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This weekend!

Fri, 24 Mar 2023
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Dear Subscribers,

If you are free on Saturday or Sunday, why not join us for an evening of Bach and Arvo Pärt?

Levens Choir will be performing on Saturday 25th in St George's' Parish Church in Kendal, and on Sunday 26th in Victoria Hall, Grange over Sands. Both concerts start at 7.30.

Our programme includes sublime music by three of the Bach family - JS, JC and JM - and Arvo Pärt (including The Deer's Cry and Nunc Dimitis) plus a little Gorecki. Conducted by Gawain Glenton, we will be accompanied by Christopher Stokes, the organist of Manchester Cathedral. Tickets on-line or at the door..

We hope to see you there!

Levens Choir 2022/23 season programme

Tue, 1 Nov 2022
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Dear Friends

We are delighted to share with you our programme for the 2022/23 season. Led by our new Music Director Gawain Glenton, this year we will perform four concerts with music spanning the 16th to 21st centuries, offer two more of our highly successful Come & Sing workshops and one of our small scale Music in Quiet Places performances. More detail will be added as we approach each event - check out our website, Facebook and Twitter accounts for this and for ticket information. Do put these dates in your diary. Feel free to share this newsletter with friends, family and colleagues, or invite them to sign up to our mailing list.

All events are, unless stated otherwise, led by our Music Director Gawain Glenton - view Gawain’s web site here http://www.gawainglenton.com

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2022/23 Season

2022

Tuesday 13th December 7.30 pm. Concert at Carver Church, Windermere “Christmas past, Christmas present”

A programme of Christmas music from the British Isles spanning 16th to 21st centuries, encompassing pieces by Richard Pygott, Byrd and Tallis, through Howells, Parry, Sullivan, Warlock and others to contemporaries such as James McMillan, Cecilia McDowall and John Tavener. The music will be interspersed with seasonal readings.

Tickets £15
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2023

Saturday 11th February, times to be confirmed. Come & Sing workshop.

We will spend the day exploring the music of the extraordinarily talented Bach family. At Friends Meeting House, Lancaster LA1 1 TX. (beside the train station)
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Saturday 25th March 7.30. Concert at St George’s Parish Church, Kendal LA9 7AS AND

Sunday 26th March 7.30. Concert at Victoria Hall, Grange over Sands LA11 6DP

A programme of JS Bach motets and music of Arvo Part
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Saturday 10 June, times and venue to be confirmed (possibly Arnside). Come & Sing workshop.

A day exploring the music of Benjamin Britten. Leader to be confirmed.
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Saturday 8th July 7.30. Concert, venue to be confirmed (possibly Warton).

A programme of music by William Byrd and Benjamin Britten, conducted by Gawain Glenton.

Sunday 9th July, 2.30 TBC Concert (MQP) at St Michael the Archangel, Whittington

A programme of music by William Byrd and Benjamin Britten, conductor TBC.

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We hope to see you again at one or more of these events! Tickets on sale on-line, from choir members and on the door. Children and students free.

General Choir News

In September we were very pleased to welcome a number of new members to the choir... we are keen to recruit more tenors and basses. We said goodbye and thanks to several members with a long association with Levens, including our founder Ian Jones and his wife Margaret.

Despite the impact of Covid on performance and on music education, our interest in encouraging and supporting young people’s involvement in choral singing remains undiminished. We are actively engaging with local schools to encourage young people to join us and develop their choral singing.

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Levens Choir Newsletter 0

Tue, 13 Sep 2022
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Dear Subscriber

Thank you for subscribing to our mailing list. We are currently putting the final touches to our programme for the 2022/23 season. It promises to appeal to a very broad church, with a variety of music for early music enthusiasts, contemporary music enthusiasts and those in between. As well as regular concerts, we plan to offer several Come & Sing workshops; previous days have been very well received..

Please find below details of our first concert of the season. We hope to welcome you again to one or more of our events.

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Levens Choir, conducted by Gawain Glenton

Tuesday 13 December 7.30 pm. At Carver Church, Lake Road, Windermere, LA23 2DB

"Christmas past, Christmas present"

A programme of Christmas music from the British Isles from 16th to 21st century. This will will include pieces by, among others, Byrd, Tye and Tallis, Parry and Sullivan, McDowall, Tavener and McMillan.

Ticket information on the choir website - sales on-line, from choir members and on the door.

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