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Rehearsal music - Thursday, April 30th

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:22:23 +0000

Briggs Responses - Part 2 complete

Elgar - They are at Rest

Stainer - I Saw the Lord - Part 1 Revise

Paviour - Canticles

Howells - Coll Reg Communion Service - Gloria (complete) - Revise Agnus Dei

Stainer - Choir 2 only - Verse Section

See you on Thursday - S

Rehearsal Music April

Stephen Shellard — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:15:55 +0000

Briggs Responses - Our Father (refresher) & the rest of part two responses.

Howells Coll Reg Communion -Agnus (refresh) - Gloria..

Elgar Great is the Lord -pages 17 to the end

Paviour- Magnificat - Refresh

Stainer - Beginning (Refresh) - learn pages 12 (end of) to the finish. Choir 2 will assume the Verse part /Choir 1 the Chorus part.

Elgar - They are at rest

See you tomorrow!

Rehearsal Music - Thursday, March 26th

Stephen Shellard — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:40:48 +0000

Elgar - Great is the Lord - Pages 1 to 12 for general sing through and particularly learning of pages 1 to 6.

Howells - Coll Reg Communion Service - Agnus Dei

Paviour Nunc

Stainer - I Saw the Lord - learning pages 13 to the end. Choir 2 (now singing choir 1 part) will assume the Verse and Choir 1 will sing the Chorus part which begins at the op of page 13, last bar.

Briggs Responses - Our Father - pages 4 and 5

See you all tomorrow - S

Rehearsal Music - Thursday, 19th March

Stephen Shellard — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:15:09 +0000

Sumsion in G Canticles

Psalms 148/9/50

Gibbons - Almighty and everlasting God

Stainer - I Saw the Lord - Pages 1 to 9. I would like Choir 2 to assume Choir 1part and Choir 1 to assume Choir 2 part for this piece.

Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine - Copies handed out tomorrow evening

Frank - Panis Angelicus - Copies handed out tomorrow evening.

If there is time ....a firs look at Paviour Canticles (Nunc)

See you tomorrow!

Rehearsal - Thursday 5th March

Stephen Shellard — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:17:16 +0000

This week we will be looking at music for Evensong for March 21st and beyond..

Responses - Tomkins

Psalms 148/9/50 (copies to be handed out)

Sumsion in G

Gibbons - Almighty & Everlasting God (copies to be handed out)

Paviour - Mag/Nunc

Stainer - I Saw the Lord

See you all tomorrow!

Music for rehearsal - Thursday, February 5th

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:00:17 +0000

Once in royal - Willcocks

Ian King - The infant King

Ian Venables - Lullaby

Lucas - Coventry Carol

Hunt - I wonder as I wander/Joys of Christmas

Shellard - Apple Tree

Elgar - Christmas Greeting (Sops/Altos)

See you all on Thursday!

Music for Thursday, January 29th

Stephen Shellard — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:58:15 +0000

Willcocks - Lullay, my liking (solo tenor verses Jonathan Patrick)

King - Away in a manger

Venables- Christmas Lullaby/While Shepherds watched

Shellard - Apple Tree

Lucas - Coventry Carol

Hunt - The joys of Christmas /Away in a manger (if theres time)

Solo quartet people for Joys of Christmas

See you on Thursday!