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Bring & Sing - join Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei at the Southbank Centre
Saturday 1 May 2010
One of Europe's most prominent chamber choirs and recently named as one of the 'Top 5 amateur choirs' by The Times, the Joyful Company of Singers reach their 21st anniversary this year. To help them celebrate, the choir and their expert choral conductor Peter Broadbent would like to invite all voluntary singers to join them in a massed workshop and performance to fill the Southbank Centre foyer with the wonderful sound of large-scale choral singing.
When and where?
Saturday 1 May 2010, 5-6pm
in the Front Room (Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer)
at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1
nearest transport: Waterloo, Waterloo East, Charing Cross, Embankment, numerous bus routes
What's the format of the day?
The only requirement is that you Bring your own copy of Agnus Dei to Sing from. Peter Broadbent, supported by JCS, will guide the massed choir through Barber's Agnus Dei before leading everyone in a public performance of the piece. You will then be able to hear JCS perform Barber's fabulous setting of Gerald Manley Hopkins' God’s Grandeur - a big, double choir piece.
Why not make a day of it? Stay around to watch JCS's much anticipated 7:45pm concert in the Purcell Room the same evening - an innovative programme serving as a tribute to American composers Barber and William Schuman, with featured complementary poetry and prose from reader Gabriel Woolf.
How much will it cost?
Participation in the massed workshop and performance are absolutely FREE!
Tickets for the evening Purcell Room concert cost £12 / £9 with a 50% concessionary discount. Full programme details can be found by clicking here.
How can I sign up to sing?
To sign up to sing please complete the very simple online booking form here. Please make sure to book a place in advance so that the choir know how many people to expect in each voice part.
For more information about the Bring & Sing event you can e-mail the choir by clicking here.
Read more about Joyful Company of Singers and Peter Broadbent by clicking here.
JCS look forward to hearing from you - and being joined by you on the 1st May!
photograph by Benjamin Ealovega
