Category: Conductor’s Notes

  • Post-Concert Conductor’s Notes – Spring ’24

    Good morning friends, I hope you’re all well and have had a fantastic week. Please forgive me for not posting this sooner, it’s been a busy week, especially as I prepare for more concerts this weekend (more below). I was so pleased with last week’s concert, so do read my feedback below. There’s also some…

  • Pre-Concert Conductor’s Notes

    Hello everyone, I hope you’re well and have had a good start to the week. What a good term this has been – we’ve continued to develop brilliantly as a choir, and I look forward to our concert on Saturday 16th immensely! I’ve provided some notes on what to look at between now, the next…

  • Conductor’s Notes – Thursday 1st February

    Hello everyone, I hope you’re well and have had a good week so far. I’m so sorry I haven’t posted Notes for a couple of weeks, it always drops off my radar with the number of schools’ workshops I’m doing this term, alongside meetings and teaching! Either way, I’ll try to do better so you’re…

  • Conductor’s Notes – Thursday 11th January

    Good evening friends, I hope you’re all well and have had a good week! It’s been so lovely to get back to singing with you all again following the Christmas break and to share this excellent music with you all. Below are my weekly notes, so please do give them a read through. What we…

  • Pre-Christmas Conductor’s Notes

    Hello everyone, I hope you’re well and are looking forward to a well-deserved break over the Christmas period. Thank you for bearing with me with these Notes post-concert, I wanted to have as much in place as possible before writing to you. Please do take the time to read through as not only do I…

  • Concert Day!

    Hi everyone, looking forward to seeing you all later today, what a fab term it’s been! Just a very quick one, sharing the rehearsal schedule for today. Cumnor Choral Society – 2nd DecemberRehearsal ScheduleRehearsal 1:13:45-14:00 – Choir arrive and get seated.14:00-14:10 – Warm up.14:10-14:20 – This is the Truth.14:20-14:30 – Wachet Auf!14:30-14:40 – The Angel…

  • Conductor’s Notes – Thursday 2nd November

    Good afternoon everyone, I hope you’ve had a good start to the week. A massive thank you to all who came to the AGM, and to Steve for Chairing it. A quick one this week as there’s not much. However, do take a look at the ‘Other Events’ section… some great things to go and…

  • Conductor’s Notes – Thursday 19th October

    Hi all, I hope you’ve had a good start to the week? We’ve been enjoying the start of our half-term by going and visiting family up north, including spending some quality time with our new nephew! A reminder that, as it’s half term this week, we don’t have a rehearsal on Thursday 26th October. What…

  • Conductor’s Notes – Thursday 12th October

    Good morning friends, I hope you’re all well and have had a good weekend? Mine was filled with work, including an all-day rehearsal on Saturday – such fun! I look forward to seeing you all again later this week. What we did – 12th October We started with the Vaughan Williams This is the truth,…

  • Conductor’s Notes – Thursday 4th October

    Good evening all, I hope you’re well and have had a good week. I’m so sorry to have missed last week’s rehearsal, I had the most god-awful fluey thing and barely slept a wink the night before! But, I’m fully recovered and looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Before I give my notes below,…