Thank you to all the singers who joined CCS's Come and Sing workshop on a gloriously sunny Saturday.
This was an opportunity to explore Elgar's The Music Makers, a fascinating work which is his setting of the Poem 'Ode' by Arthur O'Shaughnessy. It celebrates the dreaming artist and was dedicated to his friend Nicholas Kilburn, who was a major influence and supporter of Elgar's career. The Music Makers contains snatches from Elgar's earlier works, including the Dream of Gerontius, Sea Pictures and the Enigma Variations and so is almost a musical autobiography of his life.
The singers were well sustained with refreshments throughout the day by the tireless catering volunteers, who also provided home made cakes for the afternoon break when everyone was starting to flag a little.
Many thanks to the singers for making it such an enjoyable day and to all the vounteers for their hard work and to Simon Williamson and Jack Thompson who led us magnificently.
The performance at the end included extracts from Elgar's The Music Makers and his beautifully moving Ave Verum. Both pieces will be part of our next concert on Friday 13th November, which is to be held in the GW Annenberg theatre at Wellington College, in conjunction with the Wellington College Parent Singers & Wellington College Chapel
Tickets are available from the link below and we look forward to seeing you there.
If you would like to try out choral singing then do please come along to one of our free Taster sessions. All the available dates are shown on our Event Calendar, from which bookings can be made. Further details can be found by clicking on the Taster Sessions link below.
CHORAL & CONCERTO TICKETS - 13TH NOVEMBER
