Month: March 2022

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Become a Friend of the Choir

As we are a small choir we are most grateful for any support people can give us, and that by becoming a Friend, and gift aiding if possible, we are able to generate a little more income. This allows us to continue giving public performances which sadly are very expensive .

Please complete our short registration form to become a Friend. It includes a Gift Aid declaration for UK taxpayers which allows us to reclaim tax on your donations if you agree.

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Spring Concert Update

Our next concert will be held on Sunday 22nd May 2022 in All Saints’ Church, Sutton Courtenay starting at 7:30 pm. The final programme includes:

Vivaldi:            Gloria in D (RV589)

Vivaldi:            Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera (RV630) – Soprano solo

Mozart:           Missa Brevis in C major (KV220) Sparrow Mass
                            (Spatzenmesse)

Mozart:           Ave Verum Corpus (K618)

Haydn:            Te Deum in C major

Tickets are £15 which includes a programme. They can be purchased by contacting or 07870 506774. They are also on sale at Hari & Esha’s in Sutton Courtenay and at the Bookstore in Bury Street, Abingdon.

Or from 2nd April you can apply on-line at https://www.trybooking.com/uk/BODN.

This promises to be a joyous and inspiring concert; we are looking forward to it and hope to see you there.

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Spring 2022 Update

The Spring term is progressing very well. We went back to singing in the Matrix in January – without visors or masks. Our insistence on lateral flow tests and good ventilation seems to have protected us from Covid, so far. The sheer joy of singing together again has given us a renewed vigour. In addition, we have welcomed nine new members whose voices have enhanced our performance significantly. In short – we are in very good voice!

We are preparing for our concert on Sunday 22nd May 2022 in All Saints’ Church at 7:30 pm. Posters and advertisements will soon be out, and we hope that many will come and listen. Our last concert was in November 2019, and we have certainly missed being able to sing to an audience. We have chosen some delightful pieces to celebrate our return:

                Vivaldi’s Gloria

                Mozart’s Sparrowmass

                Haydn’s Te Deum in C

Rehearsals for the concert are going nicely, and we are adding in some other pieces in preparation for our 40th Anniversary concert planned for November.