Musical Director Mark Anyan
Join our friendly choir as we celebrate 70 years of choral excellence, with three exciting concerts, culminating in our Anniversary Concert in 2024
Saturday 15 June 2024 7.30pm Newcastle Civic Centre
Mass in Blue with the composer Will Todd and his Trio
‘Driving jazz grooves and clear, strong, choral writing!’
Plus our newly commissioned piece by renowned composer Kristina Arakelyan, funded by Northumberland Freemasons
STEP ONE! Did you take it?
Musical Director Mark Anyan
We welcomed guest singers into the beautiful setting of All Saints and enjoyed the Vocal Technique session with Mary Hitch. Mary is a freelance vocal coach and singing teacher and is the Study Leader in Singing at The Glasshouse (formerly) Sage Gateshead’s Young Musicians Programme, in which she coaches the most talented young singers in the north-east.
NCS Accompanist Nick Butters Nick became the accompanist for Newcastle Choral Society in December 2021. He teaches and plays at the Centre for Advanced Training at the The Glasshouse and regularly accompanies the cellist, Deborah Thorne and soprano Mary Hitch, and the Wordsworth singers. Nick accompanied us at the Come and Sing.
Mark Anyan NCS Musical Director took over for the rest of the session as we worked through the sublime Faure Requiem. We enjoyed a well deserved break for drinks and cakes – lots of them, before finishing the afternoon with a Beatles classic ‘And I love her’
Lots of lovely comments from our guest singers as they headed home. We hope some will be able to try us out as potential members.
