on Saturday 9th December 2006 at 7.30pm
in St. Edmund's Church, Shipston-on-Stour
Come and sing carols with the choir conducted by their Founder Director, Richard Emms, accompanied by Cherwell Sinfonia and Rachel Bird (Organ.) Enjoy seasonal choral music including Charpentiers' Messe de Minuit pour Noël,
a joyous piece based on ancient French carol tunes.
Tickets: £7.50 (accompanied children admitted free) from choir members
(you will find contact names on posters around the district), R. Clarke (Electrical Contr.) 27, High Street. Shipston-on-Stour and at the door.
For more information visit our website at: www.stoursingers.org.uk
THE NORTH COTSWOLD CHAMBER CHOIR The North Cotswold Chamber Choir will be performing a concert of music old and new in St Peter's Church on Saturday 27th January at 7.30pm. Intermingled with a selection of JS Bach's Motets are Palestrina's Stabat Mater, a double-choir setting of a text withdrawn by the church because it was too passionate; Come Holy Ghost, a modern classic by Jonathan Harvey that mixes plainsong and semi-improvisations; Veni Sancte Spiritus, a serene medieval motet by a neglected English master; and John Tavener's Song for Athene, a response to the death of a young Greek girl which gained universal popularity after it was performed at the funeral service of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The North Cotswold Chamber Choir is one of the finest choral groups in Oxfordshire. Formed in 1992, our repertoire embraces a huge range of styles encompassing seven centuries of choral music, from sacred Tudor anthems and masterpieces of the Baroque period to secular, contemporary and popular works. The choir rehearses regularly in the Field Studies Centre in Sibford Road – so if you happen to passing by on a Monday or Thursday evening in January you might overhear a sneak preview of the concert!
Tickets, priced £10 / £8 concessions / £4 under 14s, will be available in January from the Village Shop, on the door – or you can reserve tickets by emailing tickets@nc3.org.uk or by calling me.
John Kay,
Deputy Chair,
North Cotswold Chamber Choir 01608 730289
VOICES UNLIMITED
There is a community choir - 'Voices Unlimited' - in The Friends Meeting House in Charlbury every Tuesday evening 7.15 'til 9.15. This is for all who love to sing whether you can read music or not. Harmony songs, taught by ear/or with music in a relaxed atmosphere. Lead by experienced community singing teacher - Kath Lucas.
For more information please contact Kath Lucas.
HOOKY PLAYERS
This season's pantomime is 'Alibaba and the Forty Thieves' with a larger cast than ever before. Rehearsals are well underway and going well. Behind the scenes, Nigel and Kate are working hard with the set as is everyone else in all facets of the production.
We do however urgently need folks with such things as scene shifting on the performance nights as well as another prompt. If you are able to help in either of these ways, please contact me on 730355 or Adrianne on 737493.
There will be five performances in all on the following dates in the Memorial Hall;
Wednesday to Saturday, 31st January and 1st, 2nd and 3rd February 2007. All shows start at 7.30pm prompt except the Saturday matinee which begins at 2.30pm.
Tickets are £6.50 and £4.50 for concessions. Tickets will go on sale from 2nd January 2007 and will be available from the Box Office:- telephone Sheila on 730355.
From past experience, we are usually over subscribed so do please apply early to avoid disappointment in obtaining a seat.
We look forward to seeing you all then and thank you for your support in the past.
Christmas Music
On 2 & 3 December and 9 & 10 December we will be holding the following events:
Informal workshops, to make Christmas decorations, presents & cards 
Rehearsals are well underway and going well. Behind the scenes, Nigel and Kate are working hard with the set as is everyone else in all facets of the production.