NEWS AND REVIEWS
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OPEN EVENING
The Viva Musica Choir invites you to our Open Evening on Tuesday 28th January 2020 at 7:15pm. This is a great opportunity to meet and sing with the choir. For further information please do not hesitate to contact 0121 550 5581 or 01562 883480
The Viva Musica Choir invites you to our Open Evening on Tuesday 28th January 2020 at 7:15pm. This is a great opportunity to meet and sing with the choir. For further information please do not hesitate to contact 0121 550 5581 or 01562 883480
1989 - 2019 Celebrating 30 Years of Beautiful Music
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Viva Musica Choir provided a concert of festive melodies for the Stourbridge Rotary Club at Himley Hall, on Friday 6th December 2019. |
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The Viva Musica Music tree at the Holy Trinity Church (Wordsley) Christmas Tree Festival - Fri 29th November to Sunday 1st December 2019. |
October 2019 “Let the People Sing” Concert
Viva Musica Choir celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Saturday 19th October at St Mary’s Church in Stourbridge. The concert, “Let the People Sing”, showcased the achievements of the Choir since it was formed in 1989. Favourite pieces voted by members of the Choir were performed, together with music from some of the many special concerts held throughout the last 30 years.
The Choir is fortunate to have many wonderful soloists, many of whom performed during the evening. Soprano Sarah Fellows and baritone Matthew Terrado performed Mozart’s duet from the Magic Flute. Matthew then joined sopranos Louise Sawalha and Laura Wright and tenor John Gripton in the choir’s performance of One Day More from Les Miserables. Soprano Elizabeth Haney and alto Jo Welch performed the solo roles in Jerome Kern’s Can’t Help Loving that Man and soprano Debbie Wright sang Les Filles de Cadiz by Delibes.
The Choir performed The Seal Lullaby by Whitacre, Parry’s I Was Glad and a medley from Fiddler on the Roof, which were voted firm favourites by the members.
The Choir also performed the Toreadors’ Chorus by Bizet in tribute to its performance of Carmen at Dudley Town Hall in 1994 and Elgar’s As Torrents in Summer, which was performed at the Choir’s first ever concert. The audience were then invited to join the Choir in singing The Beatles Let it Be and Dancing Queen by Abba.
A particular highlight of the evening was a performance by the choir’s accompanist, Andrew Biggs, of Widor’s Toccata from Symphony No. 5 on the church organ.
Throughout the concert there were readings by members of the Choir and founder members reflected on the choir’s formation.
Viva Musica Choir celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Saturday 19th October at St Mary’s Church in Stourbridge. The concert, “Let the People Sing”, showcased the achievements of the Choir since it was formed in 1989. Favourite pieces voted by members of the Choir were performed, together with music from some of the many special concerts held throughout the last 30 years.
The Choir is fortunate to have many wonderful soloists, many of whom performed during the evening. Soprano Sarah Fellows and baritone Matthew Terrado performed Mozart’s duet from the Magic Flute. Matthew then joined sopranos Louise Sawalha and Laura Wright and tenor John Gripton in the choir’s performance of One Day More from Les Miserables. Soprano Elizabeth Haney and alto Jo Welch performed the solo roles in Jerome Kern’s Can’t Help Loving that Man and soprano Debbie Wright sang Les Filles de Cadiz by Delibes.
The Choir performed The Seal Lullaby by Whitacre, Parry’s I Was Glad and a medley from Fiddler on the Roof, which were voted firm favourites by the members.
The Choir also performed the Toreadors’ Chorus by Bizet in tribute to its performance of Carmen at Dudley Town Hall in 1994 and Elgar’s As Torrents in Summer, which was performed at the Choir’s first ever concert. The audience were then invited to join the Choir in singing The Beatles Let it Be and Dancing Queen by Abba.
A particular highlight of the evening was a performance by the choir’s accompanist, Andrew Biggs, of Widor’s Toccata from Symphony No. 5 on the church organ.
Throughout the concert there were readings by members of the Choir and founder members reflected on the choir’s formation.
