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.
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR OPPORTUNITY
Newcastle Choral Society is looking for an Assistant Conductor to join our musical team and work under our Musical Director Mark Anyan.
The Assistant Conductor will support the Musical Director and choir when learning new repertoire by leading sectional rehearsals, taking occasional rehearsals as required, leading warm-ups and singing in the choir at rehearsal. There will also be potential for public conducting opportunities.
We are keen to receive a wide range of applications from people of all levels of experience and backgrounds in choral leadership, from students who want to develop their skills in choral conducting to those with more experience of choral direction.
Ideally, the candidate will possess or be developing conducting skills, have good knowledge of choral repertoire, and be a confident musician and play their part in helping the choir to maintain high standards in all its performances.
The Assistant Conductor will be remunerated at the rate of £500 per term.
Please send your C.V. to enquiries@newcastlechoralsociety.org.uk.
Closing Date for applications 20th February 2023
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to come and work with the choir on Monday 27th February at St Johns Church Kingston Park, Newcastle NE3 2HB from 7.30pm
Join us on our new adventure to become the ‘Choir of Choice’! Come to our next rehearsal – Mondays at 7.30 pm, at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Kingston Park...
read moreOur summer concert this year was held on Saturday 11 June 2016 in the Tyne Theatre and Opera House, Westgate Road; a new venue for the choir. We were joined by some North East celebrities in an event featuring music, words, and even some dancing, from the local area and beyond. Kevin Whately Kitty Whately Madelaine Newton Will Lang and Guests Pianist Joseph Middleton Music by Will Todd and Will Lang along with more traditional folk music REVIEW: The Chronicle and Journal published this fantastic review by David Whetstone: click here for review Prior to the concert, the Chronicle and Journal also published this article with more information about the Whatelys, and the link which was uncovered between the Tyne Theatre and our Chairman! – Chronicle Live Article Thank you to everyone involved in making this event a great success, and if you came along we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. ...
read moreOur concert on Saturday 19 March 2016 featured The Creation by Haydn, and was held in the Banqueting Suite of Newcastle Civic Centre. These fabulous soloists joined us: Angela Hicks, Soprano Ben Thapa, Tenor Dominic Barberi, Bass We were supported by our friends Orchestra North East, and our Musical Director Mark Anyan conducted. This concert was dedicated to the memory of John Parker, loyal member of the choir who died in November 2015. A closing collection was held in aid of the Hadrian Trust, and raised over £730. The Trust is a registered charitable trust allocating grants to charities and groups working for the benefit of the people and the environment of Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham, including Hartlepool, for which John acted as solicitor, trustee, correspondent and administrator for almost 40...
read moreNew Choir Term – New Singing Opportunity Always loved singing but not sure about joining a choir? Would like to sing in a concert with professional guest artists? Join us! Come along for a try first without any commitment. Rehearsals are held each Monday evening, starting at 7.30 pm at: St John’s Church Kingston Park Avenue Kingston Park Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 2HB – opposite Next, near Tesco. We are currently working towards a performance of Haydn’s The Creation in March. Come along and join...
read moreIn the run up to Christmas, we enjoyed some carol singing:- On 12 December we sang in Eldon Square on behalf of the Samaritans, and helped to raise an amazing £1253. Thank you to everyone who came along to support us. On 19 December we were pleased to have 2 slots singing in The Alnwick Garden. We also helped provide some festive cheer for the residents of a care home in Newcastle. Looking forward to next year……….!
read moreOur concert on 5 December 2015 was held in the Banqueting Suite of Newcastle Civic Centre. The main feature was Mass in Blue, by local composer Will Todd. We were delighted that the Will Todd Trio, including of course the composer, took part in our performance. The Trio was really fantastic, as was Sue Ferris playing saxophone. Soprano soloist Lorna James was absolutely fabulous. In addition to the exciting Mass in Blue performance, there was a selection of favourite traditional Christmas music to provide seasonal cheer, and we were pleased to be accompanied by the great Mike Dutton on piano. The choir thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and hope the audience did too! We held a closing collection in aid of the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity, which provides support to families with a seriously ill child. Will Todd is very close to this charity, and he spoke about its work at the concert....
