BASINGSTOKE FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS FEATURING: Basing Singers Basingstoke Choral Society Basingstoke Hospital Male Voice Choir Basingstoke Ladies Choir Basingstoke Male Voice Choir Hannington Band Hurst Singers Kingsclere Singers Overton Choral Society Steventon Singers Tadley Singers St Mary’s CE Junior School Choir and Boys’ Choir Sunday 8th July, 7.00pm EVENT SPONSORED BY: The Anvil, Basingstoke Basingstoke Council Four Lanes Trust Greenham Common Trust Welcome to Basingstoke Festival Forthcoming concerts and events Basing Singers Basingstoke Choral Society Basing Singers Basingstoke Ladies Choir of Choirs… Saturday 20th October, 7.30pm Annual Concert Musical Director: Stuart Hicken Musical Director: David Gibson Old Basing Village Hall Sunday 14th October, 6.30pm Accompanist: Sheelagh Harding Accompanist: Mark Kinkaid Sitting in my garden on a warm sunny morning in the summer of 2010, a small group of choral Basingstoke Choral Society United Reformed Church, Rehearse: Wednesdays 7.45pm –9.45pm at Parish Room, Rehearse: Wednesdays 7.30pm–9.30pm at The Vyne School, Basingstoke enthusiasts (Harry Trott, Margaret Brackenborough, Marilyn and Paul Wright and Stephen and Basingstoke Beryl Oliver) met to discuss the possibility of forming an association of choirs. Our hope was that Come and Sing Messiah for fun! adjacent to St Mary’s Church, The Street, Old Basing Basingstoke Choral Society has been bringing choral music to audiences in the area since 1889 Wednesday 19th September, Fairfields Arts Centre such an association would provide a directory of choirs to act as a reference point for potential Basing Singers is a four part and with around 160 members is currently one of the largest SATB choirs in the South of England. 7.30pm The Best of Basingstoke choristers whilst assisting in a variety of choral activities. We also wished to promote The Vyne School, Basingstoke Art Show choir, currently we have The choir not only specialises in well-known choral works from the repertoire but also performs Basingstoke as a centre of choral excellence, whilst additionally encouraging an international Free places bookable on Saturday July 14th – about forty members. We more modern choral pieces. dimension. 01256 461402 Thursday 2nd August are named after the village of Old Basing where we meet. The choir gives three concerts each year and is privileged to have The Anvil in Basingstoke as its Fairfields Arts Centre, Over the succeeding months the opinions of choirs were sought and a constitution drawn up and Handel’s Messiah However, members travel from as far away as Whitchurch, main venue. We also perform regularly at Douai Abbey and have just returned to Winchester Basingstoke approved. With the support of Basingstoke and Deane (Leisure Initiatives), Four Lanes Trust and Sunday 2nd December Overton, Cliddesden and Sherborne St John to sing with us Cathedral after a gap of some years. We use professional orchestras and soloists at all our The Anvil, Basingstoke Kingsclere Singers Greenham Common Trust we were able to proceed with our ideas, including the laying of plans to each week, joining those who live nearer to Old Basing. concerts and this helps us to bring music of the highest standard to our audiences. Mayor’s Charity Concert celebrate this unique Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Basingstoke Hospital We enjoy singing a wide variety of music, sacred or secular, Saturday 6th October We also welcome the chance to perform joint concerts with other choral societies and this gives Male Voice Choir classical or pop, ancient or modern. Our recent concerts have I am so privileged to have been elected as the first Chairman of the Basingstoke Festival of The Anvil, Basingstoke us the opportunity to perform works demanding a large choir as well as singing in a variety of 20th Anniversary Celebration included excerpts from Messiah and Carmina Burana as well as Choirs and to have been given the opportunity to work with so many dedicated singers and for the Hospice Chrismas Tree Festival venues. a ‘Best of Bond’ medley and ‘I Do Like to be Beside the musicians. I hope that at the end of this evening's musical celebration you will leave this Friday 16th November, 7.30pm Saturday 15th December, 7pm BCS has been a part of the musical life of Basingstoke for over 100 years. Seaside’. splendid concert hall with the happiest of memories and, maybe, with a determination that you Winchester Cathedral St Mary’s, Kingsclere We are enormously fortunate in having David Gibson as our Musical for St Mary’s Keystone Project too will be participating in a future concert collaboration of the Basingstoke Festival of Choirs. Concert for Thatcham Benefits Our next concert will be in Old Basing Village Hall on Saturday Director and thanks to his commitment and inspiration we know we will be Thank you for your support this evening. Surgery Overton Choral Society 20 October. The theme for that concert will be musicals. The singing and performing for many years to come. Saturday 29th September