Berlioz: Te Deum (sopranos take the S1 part and altos take the S2 part)

Brahms: Alto Rhapsody (men's voices only)

Fauré/Messager: Messe des Pêcheurs de Villerville (women's voices only)

Click on each of the above for learning resources.

If you have hired scores from the Workshop, you can continue to use them and there is no additional hire fee.
 

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Singers north of Stroud and Stroud itself will rehearse in Stonehouse on 4 Tuesdays.
Singers south of Stroud will rehearse in Alveston on 4 Thursdays.
These 8 rehearsals are for non-audition choir singers who need some extra rehearsals and also need introducing to the works.  

There are 4 group rehearsals and 2 workshops as well as the final rehearsal when everyone is expected to attend.  Please see the attached rehearsal schedule for full details.

We will be running buses from Thornbury to every Gloucester and Cheltenham rehearsal and the performance. These will leave from outside Aldi in Thornbury which has two car parks adjacent to it. The cost will be £15 per trip and the 33-seater coach will be operated by Mike’s Travel.

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Because of Berlioz not writing in altos we have a rather different rehearsal schedule this time.  Sopranos take the S1 part and altos take the S2 part.  All singers will be OK attending either Stonehouse or Alveston. 

In the group rehearsals, we will be rehearsing with Choir 1 to the conductor's left and Choir 2 to his right.  Choir 1 is all sopranos, Tenor 1s and Bass 1s, Choir 2 is all altos, Tenor 2s and Bass 2s.

We will do the Berlioz first in each rehearsal and in alternate weeks follow that with women first doing the Faure followed by men with the Brahms, vice-versa the other two weeks.

Also, members can buy tickets for the performance here. Tickets are £42 main nave, £32 centre nave, £22 rear nave and £15 aisle.  See attached seating plan.
 

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The running order is the Fauré/Messager Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville for women's voices, the Brahms Alto Rhapsody where we will be joined by Dame Sarah Connolly and then after a short interval for rearrangement the Berlioz Te Deum with Liam Bonthrone as soloist.

Our concert manager Trevor Bartlett's instructions are as follows:-

NOTE: MUSIC FOLDERS WILL BE PLACED ON THE SEATING PRIOR TO THE AFTERNOON REHEARSAL. PLEASE USE THEM AS IT PRESENTS A MORE UNIFORM EXPERIENCE FOR THE AUDIENCE RATHER THAN LOOKING AT VARIOUS EDITION COVERS. PLEASE TAKE THEM WITH YOU AFTER THE REHEARSAL SO THAT WE CAN ENTER THE CONCERT WITH OUR FOLDERS IN HAND. Those in the North Transept carry them in their right hand, those in the South Transept carry them in your left hand.

AT THE END OF THE CONCERT PLEASE RETURN THE FOLDERS AND ANY HIRED SCORES TO THE BINS PROVIDED. THE FOLDERS ARE BEING BORROWED FROM LOCAL CHOIRS WHO REQUIRE THEM BACK AND OF COURSE OUR CHAIRMAN HAS TO RETURN SCORES THAT HAVE BEEN HIRED WITHIN THE HIRE PERIOD.

• The Concert Manager will take control of the South Transept and the Assistant Concert Manager will take control of the North Transept.

• At 7.15pm Sopranos and Tenors to assemble in North Transept, Altos and Basses to assemble in South Transept and Children’s Choir to assemble in the room provided. PLEASE LINE UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM the Concert Manager in that area and as practiced during the afternoon rehearsal.

• At 7.20pm the Sopranos and Altos will take their seats on the staging starting at row A, Sop 2 leading Sop1 from the North Transept and Alt 1 leading Alt 2 from the South Transept. The Choir will remain standing until given the signal to sit by the Concert Manager.

• The Choir will stand on the entrance of the conductor and follow his instruction from thereon.

• TENORS AND BASSES TO REMAIN SEATED IN THE TRANSEPTS KEEPING AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE DURING THE FAURÉ/MESSAGER PERFORMANCE.

• At the end of the Fauré performance the Tenors and Basses will stand and during the audience applause will make their way into an arc between the orchestra and the staging. T2 leading T1 from the North Transept and B1 leading B2 from the South Transept.

• At the end of the applause for the Fauré the Sops and Alts will sit upon the instruction of the conductor and will remain seated during the performance of the Alto Rhapsody remaining as quiet as possible and showing respect towards the Soloist and their fellow choir members. After sitting the choir the conductor will leave the stage to collect the soloist by which time the Ts and Bs will be in place ready to sing upon their return. At the end of the Alto Rhapsody there will be a presentation to the soloist followed by a short Interval.

• During the interval Tenors and Basses will leave the stage and reassemble in the North and South Transepts in the format required for the Te Deum (B1,T1 in the north and T2 and B2 in the South).

• Sops and Alts will remain in their places ready for the Te Deum. (if there is a need to leave the staging please do so from the top row downwards)

• Benches for the Children’s Choir will be put in place by the Cathedral Team.

• At the five minute bell the choir will take their positions as per the TE DEUM seating plan and as practiced at rehearsals.

• After the adult choir is in place the children’s choir will enter.

• On the concert managers instruction please sit.

• Stand on the entrance of the conductor and await his further direction.

At the end of the concert please dismount the staging from the top row downwards.

DURING THE PERFROMANCE THE PARLIAMENT SUITE WILL BE LOCKED AND SECURED. AT THE END OF THE CONCERT PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY THERE VIA THE INTERNAL ROUTE. A MEMBER OF THE CATHEDRAL STAFF WILL BE AT THE DOOR TO ALLOW YOU TO ENTER. PLEASE VACATE THE GREEN ROOM AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN AND ENSURE THAT YOU TAKE YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS WITH YOU AND LEAVE THE SUITE AS YOU FOUND IT.

GENERAL

PLEASE TAKE CARE ON THE STEPS WHILST CLIMBING OR DISMOUNTING THE STAGING.

IF YOU HAVE MOBILITY PROBLEMS PLEASE SEE EITHER THE CONCERT MANAGER OR THE ASSISTANT CONCERT MANAGER AT THE REHEARSAL PRIOR TO THE CONCERT DAY SO THAT YOUR CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED EARLY.

MOST IMPORTANTLY ENJOY THE CONCERT