read moreNewcastle Choral Society tackles the Anthems! Newcastle Choral Society is currently singing to the choir’s largest ever audience – at Rugby World Cup 2015. The choir was appointed to lead the singing of the national anthems at all three Rugby World Cup 2015 matches being held in October at St James Park, Newcastle, following a chance approach from Progress Productions, the Sports Presentation partner to England Rugby 2015. This presented the choir with the unusual opportunity of singing to an audience of more than 50,000 people in the stadium – and many millions watching the matches around the world. The chairman of Newcastle Choral, Charmian Marshall says: “This is a unique set of performances for a choir more used to singing in the Sage than St. James Park – our biggest audience ever! Huge excitement ensued at the news, local members from the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and Sage Gateshead Quay Voices were invited to join us, then the debate about what to wear! Finally we settled on black sweatshirts with the choir logo in white from a local supplier, and very smart we looked at the first of the matches, South Africa v Scotland on Saturday 3rd October, as we marched with military precision to our spot, centre stage in the middle of the pitch. Such an exhilarating experience buoyed up by the roar of the fans, and the huge round of applause as we left the pitch to take up our seats – Wow! All that practicing of unusual languages in the South African anthem paid off – ‘Flower of Scotland’ was a breeze! ” Two more matches to come! More dialects and language to polish up – no music allowed on the field! This Friday 9th October we will sing the New Zealand and Tongan anthems at the match which starts at 20.00 and on Saturday 10th October, with Samoa and Scotland kicking off at 14.30. The Choir in Print! We also featured in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle on 7 October. Read the article, see the photographs and enjoy viewing some video HERE!...
read moreNew Choir Term – New Singing Opportunity Always loved singing but not sure about joining a choir? Would like to sing in a concert with professional guest artists? Want the opportunity to sing Will Todd’s exciting jazz ‘Mass in Blue’ in our December 5th 2015concert with Will Todd Trio? (Closing collection at concert in aid of Rainbow Trust) FREE OPEN REHEARSAL WITH COFFEE AND AND CAKE! A warm welcome awaits you – oh and a score to borrow for the evening! When? Monday 7th September 2015, 19.30 – 21.30 Where? Church of St John the Evangelist, Kingston Park Avenue, Newcastle, NE3 2HB – just 1 minute off A1 or 5 minutes walk from Metro Contact? Call 0191 286 6338 or 01207 560555 or email...
read moreOur concert on 20 June 2015 featured music the Latin-American way! Constant Lambert – THE RIO GRANDE Ariel Ramirez – MISA CRIOLLA Bocanegra (pub.): Hanacpachap Cussicuinin Fernandez: Xicochi We were very lucky to have guest Tenor Andrew Friedhoff (website) with us. Andrew performed 3 solo pieces: ‘No Puede Ser’, ‘La Paloma’, and ‘Granada’, before joining us for the Misa Criolla. We also welcomed David Curry, founder of the Newcastle Guitar Orchestra (website), who accompanied us in the Misa Criolla as well as performing a solo piece: ‘Milonga’. Our fabulous pianists David Murray and Eileen Bown treated us to Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. It was fantastic to watch their fingers flying over the 2...
read more‘Mass in C Minor’ Ave verum Corpus We performed Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, along with Ave verum corpus, on Sunday 22 March 2015 at the Banqueting Suite, Newcastle Civic Centre. Our wonderful soloists, performing a selection of Mozart pieces were: Soprano: Angela Hicks Alto: Martha McLorinan Tenor: Richard Pinkstone Bass: Nick Ashby We were also ably supported by Orchestra North East. Thank you to everyone who attended. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we...
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