Christmas Carol Concert programme will include songs from Showboat, Sweet Charity, David Ogborn Please visit us at www.basingstoke-choral.org.uk . St John’s Baptist Church Monday 17th December We Will Rock You and Disney films, plus more. Chairman, Basingstoke Festival of Choirs Thatcham St Mary’s Hall, Overton Soprano Alto Janet Taylor Invaluable help and support from… In recent years we have been very pleased to welcome a Come and Sing Alex Ansell Jane Ansell Jean Taylor Basingstoke and Deane Council and Ceri Adams; Basingstoke Festival and Julia Tymukas; number of younger singers to our ranks. We would be delighted Saturday 9th March 2013 Gill Baylis Liz Bourne Suad Thrift Fairfields Arts Centre; Festival Place; Four Lanes Trust; Greenham Common Trust; if more young people would come and join us, as they will be St Mary’s Church, Overton Ruth Chenery Moira Bunce Sheila Tonnison Hannah Williams; Peter Mahoney the basis of choirs for the years to come. Steventon Singers Jo Chittey Jennie Butler Jackie Ward La Pointe Harvest Fayre Please see our website Diana Churchill Sarah Cameron Lucy Watson Saturday 22nd September, 11am http://basingsingers.users.btopenworld.com/index.htm Andrea Clay Nicola Clark Heather White Carol Yates St Nicholas Church, Steventon for more details, or phone our Secretary Mike Jackson on Debbie Davis Judy Craig Sue Galloway Rachel Curzon Christine Young 01256 468351 . Jean Gibbs Catherine De Mars Tenor Soprano Janet Jackson Liz Hay Claire Evans Neville Bacon Irene Allaway Pamela Lunn Patricia Hay Barbara Fairbrother Chris Hadlow Sue Bailey Karen Nicholson Sue Hobbs Philippa Ford Jeremy Masson Maureen Bannock Claire Smith Rachel Holland Elizabeth Ford Geoff Poynter Smith Angela Humphries Hazel Hawtin Eileen Beard Tenor Patrick Sarsfeild-Hall Rachel Kerwick Caroline Hayes Diana Charnell Peter Fox Joe Slater Marion McCann Jackie Humphries Angela Hammond Andrew Frawley Bass Deborah Parks-Green Anne Hurst Vena Jackson Tim Frawley Samuel Adeliyi Sylvia Poynter-Smith Rosalyn Jones Joanna Jarrett-Kerr Oliver Jarrett-Kerr David Coppock Tricia Preston Joyce Kershaw Carol Laight Ralph Kay Robert Eggar Yvonne Smith Anne Lake Hilary May-Miller Peter May-Miller Mike Gledhill Sybil Summers Margaret Lucas Charlotte Moses Keith Shergold David Lucas Sue Teagle Travis Mason Maggie Palmer Tim Mortlock Bass Philippa Walker Geraldine Miles Heather Quilter Peter Robson Desmond Atkin Karen West Maggie Morgans Jackie Simpson Paul Sherrington Norman Bannock Penny Parsons Diana Werry-Thomas Richard Tanner Don Cameron Margaret Quinn Alto Richard Tyson Leslie Durrrant Carol Sheppard Joyce Atkin Philip Wheeler Bob Farmer Eve Stokes Jill Basing David Hodgson Pauline Ellis Mike Jackson Helen Frawley Mike Leaming Madeline Googe Mike Pearce Ann Groom Basingstoke Hospital Basingstoke Ladies’ Choir Basingstoke Male Voice Choir Hurst Singers Male Voice Choir Musical Director: Margaret Brackenborough Musical Director: Peter Allen Musical Director: Stephen Oliver Accompanist: Jonathan Hedgecock Accompanist: Paul Wright Accompanist: Judith Royle Musical Director: David Ogborn Rehearse: Mondays 7.30pm –9.30pm at Carnival Hall, Basingstoke Rehearse: Mondays 7.30pm –9.30pm at United Reformed Church, Basingstoke Rehearse: Thursdays 7.30pm –9.30pm at Accompanist: Steve Busby Basingstoke Ladies Choir was formed in 1964 as a group of enthusiastic BMVC formed in 1964 has always been part of Basingstoke’s splendid musical tradition, bringing Tadley Rugby Club, Red Lane, Aldermaston Rehearse: Wednesdays 7.30pm–9.30pm at singers under the baton of Kenneth Williams. Since then the Choir has grown in male voice choral music to a wide audience. They have been very successful in achieving this as The Hurst Singers are a mixed voice choir whose main aim is to Basingstoke Hospital Canteen both numbers and reputation, and performs to a very high standard, often helping to raise funds well as raising funds for national and local charities and were very proud to become one of the have fun singing. They practice on Thursday evenings in The Basingstoke Hospital Male Voice Choir was born in March for charitable groups and organisations. very first recipients of Basingstoke’s ‘A Place To Be Proud Of’ awards. They have represented preparation for concerts. They have a large repertoire of part 2011 with an ambitious group of 12 enthusiasts, and in 14 BLC has performed with many UK and International Choirs, both at home and overseas, Basingstoke in trips to Alençon in France and Euskirchen in Germany as well as tours of Canada, songs from jazz to madrigals, pop songs to secular music. A months has grown to 40 members who are justly proud of their establishing firm friendships and hosting many of the choirs here in Basingstoke. The Choir has USA, Holland and Malta. number of concerts are performed each year at local venues stunning sound. taken part in many prestigious competitions, notably The Mid Somerset Music Festival coming The Choir is always pleased to welcome new members, rehearsing on Monday evenings at the and the choir also sings at weddings.