtree. This was followed by Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens. Accompanist Aubrey Maybin moved to the organ and the church was filled with sound. The singers rose to this challenge and sang ‘with harmonious voices’.  

The second half of the concert featured carols for the choir and old favourites for everyone that the audience sang with gusto. These were interspersed with two readings: The Iron Winter and the Raggedy Old Man, read by Ian Reader, and Pam Ayres’ Goodwill To All Men – Give Us Your Money, read by Beryl McNeil. During the evening, this well-balanced programme demanded a range of singing styles, from soft and lyrical to stately and loud. The choir did not disappoint and were rewarded by enthusiastic applause at the end.

Spring Concert: Saturday 21 May 2011

For Mozart aficionados, the Shaldon Singers Spring Concert was a treat not to be missed. The excellent professional orchestra and soloists created a magnificent sound in St Peter's Church, and the Singers rose to the occasion in Mozart's Vespers and the Coronation Mass with a lovely tonal quality and sensitive phrasing in their singing. The Jupiter Symphony, performed by the Shaldon Sinfonietta, was enchanting for choir and audience alike. One satisfied member of the audience wrote: 'I congratulate the Shaldon Singers on their excellent Mozart concert. The singing and playing were a delight and warmly received by the audience. It is not often you hear a Bravissimo! so loudly proclaimed at the end of a concert in the church!'

The retiring collection raised £131 for the Schools Workshop Beyond the Door of the Den, supported by the Shaldon Festival and the Helen Foundation, which took place in mid-June.

Past Concerts

Christmas 2010

Schubert: Mass in G

Karl Jenkins: 'Benedictus' from The Armed Man

A selection of carols for choir and audience