Category: Conductor’s Notes

  • November Conductor’s Notes

    Hello everyone, I hope you all had a lovely half-term break, and I’m sure you all did loads of wonderful practice at home. This term has been an absolute joy, and we’ve made some really excellent progress (not just with the music, but as a choir and ensemble), and I’m really looking forward to the…

  • October Conductor’s Notes

    Good morning friends, I hope you’re well. Here are my notes for October, with hopefully everything you’ll need to know.I’ve been so pleased with the start of this term, we’ve made an excellent start to the Jenkins! I’m looking forward to continuing to build on the great foundation we’ve laid over the forthcoming weeks. This…

  • Pre-Autumn Term Conductor’s Notes

    Well hello everyone! I hope you’re all well and have had a lovely summer break! It feels like ages since I last wrote to you, but it’s lovely to be back in touch. We’ve had a great summer – ended up moving house, which took the latter half of the summer holidays… and most importantly,…

  • February ’25 Conductor’s Notes

    Hello all, I hope you’re well and have had a good week so far? We’ve been having a great term, and now we’re approaching the concert we’re really knuckling down and perfecting the music. What we’ve been doing so far This term’s got off to a great start, with lots of detailed work on the…

  • Pre-Start Conductor’s Notes – January ’25

    Hello friends, happy New Year! I hope you’re all well and had a relaxing Christmas? A few things from me before we start the term, so thank you for reading. Thank you Once again, thank you for last year; what a great year 2024 was for Cumnor Choral Society. I want to particularly thank those…

  • Post-Concert Conductor’s Notes

    Hi all, I hope you’re well and have had a good start to the week. A few important things for you all below, so thank you for reading! Concert Feedback Well, what can I say?! It was an absolutely brilliant concert! I’m so proud of how you all sang, and the performance we gave. There…

  • Conductor’s Notes – Thursday 24th October

    Hello friends, I hope you’re all well and have had a lovely start to the week. I wanted to start by offering my apologies for not putting Conductor’s Notes up more regularly; we’ve had a few bereavements in the past couple of weeks which have drawn my focus elsewhere, so I’m sorry I’ve not been…

  • Conductor’s Notes – Thursday 26th September

    Hello friends, I hope you’re all well and have had a lovely week! I’m very sorry to have missed you last week, but I hear it went really well with Malcolm. A few things for you all below, so thanks for reading. What we did – Thursday 26th September A massive thank you to Malcolm…

  • Conductor’s Notes – Thursday 19th September

    Good evening everyone, I hope you’ve all had a good weekend and are keeping safe in this horrible weather! A brief update for you all following our first rehearsal back. I also want to briefly thank those who sang at George’s funeral on Friday. I’m very sorry I couldn’t be there with you all, but…

  • Pre-Autumn Term Conductor’s Notes

    Good afternoon friends, I hope you’re all well! It’s been so long and I’ve desperately missed making music with you all! I’m really looking forward to our first rehearsal of the Autumn ’24 term on Thursday 19th September. Below is a load of information for you, which I hope you all find helpful. Summer Term…