Soprano: Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson
Alto: Elizabeth Hogarth
Tenor: Austin Gunn
Baritone: Ben Noble
Orchestra North East
Musical Director: Mark Anyan
Saturday 11 February 2023 7.30pm
BANQUETING SUITE NEWCASTLE CIVIC CENTRE
£18 with free programme Free to under 18s with a paying adult
(£8 for those in full time education or registered unemployed)
Available online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/newcastle-choral-society
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Pay Bar in the interval
For our first major concert in 2023 and with the disruption of Covid behind us, we brought you Handel Messiah, probably the most popular of all oratorios.
Rendered musically in moving arias and rousing choruses, the oratorio foretells of His coming and His birth, through His life experiences such as His rejection and suffering, to His Death and beyond, as well as His influence on our own lives.
We were delighted to welcome back soprano Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson who sang so movingly at our May 2022 Sage Gateshead concert. NCS combined with Hertfordshire Chorus with their conductor David Temple to perform Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony and James McCarthy’s Codebreaker which was commissioned by Herts Chorus and emotionally portrays the life of Alan Turing
We also were delighted to welcome back Elizabeth Hogarth as alto, Austin Gunn with his fine tenor voice and for Ben Noble, his first time performing not only for NCS, but also the bass role in Messiah, and boy, did he relish every moment!
and then we have:
SING WITH US
From February 2023 we will be running a series of monthly open rehearsals on the following Mondays 20th February, 20th March, 17th April, 22nd May and 12th June.
Discover what it is like to sing with NCS and prepare a selection of choral favourites, including works by Handel, Mozart, Lauridsen and Hagenberg, for our Summer concert. You will be able to join the choir in performance at Trinity Church in Gosforth, at 7.30pm on 24 June.
Contact enquiries@newcastlechoralsociety.org.uk for more details and to book a place.
Learn More
NCS is delighted to bring you our 2022 WASSAIL Christmas Concert, free from all the restrictions that Covid brought to bear! The main piece ‘Wassail’ by Alexander L’Estrange was commissioned by United Learning’s Partnership Fund.
The original ‘Wassail’ artwork was completed by Kettering Buccleuch Academy in Northamptonshire, inspired by working with Alexander L’Estrange. Wassail / wassailing itself means many things:a drink, a cup, a dance, a celebration, carol-singing – lots of that on:
Saturday December 10th Trinity Church Gosforth
We also feature selections from Bob Chilcott’s On Christmas Night, with his own settings of familiar carol melodies in an impressive array of styles and moods. Accompaniment from Nick Butters our own talented accompanist, and our guest organist Kris Thomsett Assistant Director of Music at Newcastle Cathedral.
It’s time for Audience participation after the interval – a selection of the season’s favourites where you can join with the choir to swell the sound and be a part of the whole evening!
Adam Bushnell Storyteller adds another dimension to our concert following his first successful appearance with us in June 2018. A qualified teacher, experienced storyteller and published author, he works to inspire a love of reading and creative writing amongst children and adults alike.
Our concert is dedicated to the memory of Hazel Gowdy who died a year ago to the exact date of the concert, not long after enjoying her 80th birthday celebrations with her family. A pivotal member of the Alto section, she joined the choir in 1997, rarely missed concerts, stepping in as an accompanist and a deputy choir leader when needed. We miss her greatly.
Ticket information £15 with free programme. Free to under 18s with a paying adult (£8 for those in full time education or registered unemployed) Available online at
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/newcastle-choral-society
Card payments or cash on the door.
Or email enquiries@newcastlechoralsociety.org.uk
Interval Refreshments: £1: Mince pie and soft drink only. What’s not to like!
DIARY DATE 2023
Newcastle Choral Society, Conductor Mark Anyan, and Hertfordshire Chorus, with their Conductor David Temple, joined forces for an epic performance at Sage Gateshead on Sunday 1st May 2022 at 3pm. Postponed twice due to the pandemic, this was 3rd time lucky! The concert featured Vaughan Williams ‘A Sea Symphony’ conducted by David Temple, which we were delighted to perform in the year celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the composers birth. The concert also featured the northern premiere of the critically acclaimed ‘Codebreaker’ written by James McCarthy and commissioned by Hertfordshire Chorus and conducted by Mark Anyan. This charts the life of Alan Turing famous for breaking the German Enigma code during WW2
Soloists were
Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson soprano
Dominic Sedgwick baritone
Orchestra North East
Newcastle Choral Society, Conductor Mark Anyan, and Hertfordshire Chorus, with their Conductor David Temple, are joining forces for an epic performance at Sage Gateshead on Sunday 1st May 2022 at 3pm. Postponed twice due to the pandemic, this is 3rd time lucky! The concert features Vaughan Williams ‘A Sea Symphony’ which we are delighted to perform in the year celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the composers birth. The concert also features the northern premiere of the critically acclaimed ‘Codebreaker’ written by James McCarthy and commissioned by Hertfordshire Chorus. This charts the life of Alan Turing famous for breaking the German Enigma code during WW2
Ruth Jenkins-Robertsson soprano
Dominic Sedgwick bass
Tickets £25, £20, £5 (under 18s and students)
Box Office 0191 4434661
boxoffice@gateshead.com
If you are a friend or supporter of Newcastle Choral Society, please choose the tickets with the NCS prefix when ordering online or mention NCS at the Box Office
We are grateful from support from Sir James Knott Trust and Hadrian Trust
