Author: Sammy

London Handel Festival – Messiah: Reimagined – 5 April 2021

Sammy

We are delighted to be part of the London Handel Festival’s Messiah: Reimagined, which takes place this Easter Monday at 7pm. FCMG’s older Senior and Chamber Choir singers recorded their videos of the chorus ‘Let All the Angels of God’ from home during February.

We are one of 15 virtual choirs performing the choruses, which will be integrated into the live performance from St. George’s Hanover Square, Handel’s Church. 

The live performance features the London Handel Orchestra with soloists Lucy Crowe, Iestyn Davies, Nathan Vale and Edward Grint, conducted by Laurence Cummings.

The event will be live-streamed on 5 April at 7pm BST on Facebook and YouTube free of charge, and will be available on the London Handel Festival YouTube channel afterwards.

Book tickets via the London Handel Festival website and receive a downloadable programme.

Rehearsing in 2021

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Due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions, FCMG’s rehearsals were held online throughout the spring term 2021; thank you to our all our music staff and singers who made the rehearsals fun and rewarding. We were also pleased to be able to offer one to one and small group musicianship sessions to our singers, which enabled the music staff to spend more focused time with them and further support their vocal development.

In accordance with government guidelines, we anticipate returning to face to face rehearsals at the start of the summer term 2021. We look forward to singing together again!

2020 – An Unprecedented Year

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It’s been an incredibly challenging time for us all but FCMG has continued its rehearsals throughout the pandemic, from online to face to face rehearsals in adherence with government guidelines and back again. Here are some of our memories from an unprecedented year.

  • Socially Distanced Rehearsals 2020
  • Senior Choir – Autumn Term 2020
  • Senior & Chamber Choir – Christmas 2020
  • Senior Choir – Autumn Term 2020
  • Senior & Chamber Choir – Christmas 2020
  • Beginner Choir – Christmas 2020

Summer Singing Week 2020

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In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our annual Residential Summer School was replaced by a Non-Residential Week of singing for Senior & Chamber Choirs. The activities were organised outdoors under gazebos on the Ivy Wood site at King Alfred School. Members of the Intermediate Choir were also offered a singing workshop day with Rebecca Lodge.