Bingham & District Choral Society
Fortieth Birthday Concert
Our 40th Birthday Concert will take place on May 20th at the Albert Hall, Nottingham, starting at 7.30 pm. We will be singing with Mansfield Choral Society and the Orchestra da Camera. The main work in the concert will be Michael Tippett's masterpiece A Child of Our Time and we will also sing Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music. The orchestra will play Delius' Walk to the Paradise Garden.
Our soloists are Sally Harrison, soprano; Fiona Kimm, mezzo soprano; James Edwards, tenor; and Njabulo Madlala, bass. Neville Ward will be the conductor.
Tickets are priced at £15 and £12 (children half price) and may be obtained from Nottingham Tourism (1 - 4 Smithy Row, Nottingham) Tel. 0844 775678; Bingham Choral Society, 01949-839991; and Mansfield Choral Society, 01623-822321; and on the door, subject to availabilty.
We are very grateful to Callcredit, our Concert Sponsor, and to Northgate Business Centre, Newark, our Print and Programme Sponsor.
We meet every Wednesday from 7.15 to 9.30 pm in Carnarvon Primary School, Nursery Road, Bingham (with a tea/coffee break in the middle of rehearsal). If you would like further information about singing in the Choir please Email choir@binghamchoral.org.uk or ring Richard Joyner on 0115-933-3493.
'I learned how to deal with pressure by singing in a choir,' Record breaking England batsman Alastair Cook quoted in 'The Times.'
'Singing is the key to a long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, increased intelligence, new friends, super self-confidence, heightened sexual attractiveness and a better sense of humour,' Composer and performer Brian Eno, who sings regularly with an a capella choir.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond was once an outstanding boy soprano. He told the BBC's Desert Island Discs that singing in public was an excellent preparation for a career in public life.
