A few years ago, Choir18 delighted an audience in Hunsdon Church and we’ve been meaning to have them back again for some time. Open House is very pleased to have secured not only the talents of Choir18, but also the A10 Strings for a performance in St Dunstan’s Church on Sunday 13th July. You may like to read the information about them below. At time of publication, there are even hints that further musicians may also be able to join us for a truly wonderful ensemble.
We hope you will be able to make time in your diary for what promises to be a great afternoon.
Bookings
Admission is free.
For catering purposes, it would be helpful to know numbers in advance, so we invite registration via the link here, but everyone will be welcome (provided we can all fit in Hunsdon Church!).
We are inviting donations at the event from those who are able to give.
The concert will start at 3pm and will last approximately an hour, whereupon light refreshments befitting the occasion will be served.
Choir18
Choir18 brings together singers from several choirs in the Hertford area to perform a wide repertoire in some of Europe’s most amazing buildings.
In May 2008 some members sang with another choir at the main Sunday morning Mass in St Mark’s in Venice.
The choir’s first year included a weekend in Brussels singing at the Cathedral and Eglise St Jacques. Since January 2010 they have sung at Great St Mary’s, Michaelhouse and the Round Church in Cambridge, St Edmundsbury, Ely, Norwich, Peterborough and Southwark Cathedrals, St Albans Abbey, Waltham Abbey Church and the University Church in Oxford. And of course, St Dunstan’s Church, Hunsdon.
Each year the choir takes the late May holiday weekend away singing in some stunning venues. Last year they were in Ghent and Bruges. In earlier years they have sung in major venues in Florence, Strasbourg, Assisi, Budapest, Seville, Amsterdam and Venice.
The A10 Strings
The A10 Strings began about 30 years ago as a ‘Start-Again’ for those who learnt at school and had just taken their instrument up again. Alongside them were others who were learning as adults.
The orchestra has evolved over the years and now we have a mix of experienced and new players and a wide repertoire of classics and ‘fun’ pieces.
