Robin Gregory reviews our Spring concert
“[The Bach St John Passion] all came together most excitingly in this Hailsham/Eastbourne presentation. Jozik Kotz opted for the original German, and provided a printed English translation in addition to a fine ‘normal’ programme giving historical background, details of the soloists, and so on. The relatively small baroque orchestra, though un-named, proved to be superb, under their Leader Julia Bishop. The flutes, for example, when accompanying soprano Bethany Partridge in the aria ‘Ich folge’ (‘I follow you with joyful steps’), provided a perfect rippling cushion for this young soloist’s exquisite performance..”
Summer break
Our next performance will be on Saturday 15th September as part of the Mayor's Concert in the 2018 Hailsham Festival. See here for more details.
We are currently on our summer break but start rehearsals again on Thursday 6th September 2018, working on a programme of superb European sacred music for our November concert.
If you are interested in joining the choir, see here. Please do get in touch; we'd love to hear from you.
About us
We are a choir of about 65 singers based in Hailsham, East Sussex.
We perform at least four main concerts during the year, with programmes featuring anything from Bach (Christmas Oratorio, St. John Passion) to Beatles, Rossini (Petite Messe Solennelle) to Gershwin, Rutter (Requiem, Magnificat, carols) to Rogers and Hart.
We’re a sociable lot too, music workshops, coffee mornings, quizzes, even the odd pint of beer or glass of wine (or two)!
If you’re looking for a fast way to increase your circle of friends, as well as an opportunity to sing hugely enjoyable music go to the ‘Join Us’ page.
Our 58th Year !!!
You can find references to a choral group in Hailsham from the early 1930s, but it faded from view during the war - they probably had even more troubles recruiting tenors and basses then! The present Society was founded in 1961, so we are now in our 58th year and still going from strength to strength.
Thank You
We would like to acknowledge the generous support of Hailsham Town Council who have assisted us with a Grant.
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