On Saturday, 7th December at 7.30pm, Great Missenden Choral Society will bring plenty of cheer to the village’s St Peter & St Paul Church
Great Missenden is a beautiful village with a mighty voice. Thanks to the local choral society, you’re invited to fully immerse yourself in the season of Advent, starting off with Alan Bullard’s beautiful cantata O come, Emmanuel.
Structured rather like a carol service, the evening alternates choir carols with others that the audience can join in with, and features modern translations of the mystical, medieval O Antiphons. The concert concludes with Franz Schubert’s extraordinary masterpiece, his Mass in E flat. Written at the height of Schubert’s expressive powers, it’s full of soaring melodies, deeply moving harmony and glorious climaxes.
Great Missenden Choral Society (GMCS) will be joined by fabulous young soloists from the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, and accompanied by St John’s Chamber Orchestra directed by Alex Flood.
GMCS are an amateur choir of about 60 singers who give two concerts a year, in the local parish church of St Peter & St Paul. Their repertoire ranges widely, from the great choral masterpieces to lesser-known and new works.
The singers pride themselves on high standards of performance and excellent professional soloists and orchestral players. “We are a friendly and welcoming society,” says GMCS secretary Isabelle Reynolds. “The choir are an important part of the musical life of Great Missenden and the surrounding area.
“Singing with GMCS is enjoyable and rewarding. Performing with an orchestra and professional soloists in the lovely church to a large and appreciative audience is a pleasure not to be forgotten. We welcome new singers in all voices with bursaries available for those aged 16-25. If you might like to join us, please email us at [email protected] or refer to our contacts page.”
The choir rehearse on Mondays from 7.45pm in the Oldham Hall in Great Missenden, every month except May to August.
Tickets are £17.50pp, (students & children £10pp) from Wye County, 36B High Street, Great Missenden and at GMCS – Great Missenden Choral Society. For more info about the choir and opportunities to join as a singer or a Friend, please visit GMCS.
