Category: Conductor’s Notes

  • 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…

  • 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…