SINGING AT UNION CHAPEL ON 2 MAY
– DO COME!

DETAILS:

1. We are performing four of the Bruckner motets which we sang at our Easter concert last year, and also sang on the tour to Southern Bohemia. They are Nos 1 (Ave Maria), 4 (Locus Iste), 5 (Tota Pulchra es) and 6 (Os Justi). They are unaccompanied, and only last 2-3 minutes each. We are using the Peters Edition ‘Geistliche Chore’ by Bruckner; we will have 50 hired  scores available but if you own one please bring it along.
2. We will be rehearsing the motets at the second half of this week’s rehearsal (Tuesday 25 April) – ie from about 8:45. It isn’t compulsory to be at this rehearsal if you know the motets and would like to sing at the chapel.
3. The event is a multi-faith service, which will start at 7:30. Not sure how long at the moment. We’re invited to join in the hymns as well. We plan to be up in the gallery to enable us to be as close together as possible when we sing.
4. If you can, please get to Union Chapel by 7:00 when we will have a sing-through of each of the motets to get our bearings before the audience arrives.
5. Dress is smart casual (not concert dress). But as far as possible, please wear black or dark clothing - with white shirts/blouses if desired - so we have some homogeneity.
6. Union Chapel is on Compton Terrace, Upper Street, London N1. It has a very prominent red brick church tower with a clock. It is 2 minutes from Highbury & Islington Tube station, and on bus routes 4 19 30 43 271 277 279
7. Union Chapel was and will be a major international level arts venue on our own doorstep, and we are very keen to develop a good working relationship with the chapel. We will be performing our Christmas Messiah concert there, and hope to continue using it whenever we want to stage a slightly bigger concert. Do help us!
   
   See www.unionchapel.org.uk for more details about “one of London’s most unique music venues, with exceptional acoustics, a concert venue of International standing with an fantastic reputation for diverse and contemporary performances. It was awarded ‘The Time Out Live Venue of the Year 2002’ and nominated as one of the 100 reasons to remain in London. Union Chapel has hosted a wide range of concerts from top international contemporary music stars like David Byrne, goldfrapp, morcheeba, Bjork and Beck, to world music favourites like Salif Kieta, Mariza, Ravi Shankar and Baaba Maal.