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About Us
The present Highworth Choral Society was formed
when a local GP, Dr David Lawrence, asked all
who enjoyed singing to meet at Warneford School
in September 1978. He led from the front for the
first concert of the newly formed society - a
Christmas concert in St Michael's Church, Highworth. |
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In
September 2004 Mike Avery became our Musical Director.
He has sung at both ends of England (Exeter and Carlisle)
as well as at Alton and Malmesbury among other places.
His first conducting assignment was with a Girls Brigade
choir; since conducting a wide range of other choirs,
including Parish Singers of Brinkworth and Wootton Bassett
Choral Society.
Our concert season runs from September to July, consisting
of three main concerts: a Christmas performance with
seasonal works and traditional carols; a Spring concert
which tends to be our 'big' concert of the year featuring
larger-scale works; and the Summer event, at which we
take the opportunity to sing more light-hearted music
in a 'song & supper' atmosphere. |
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sing with professional orchestras and soloists, but in
many cases draw soloists from our own ranks.
Our
rehearsal accompanist and concert pianist is Chris Williams.
Chris began playing the piano at the age of eight. She
studied music at Liverpool University and followed this
with a year at Gipsy Hill College of Education.
After several years of classroom teaching, she now teaches
piano privately and is actively involved in the musical
life of the local community. She has been with Highworth
Choral Society since 1994. |
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Highworth Choral Society is a registered charity with the aims
of promoting different types of choral singing in the Highworth
area. Our
committee, under the guidance of our chair, Margaret Watkins, manages the choir under the principles set out in
our Constitution. The
committee
determines the course the choir should take in conjunction with
advice from our Musical Director, Mike Avery. A
sub-committee works with our Musical Director to select music
for forthcoming concerts.
These are our current
committee members and their roles. |
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