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Here is both Alan and Barbara from the choir, with the U3A wreath at the Stourbridge Remembrance Service on Sunday (10th November). #rememerancesunday #proud |
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On Saturday 19th October 2019 Viva Musica performed at St. Mary's Church, Oldswinford. The evening celebrated 30 years of the choir, with many pieces of the programme picked by choir members. It was great to see so many familiar, and new faces in the audience. An enjoyable evening was had by all! |
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OPEN EVENING
The Viva Musica Choir invites you to our Open Evening on Tuesday 17th September 2019 at 7:15pm. This is a great opportunity to meet and sing with the choir. For further information please do not hesitate to contact 0121 550 5581 or 01562 883480
The Viva Musica Choir invites you to our Open Evening on Tuesday 17th September 2019 at 7:15pm. This is a great opportunity to meet and sing with the choir. For further information please do not hesitate to contact 0121 550 5581 or 01562 883480
April 2019
The Viva Musica Choir is pleased to announce it's charities for 2019 are Diabetes UK and Mary Stevens Hospice. |
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2 March 2019 via our FACEBOOK page - We are so pleased that our concert went well this evening at Holy Trinity Church, Amblecote, there was such a lovely programme of music. Thanks to the choir, Rosemary, Andrew, soloists, readers and mostly to the audience who have fundraised for the church. We hope you all enjoyed it! 🎼😊😁🎶
29 January 2019 - Regarding the choir Open Evening that was due to take place tonight, as a result of the weather forecast and the risk of ice on the playground, after consulting the caretaker at Ham Dingle, we are reluctantly cancelling the rehearsal for this evening. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Please feel free to come to any other Tuesday night rehearsals to give us a try! 😁🎶
OPEN EVENING
The Viva Musica Choir invites you to our Open Evening on Tuesday 29th January 2019 at 7:15pm. This is a great opportunity to meet and sing with the choir. For further information please do not hesitate to contact 0121 550 5581 or 01562 883480
The Viva Musica Choir invites you to our Open Evening on Tuesday 29th January 2019 at 7:15pm. This is a great opportunity to meet and sing with the choir. For further information please do not hesitate to contact 0121 550 5581 or 01562 883480
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December 2018
Well done to our bassist, Alan, who appeared on Fifteen to One, Channel 4, last week. Alan says "It is something that I have had to keep under wraps since Halloween last year, which is when it was filmed. Here is photograph that I have had taken, just to show that the trophies are a reality." |
New Choir Photo is released - october 2018
20th October 2018 - Today is World Singing day. There are so many benefits to both singing and singing in a choir and what better way to celebrate than to sing at the choir’s autumn concert this evening! The choir would like to take this opportunity to thank each fellow choir member, Rosemary our conductor, Andrew our accompanist, John our Chairman and the committee. But more importantly all our loyal listeners and fans. Without you we would not have an opportunity to share our musical joy. Happy Singing Everyone!
Viva Musica to hold First World War anniversary concert for Action Heart - Express and Star - 04 October 2018
John Gripton, Barbara French and Lorraine Newman of Viva Musica Choir presenting a cheque to The Mary Stevens Hospice for £1847.66. This was the total amount raised for the Hospice during 2017.
The Viva Musica Choir has had an enjoyable and busy Spring 2018. The choir was invited to join The Voices in Harmony 21st Anniversary Charity Concert along with The Gentlemen Songsters and Colla Voce Chamber Choir. The concert took place at Dudley Town Hall on Saturday 12th May hosted by Don Maclean MBE. The evening was a great success raising over £3,800.00 for the Mary Stevens Hospice.
A Midsummer Soiree took place on Saturday 9th June with the choir performing with the Central England Camerata at St Marys Church, Oldswinford. The highlight of the evening was the joint performance of Handels Dixit Dominus conducted by Anthony Bradbury with soloists Paula Downes, Lucy Taylor, Mitesh Khatri and Andrew Randall. The concert was supporting Mary Stevens Hospice.
On June 16th, the choir was pleased to perform An Evening with Viva Musica for the Hope Baptist Church which is raising money for their Building Fund. The concert took place at New Road Methodist Church in Stourbridge. The choir performed some firm favourites and there were solo performances by Debbie Wright, Elizabeth Heaney, Matt Terrado and John Gripton. Another great success raising over £1500.00.
A Midsummer Soiree took place on Saturday 9th June with the choir performing with the Central England Camerata at St Marys Church, Oldswinford. The highlight of the evening was the joint performance of Handels Dixit Dominus conducted by Anthony Bradbury with soloists Paula Downes, Lucy Taylor, Mitesh Khatri and Andrew Randall. The concert was supporting Mary Stevens Hospice.
On June 16th, the choir was pleased to perform An Evening with Viva Musica for the Hope Baptist Church which is raising money for their Building Fund. The concert took place at New Road Methodist Church in Stourbridge. The choir performed some firm favourites and there were solo performances by Debbie Wright, Elizabeth Heaney, Matt Terrado and John Gripton. Another great success raising over £1500.00.