Rehearsal Schedule Spring 2025
Rehearsals will take place at St George’s Church, Beckenham and be led by Mark Griffiths.
Rehearsal times: 7.45pm–9.45pm
Our Spring Concert will be on Saturday 22 March 2025, 7pm, at St George's Church
(Guest Conductor: James Morgan)
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Programme:
All with St Paul’s Sinfonia and organ
Haydn, Insanae et Vanae Curae – choir, last perf 2018
Mozart, Exsultate Jubilate – solo soprano
Mozart, Ave Verum Corpus – choir, last perf 2006
Mozart, C Minor Mass - choir and soloists (SSTB), last perf 1997
Rehearsal Timetable
Tuesday 26 November 2024 Rehearsal 1 in St George’s Hall
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Tuesday 7 January 2025 Rehearsal 2
Tuesday 14 January Rehearsal 3
Tuesday 21 January Rehearsal 4
Tuesday 28 January Rehearsal 5
Tuesday 4 February Rehearsal 6
Tuesday 11 February Rehearsal 7 -
followed by Social Drinks at Deli Nene (tbc)
Tuesday 18 February Half-term - no rehearsal
Tuesday 25 February Rehearsal 8
Tuesday 4 March Rehearsal 9
Tuesday 11 March Rehearsal 10
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Concert Week
Tuesday 18 March Rehearsal 11
Thursday 20 March Rehearsal 12
Saturday 22 March Afternoon rehearsal and 7.00 pm concert
Tuesday 25 March Rehearsal 1 for summer concert in St George’s Hall
Return/collection of scores
Learning Resources
These are the various learning resources, some free and some paid for. Which one you choose will be subjective, based on what you hear and respond to.
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Cyberbass and also Choraline can slow your line down if a particular bit is tricky…
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Most files on the John Fletcher Music site require a small subscription fee to be accessed.
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Rehearsal files from Choraline are charged by the piece. Members of Beckenham Chorale are entitled to a discount - click here for details
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Mozart, Missa in C minor KV 427, Bärenreiter
As we heard from Mark in our first rehearsal, there are many version of this piece which was left unfinished by Mozart. Below is a first selection - any tips on rehearsal recordings which might be a better fit with what we are singing would be brilliant. Contact Henrike on 07952 948 799.
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Mark recommends the Monteverdi Choir recording to listen with your book in front of you, trying to pick out your part. I found this version on YouTube:
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Qui Tollis starts at 17:54
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Choralia - this is advertised as the Eder version we are singing. Click here​​
Cyberbase - Not all movements are the ones we are singing, but recommended for the Gloria and the Cum Sancto Spiritu. Click here
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Haydn, Insanae et Vanae Curae
Choralia - click here
John Fletcher Music - free. Click to download directly from Dropbox
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Lyrics:
Insanae et vanae curae invadunt mentes nostras,
Insane and vain fears invade our minds,
saepe furore replent corda, privata spe.
ever filling with rage our hearts bereft of hope.
Quid prodest, O mortalis, conari pro mundanis,
What does it profit you, mortal, to strive for worldly good,
si coelos negligas?
if you neglect heaven?
Sunt fausta tibi cuncta, si Deus est pro te.
All is well with you, if God is with you.
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Mozart, Ave Verum Corpus
Choralia - click here
John Fletcher Music - free. Click to download directly from Dropbox
Chordperfect - Click for parts: Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass
Learn Choral Music - click here
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Lyrics:
Ave, ave verum corpus
Hail, true Body,
natum de Maria Virgine.
born of the Virgin Mary,
Vere passum, immolatum
having truly suffered, sacrificed
in cruce pro homine:
on the cross for mankind,
Cuius latus perforatum
from whose pierced side
unda fluxit et sanguine:
water and blood flowed:
Esto nobis praegustatum
Be for us a sweet foretaste
in mortis examine.
in the trial of death!
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