Choral Music to Inspire!
Choral Music to Inspire!
The choir after performing our Viva Verdi Concert in Hawkshead - June 2019
Our Next Concert:
Messiah
George Frideric Handel
December 5th, 7.30, Ulverston Parish Church
Directed by Clare Eccles
Accompanied by Colin Dean, Organ. Martin Chadderton Timpani.
Soloists Naomi Marczak, Amy Shaw, Ron Eadington
Tickets £14 on the door £12 in advance
Sing with Us
The Choir is always keen to hear from singers.
Vacancies do occur from time to time. Our musical director makes the decisions on the make-up of the choir.
The key musical skill you need is the ability to hold a solid 'choral' line when down to one or two voices per part.
Sight-reading
An ability to sight-read is always useful, though singers whose sight-reading may not be good but who are prepared to commit to learning notes etc. between rehearsals, are welcome.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals take place every Tuesday night, during school term time, from 7.30pm until 9.30pm. We are currently rehearsing in the Methodist Church in Ulverston.
Attendance
Commitment to attending Tuesday rehearsals (as well as the concerts!) is important to ensure the choir gets the most from each rehearsal.
If you would like to join us, please email our Chair, Helen Norrie by email at furnessbachchoir@gmail.com or call 01229 583750
Members of Furness Bach Choir, seen here rehearsing Brahms’s music in Ulverston
Photograph: Vanessa Winship/West Coast Photo Festival
We are a choir of 40 voices...
singing music composed over the past thousand years.
Choristers live in and around the Furness Peninsula. We were formerly known as the Ulverston Bach Choir and still rehearse in Ulverston on Tuesday evenings during term times.
Very often our concerts will include a full or period orchestra and occasionally guest musicians.
singing music composed over the past thousand years.
Choristers live in and around the Furness Peninsula. We were formerly known as the Ulverston Bach Choir and still rehearse in Ulverston on Tuesday evenings during term times.
Very often our concerts will include a full or period orchestra and occasionally guest musicians.
Our Musical Director
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Claire Eccles
Claire has been very kind to step in as a Musical Director to conduct and direct our performance of Handel's Messiah in December 2021. Claire is trained as a Classical Soprano and is also a singing teacher and community musician based in Ulverston, South Cumbria. Claire studied music at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (M.Mus 2018), the University of Leeds (B.Mus 2012) and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. She is delighted to be working with the choir on such a magnificent piece. We are currently looking for a new permanent musical director. More information will appear on the website soon. In the meantime, please email furnessbachchoir@gmail.com for more information. |
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The final bow at the end of our Viva Verdi concert at St James' Church in Barrow in Furness
