Overgate Hospice Choir

Calderdale-based choral society. To date we have raised over £370k for @OvergateHospice. MD @savagehanford. Join us!

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We were delighted to present our cheque for £10,250 today to @OvergateHospice from the choir - the record-breaking amount we raised at our Christmas concert

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What a fabulous time we had last night performing Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle! Here are our wonderful soloists Lorna James @bethmoxon @AndrewHenlar @samjbaritone with our MD @savagehanford

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We're so excited for our performance of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle at Halifax Minster, & delighted to have fantastic soloists Lorna James @bethmoxon @AndrewHenlar @samjbaritone joining us alongside @RobertSudall Alan Horsey & conductor @savagehanford. Tickets now on sale!

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We have a brand new website! Visit https://t.co/4Xm23XlQbH for choir info, details of forthcoming events, posters from previous concerts, ticketing, and more

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We're looking forward to continuing the coronation celebrations on Saturday 10th June in Elland, with a stirring programme of music offered alongside our special guests @hammondsband! Tickets are on sale now via https://t.co/Ng0U7wtH6l

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At our AGM on Wednesday we were thrilled to give this big cheque for £8000 to Alison Harwood, Chief Executive of @OvergateHospice. The entire proceeds from our Christmas Concert 🎶🎄

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Proud to add our name to this open letter to the @BBC Director General #WeAreTheBBCSingers #keepsinging

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An open letter from 229 UK amateur choirs with 18,290 members to the BBC Director General urging him to reverse the decision to close down the BBC Singers #WeAreTheBBCSingers

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Dear fellow UK amateur choirs,
If you’d like to sign a joint letter to the BBC DG about the abolition of the @BBCSingers, please reply saying yes + the number of singers you represent. We’ll draft a letter (after tomorrow’s concert😨) & add your choir #WeAreTheBBCSingers

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@WimbledonChoral @BBCSingers Yes please - 70

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We are incredibly grateful to the @VWFndn for their support of our upcoming concert, which allows us to perform our high-quality and innovative programme alongside outstanding professionals, and still donate all ticket sales to the @OvergateHospice

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Soprano @JenAliceClark's opera credits include roles with Opera North, Welsh National Opera and West Green House Opera, alongside ensemble work with the Grange Festival. Current 2023 plans include a UK tour of The Mikado with Charles Court Opera https://t.co/HaPQSIH4kc

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We're delighted to welcome two outstanding soloists for our concert of Fauré, Vaughan Williams, Saint-Saëns & Boulanger this Saturday 18th March: soprano @JenAliceClark and baritone @theopbaritone. Here's a little intro to each of them...

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Baritone @theopbaritone is a recent graduate of the RCM's International Opera Studio, and in the last year has worked with Grange Park Opera and Festivals Malta. In 2023 he tours with Diva Opera in their production of Rigoletto in South Africa & France https://t.co/HORL1C10bN

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Fauré's much-loved Pie Jesu, meanwhile, finds a remarkable counterpart in Boulanger's rarely performed setting. It was among the last works she ever wrote, and was dictated to her sister, Nadia, the year Lili died, aged just 24. (3/3)
https://t.co/T2MpHVqTpd

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We can't wait for our concert this Saturday! Alongside the more familiar Five Mystical Songs by Vaughan Williams and Fauré's ever-popular Requiem, we'll also be singing two lesser-known works: two movements from Saint-Saëns' Requiem, and Lili Boulanger's Pie Jesu...(1/3)

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Here's a sneak peek at both pieces. One of the Saint-Saëns movements we'll be performing is the Dies Irae (which Fauré doesn't include in his Requiem). It's full of bombast, heroism, & drama; the 'Tuba' section is originally scored for 4 trombones! (2/3) https://t.co/7z1OiUnfgz

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Tickets are on sale for our spring concert in Brighouse. We'll be performing Fauré's Requiem, Vaughan Williams's Five Mystical Songs, & more. We're delighted to welcome soloists @JenAliceClark and @theopbaritone, with our new MD @savagehanford conducting.

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Have you ever wanted to join @Overgate_Choir?

Join them on Saturday 25 February at St Jude’s Church Hall for a sing a long.

Please contact Joyce Sharp on 01422 340664 or email [email protected] if you would like to join.

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Join us on Saturday 25 Feb for a 'Come and Sing' Fauré Requiem!

- It's FREE to attend
- Scores will be provided
- There will be tea and CAKE between rehearsal and run-through

We'd love to see you there!