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Rehearsal Music - Thursday, July 9th

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:30:14 +0000

Byrd Responses

Harwood - Canticles

Darke in F - Communion Service (Gloria)

Bach - G Agimus tibi

Batten 4th

Psalms 118 (Saturday) - 119 vv 105 to 112 (Sunday morning) - 60/63 (Sunday afternoon)

Elgar Ave Maris Stella

Final hymn - Sunday afternoon 'O thou who camest from above' - final verse descant (Copies provided on Thursday)

See you soon...S

Rehearsal Music - Thursday, 2nd July

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:07:28 +0000

Harwood - Canticles

Darke in F - Communion Service (Sanctus/Benedictus/Agnus Dei

Bach - G Agimus tibi

Batten 4th

Psalms (rest of the July 11th/12th psalms handed out this week)

If there is time - Elgar Ave Maris Stella

See you on Thursday! S

Rehearsal Music - Thursday 25th June

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:03:06 +0000

This week we are working around the choirs AGM. The pattern will be 7.30pm to 8.30pm rehearsal followed by a brief gap before the meeting. iIf all goes well and we get through things efficiently at the meeting we should have another 20/25 mins rehearsal time at the end!

We will look at the following -

Batten - Fourth Service

Bach - G Agimus tibi

A psalm (to be handed out)

Elgar - Ave Maris stella

Your attendance at the rehearsal/meeting is important. Please try to be with us for this important event in our calendar!

Thursday 18th of June...EXTRA

Stephen Shellard — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:55:33 +0000

I meant to add to my previous message that I will keep the people doing the wedding on June 27th back for the final 15 mins of rehearsal this week.

You will receive both Rutter pieces tomorrow evening.

Rehearsal Music - Thursday, 18th of June

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:17:28 +0000

We will look at the following this week -

Harwood in E Minor (edited highlights)

Bach - Gracias agimus tibi

Elgar - Ave maris stella

Batten - Magnificat..with solo sections included.

Darke in Eucharist - Gloria

Se you soon!

Rehearsal Music- Thursday, 11th of June

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:45:52 +0000

Harwood in E Minor Canticles

Elgar - Ave maris Stella

I am keeping our music learning this week mainly to Harwood in E minor. This is a great setting..with challenges! We need to make significant leaps forward with this on Thursday!

https://youtu.be/EuliVaykXXc?si=2v3hL3mERn4JHJE8

Please click on the link to listen to a good recording of Harwood by Keble College. If the link fails it can be found on utube.

See you soon..S

Rehearsal Music - Thursday, June 4th

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:05:29 +0000

Batten Fourth Service - Please can the following assume the verse solo parts when they arise -

Magnificat

Page 1 - Paul M

P 2 - Sop1 Viv T/Sop 2 Lynne Owens/Alto Helen Randall/Tenor Richard Holroyd

P 3 - Hilary Markland

P 5 - Sop Eileen Roberts/Alto Laura Moss/Bass - Tim Cox

P 8/9 - Viv T/Alto Sarah Cooke/Bass Mark Wilson

Nunc -

P 10 Liz Forman

P 12 Bass Bill robinson

P 12/13 - 'Gory be to the Father..'...Sop Sarah Donaldson & Eileen & /Alto Jill Robinson & Laura Moss/Tenor Pete S & Rob P/Bass Peter Brook & Tim Cox

If you would prefer not to be included in this list, please let me know asap.

Darke in F Eucharist -

Sanctus - Sop solo Pammie Murray

Benedictus - Sop solo Caroline Gilderdale/ Alto solo Deborah K Watson/Tenor solo Pete Shep/ Bass Tim Cox

Agnus Dei - Paul M

Gloria -P 17 Bass solo Tim Cox

P 18 - Sarah Kings

Once again, please let me know if you do not wish to be included in the list above.

Harwood - Canticles - Please make a note of the following in your copies -

Magnificat - P 4 (top line Solo) Full Sops/ Line 2 Verse - Choir 2/Bottom line Solo will be Full Sops/ P 5 Verse will be Full Choir/P 6 As written (bottom line) Dec is Choir 1, Can is Choir 2 - SAME on P 7/P 8 Bass solo Paul M./Verse Full Choir/P 10 & 11 Dec and Can markings will be Choir 1, Choir 2.

Nunc -

P 12 Semi Chorus - Full Sops/P 13 'Dec' marking is Full Choir/ P 14 Dec & Can markings as written EXCEPT on the bottom line from 'and to be the glory' which will be Full Choir leading to P 15 which is also Full Choir. P 17 Ignore Dec & Can markings here - Full Choir to the end.

There are bound to be bits of the above which require clarification on Thursday. But I hope it is all relatively clear!

Bach - Gratias agimus tibi

See you soon

Rehearsal Music for Thursday, May 28th

Stephen Shellard — Wed, 27 May 2026 10:25:23 +0000

Elgar - Great is the Lord

Paviour -Magnificat

Psalms for the weekend

Elgar - They are at rest/O Saluters Hostia

Stainer - I Saw the Lord

Howells - Coll Reg Eucharist

Byrd - responses

it would be great to have everyone there for a prompt 7.30pm start as we have a lot of ground of cover.

I hope you are all managing to keep reasonably cool!

See you tomorrow night.

Rehearsal Music - Thursday, May 21st

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 19 May 2026 17:05:58 +0000

First of all - many thanks for agreeing to attend the extra rehearsal over half term! The Elgar Festival is a very important annual event in our calendar and having two more rehearsals instead of one will boost our chances of doing our usual excellent job by 1010%!

This week we will do the following -

Byrd Responses - T/B please pick up your copy from the table as you arrive.

Psalms - 97, 98 (Sat Evensong) - Psalm 8 (Eucharist) - Psalms 93/100 (Sunday Evensong) - T/B pick up copies of these as you arrive.

Howells - Eucharist service - Gloria/Sanctus/Benedictus & Agnus dei

Stainer - I Saw the Lord

Dyson in D Magnificat

Elgar - They are at rest & Edited highlights of Great is the Lord

Paviour - Nunc

I would appreciate it if we could cover all of the music above this week which might mean going past our 9.30pm finish time - NO more that 10/15 mins - if required. Thank you for your understanding.

See you on Thursday.