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Charity chosen for December concerts

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Rehearsals and preparations are well underway for ‘A Choral Christmas’ at St Barnabas Church in Wellingborough on 5th and 6th December.

This time, we will be supporting The Lighthouse Centre in Northampton – a local charity who provide Cancer Support and Palliative Care.

From The Lighthouse Centre website:

‘For those living with cancer or long term conditions we help you manage your illness, finding the treatment for you.

‘We know you are struggling; when pain and illness have put your barriers up, we can help you pull them down. We’ll support you in your own home, and bring back your smile.’

We are pleased to be supporting this local charity.

Tickets for Thursday and Friday night concerts are available online at Ticketsource (link below), from Jeyes of Earls Barton, or at rehearsals.

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Rehearsals begin in September for ‘A Choral Christmas’

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We will begin rehearsing for ‘A Choral Christmas’ on Thursday 5th September 2024. (See the EBM Calendar for rehearsal dates.)

This choral concert will include music from the baroque period alongside 20th century music and a couple of carols for all to join in with for good measure. We will be accompanied by organ and orchestra at St Barnabas Church, Wellingborough, on 5th and 6th December 2024.

Schütz (1585 – 1672), was an early baroque, German composer who wrote ‘The Christmas Story’ in 1664.  It is for chorus and soloists and is not difficult to sing so do not worry if you don’t read music at all, or very well, our rehearsals/sectionals will soon sort you out! And the music is beautiful.

Bach, (1685 – 1750), composed his cantata ‘Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’ in 1723 when he was  Music Director at St Thomas Kirche, Leipzig. It is more well-known as ‘Jesu joy of man’s desiring’. An outstanding opening chorus is followed by solos, duets and more.

Rutter, an English composer, (b, 1945), is well-known for his choral compositions and we will be singing Child in a Manger and Christmas Night. Also in the programme are pieces by Gjeilo, (b 1978, Norway), and the Harold Darke, (1888 – 1976, English), arrangement of ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’.

Finally, the concert will start and finish with carols arranged for audience, choir, orchestra and organ.

Registration for the choir is now closed.

Three nights of Barton Plays Pop!

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EBM has just finished a three-night run of music from the 1970s and 80s. Each night was full to capacity and the audiences were singing and dancing along to their favourite melodies – which took many of them back to their wild teenage days!

Choir numbers included Africa, How Deep is Your Love, You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Dancing Queen, Bridge Over Troubled Water, and True Colours.

We are pleased to be able to make a donation to Dementia Sings Out! Wellingborough with the proceeds from the 3 nights.