Amateur Choir Amesbury Wiltshire
From early in February 2021 information about the Avon Valley Singers will be moving to a new site http://avonvalleysingers.wordpress.com our email address will also be changing to AVS @ gmail.com (without the spaces of course).
These changes have been made to reduce financial commitments in these uncertain times.
If you’ve been here before you will notice the new fresh look of the website which reflects the rebranding of Avon Valley Choral Society to our new name of Avon Valley Singers.
We hope you like the new approach and will be tempted to come to our next concert which will be a performance of “The Crucifixion” by John Stainer first performed in Marylebone Parish Church in 1887.
The work is in 20 short movements and lasts for about an hour although well received at its premier but was later criticised for the sentimental libretto and music. However it has many admirers and continues to be performed during holy week and recorded more than 130 years after it was written.
Our performance takes place at 6.30 pm on 4th April at Amesbury Methodist Church. Entrance is free with a retiring collection.
Choir rehearsals resume on 9th January at 7.30 pm at Amesbury Methodist Church, when we start work on Stainer’s Crucifixion for our Easter Concert.
FROM EVERYONE AT
AVON VALLEY CHORAL SOCIETY
Avon Valley Choral Society will be singing carols at Tescos, Amesbury from 6.30 pm on Thursday 19th December, to raise money for Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
Please come and support us and them!
Saturday 14th December 2.30pm
Amesbury Methodist Church
High St. Amesbury, SP4 7ET
Come and join us from 2.30pm for an afternoon of Xmas tea and a programme of festive music with a chance to join the choir in some community singing of Xmas carols and songs.
Tickets £6 – available at the door
7.30 pm – Amesbury Methodist Church
Come and hear:
Vivaldi’s GLORIA
with
Captain Noah & his Floating Zoo
Musical Director – Simon Irwin
Tickets cost £10.00 each – to include refreshments. Available on the door on the night or to reserve tickets in advance email info@avonvalleychoralsociety.com and we’ll be in touch.
AVCS rehearsals start again on Thursday 5th September.
Rehearsals take place at Amesbury Methodist Church every Thursday at 7.30 pm under our Musical Director, Simon Irwin. If you want to join a friendly choir singing popular choral music please come along or drop us a line.
We are rehearsing for our Autumn Concert programme which includes Vivaldi’s Gloria and Captain Noah.
Details of our Autumn Concert and our Xmas Mince Pies and Singing event will be available shortly so watch this space
The choir is continuing its rehearsals for Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’ and ‘Noah and his Floating Zoo’ every Thursday until 25th July at Amesbury Methodist Church. We will then take our summer break during August and return on Thursday 5th September to continue preparations for our next concert in November. If you would like to join us, please come and visit us, there, or drop us a line.
Following our very successful Cream Teas and Music concert where Helen Palmer, one of our singers, who is also a talented cellist, performed for us on her beautiful cello, made for her by her late husband, we have been asked to have another similar event before Christmas, so watch this space for details of ‘Mince Pies and Music’.
