Welcome to the Members' Open Area
GOOD NEWS! - We are now back at Egglescliffe School for the foreseeable future - see you there.
[Note that other information for Members only is shown on the Members' Private Area page. Members can access that page using the link provided in the regular Choir Newsletter]
Dates for 2024-2025 Season
Spring Term 2025:
Tue 7th Jan - First rehearsal of the term
Tue 25th Feb - Half Term, no rehearsal
Tue 8th Apr - Last rehearsal of term
Sat 12th Apr - Gala Concert at Middlesbrough Town Hall - 7pm
Summer Term 2025:
Tue 29th April - First rehearsal of the term
Tue 20th May - Last rehearsal of term
Sun 1st Jun - Joint Concert at Princess Alexandra Auditorium
Help for Current Concert Pieces
Some of you will be aware of the lovely BBC Radio 4 series called "Soul Music" - it's well worth checking out. Here is a link to the episode about the Mozart Requiem, in which people describe how this particular music has impacted on their lives - give it a listen!
Rehearsal aids will be added here as I become aware of them. Please tell me if you know of useful versions, either as rehearsal files or as YouTube performances, etc.
Thanks, Steve Weighell
email me at:
webmaster@clevelandphilharmonicchoir.com
Important Notice - John Fletcher Rehearsal Files
Rehearsal files for most of the pieces we will ever do can be found on the excellent John Fletcher site. You can access some of the pre-20thC pieces for free by simply registering with that site. But many later pieces require a subscription. This is £11/year for an individual, or £16.50 for a group membership for 2 people. I suggest you all make that investment in yourselves to give you access to pretty much everyting we are likely to do in the future.
John Forsyth recommended also that we listen, and join in with, YouTube performances. If anyone has suggestions please let me know and I will put them here. Thanks, Steve at webmaster@clevelandphilharmonicchoir.com
For April 12th 2025 Concert
1. Notes from our Rehearsals
First of all, here are links to the notes taken at our rehearsals. You should use these to mark up your scores and as a reminder when rehearsing or performing the pieces:
- Rehearsal on 7th Jan 2025
- Rehearsal on 14th Jan 2025
- Rehearsal on 21st Jan 2025
- Rehearsal on 4th Feb 2025
- Rehearsal on 11th Feb 2025
- Rehearsal on 18th Feb 2025
- Rehearsal on 4th March 2025
- Rehearsal on 11th March 2025
- Rehearsal on 18th March 2025
- Rehearsal on 25th March 2025
2. Videos of our Rehearsals
We are recording four of our rehearsals to help people, especially the additional Gala singers, to listen to JF's guidance on the pieces. The recordings will be placed (unlisted) on YouTube and can be watched using the link provided in the Choir Newsletter. You can also access the videos via the Members' Private page on this website.
3. Aids to Rehearsing the pieces
Mozart: Requiem
- John Fletcher rehearsal files are here
- CyberBass rehearsal files are here
- Choralia rehearsal files are here [IMPORTANT - THIS IS THE DRUCE COMPLETION WHICH DOES NOT FULLY MATCH THE VERSION WE ARE USING]
And here is a wonderful performance on YouTube - the video quality is terrible, but I doubt you will ever hear a better performance of this work
Rutter: Magnificat
- John Fletcher rehearsal files (for paid memberships only) are here
- Choralia rehearsal files are here
- Cyberbass rehearsal files are here
Vaughan-Williams: Serenade to Music
- Choralia rehearsal files are here
- John Fletcher rehearsal files (for paid memberships only) are here
