FCMG London Children’s Choir -
50th Anniversary
To celebrate FCMG’s 50th Anniversary, the group has planned a number of large-scale events running through to 2009 involving FCMG members past and present. FCMG has a proud history of commissioning new works for children’s voices, and we marked our anniversary with a Senior Choir concert of commissioned choral works by the composers James Weeks and John Pickard. The new works were premiered at St. Pancras Church, Euston Road on July 5th and were so successful the choir will be performing them again at Kings Place, the recently opened concert hall and arts centre at Kings Cross.
Our Patron Malcolm Singer is writing a children’s opera for FCMG based on the structure of Britten’s Noyes Fludde, our founding work. Every FCMG member from Beginners’ Choir to Chamber Choir will be performing in the opera.
In December 2008 we will be holding a reunion concert, when the senior choir will sing Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. In addition we will bring back ex-FCMG members from 1958 to our most recent leavers to perform Britten’s St Nicolas. The event will run as a long weekend of rehearsals (Fri – Sun) with the performance on Sunday 7th December 2008 at St. John’s Smith Square. We have 70 past members coming to sing and play and have now had to close the list. We are anticipating that the event will be a fitting tribute to 50 years of musical enjoyment and success. Tickets are available for the concert from the St. John’s Smith Square box office from 3rd November.
The October FCMG newsletter has just been sent out, please contact the FCMG office if you would like a copy.
FCMG would like to thank the following benefactors who have supported our 50th Anniversary appeal:
- Alyson Jesica Elliman (Dembovitz)
- Peter and Nina Hamburger on behalf of Esther Salaman
- Chandrika Angadi
- Prairie Trust
- Helen Sheldon
- Lord and Lady Jenkins of Roding
- Dominic Pinto
- Dr Brian Derek Rossiter
- Marcus and Mandy Rolle
- The Isaacs Family
- Dr Gianetta Rands
- Anonymous donation in loving memory of John & Pol Andrewes
- Michelle Schofield
- Sarah, Hannah and Marilyn Lee
- Elena Mumford
- Damian and Catherine Selina
- Joanna Cox
- Elizabeth Shanson
- Marie Therese Pinder
- Carolyn and Bob Clarke
- The Simons Family
- Catherine and Nick Findley
- the Downer-Wills Family
- Cristina and Richard Davis
- Elaine Unterhalter
- The Mumford Family
- The Selina Family
- Jason Fordham
- Seb Kafetz
If you are an ex FCMG member, please email the FCMG office and send us your current contact details, so we can provide you with information about future concerts. If you are still in touch with FCMG colleagues please pass on this information.
Further information will be posted on the website over the coming months.
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