Come and Sing Mozart Requiem
at St. Mary's Church Saffron Walden
on 29 September 2012
Singers who are familiar with the work are invited to join Oliver King and St Mary's Church Choir for an exhilarating day's singing to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and St Mary's Cyril Coe Memorial Fund.
Singers' registration 10.00am Concert performance 7.00pm
Singers £15 Students £5
Audience free admission with retiring collection
Sign up online here
For further information:
Phone: 01799 523438
E-mail: jamesbutler3@btconnect.com
Timetable for the day
Refreshments provided for morning and afternoon break
| 10.00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10.35 - 11.30 | Rehearsal 1 |
| 11.40 - 12.30 | Rehearsal 2 |
| 12.30 - 1.45 | Lunch |
| 1.45 - 3.00 | Rehearsal 3 (with organ) |
| 3.00 - 3.30 | Tea |
| 3.30 - 5.00 | Final Rehearsal |
| 5.00 - 6.30 | Explore Saffron Walden and enjoy an early supper at a local restaurant |
| 6.50 | Return to your seats ready for concert |
| 7.00 | Concert (free admission with retiring collection). Encourage your non-singing friends and family to come and listen. |
Oliver King is Organist and Director of Music at St Mary's and combines this post with a busy and varied career as a conductor, teacher, soloist, accompanist and adjudicator. Previously he held full time posts at Wellington College and at King William's College. In addition to his work at St Mary's Church, Oliver is currently on the staff of St Mary's School, Cambridge and Sawston Village College. Oliver studied at the Royal College of Music and at the Malmo Academy of Music. As a student, he also held the Michael James Organ Scholarship to the Royal Parish Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Adding a new dimension to his life, he has recently qualified as a Music Therapist, having undertaken MA training at Anglia Ruskin University.
In August he will again be a Director for the National Youth Music Camps, based at the Stables Theatre, Wavendon. In his spare time (such that it is) Oliver is a keen runner and also especially enjoys adapting repertoire for the free reed love of his life – his melodica!
Music
Soloists for the evening performance will be: Sîan Newman soprano, Grace Wain mezzo soprano, Matthew Spillett tenor and Christian Jenkins bass.
We are delighted that John Pryer has once again agreed to accompany the evening performance on the organ. John, one of the leading organists of his generation, is currently organist at the Oratory Church, Birmingham and Alexander Palace, London.
For this occasion we will be using the Novello Duncan Druce edition. Please bring your own copy if possible. Some copies will be available to borrow on the day. Please bring a pencil, eraser and a bottle of water if you wish.
Dress for evening Concert
| Ladies: | Black/dark skirt or dress trousers, plain (not patterned) coloured top with elbow length or long sleeve. |
| Men: | Plain black/dark trousers, white shirt with plain single colour tie. |
Changing facilities and toilets will be available in the Parish Rooms adjacent to the church.