Welcome to the Harleston Choral Society Website
We’re now on our summer break, after our wonderful Summer Concert on 29 June. We’ll be returning for more singing on Monday 2 September, 7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm start, in The London Road Church, Harleston IP20 9BH. Parking is available in The Original Factory Shop (TOFS), almost opposite the church. Come and join us, especially if you’re a potential tenor. We’ll be rehearsing Haydn Missa Sancti Nicolai and other Christmas music in preparation for our Christmas Concert on 14 December. See the About Us and Location and Contact sections of the website for more information about HCS, or from Stella Brownsea at heidihouse@btinternet.com ‘
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Go to the Recent Concerts section to see Basil Abbott’s review of our Summer Concert on 29 June
Our next social event is on Sunday 21 July, when we’ll be enjoying our annual Summer Garden Party.
Choral Singing For All Workshop
We can’t stop singing! On 17 and 18 August we’re holding our second Singing Workshop, in St James’ Village Hall IP19 0HP, led again by Justin Bindley, our Music Director, and Karen Smith, our Accompanist. It will be a great experience for everyone, whether a choir member or not. There will be four half-day ‘pick and mix’ sessions, between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm, £5.00 per session. Payment by cash only please, on the door. You can bring your own lunch, or buy soup and a roll for an additional £5.00.
Saturday am session: reading music, performance studies and Latin pronunciation in singing
Saturday pm session: breathing and warming up, using music from Carl Orff Carmina Burana
Sunday am come and sing session: work on Sanctus from Haydn Missa Sancti Nicolai
Sunday pm come and sing session: Ding Dong Merrily on High with a performance at the end
Please book by emailing amanda.fletcher111@gmail.com giving your name, phone number and/or email. Please let us know which sessions you would like to attend and if you would like to buy lunch.
Magic Little Grant
We received a Magic Little Grant through the partnership between Localgiving and Postcode Places
Trust. Postcode Places Trust is a grant-giving charity funded by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery.
Localgiving is the UK’s leading membership and support network for local charities and community
groups. Our project received £500 towards our Christmas choir concert.
You can donate to the Harleston Choral Society through our Local Giving page and you can find out more about how to play and support more charities with the People’s Postcode Lottery here.
View some images from our rehearsals here.