Constanza Chorus Members

This page is for members of Constanza Chorus, and has info about our upcoming rehearsal and concert schedule, future programme and all the information you need for concerts.

Conductor Notes

Dates for your Diary 2024/25

2024

9th September – resume rehearsals including welcome back drinks after the rehearsal in the church

12th October – ‘Shakespeare’s Songs’ Concert at St Andrew Holborn – rehearsal 2:45-5:45pm – 7:30pm concert

31st October – 3rd November – tour to Sicily to participate in an International Choir Festival

4th November – returning from tour, no rehearsal

2nd December – final rehearsal of term

7th December – Christmas Concert at St Marylebone – 1:15pm-4pm rehearsal – 5pm concert

9th December – Christmas Carolling at Hay’s Galleria (near London Bridge) – from 6pm

2025

6th January – first rehearsal of the new year

3rd Feburary – celebrate the end of ‘Dry January’ with an after rehearsal in-church social!

21st April – Easter Bank Holiday – no rehearsal

22nd April – Tuesday rehearsal with Whitehall Choir (venue St Mary-at-Hill)

26th April – Baroque Splendour Concert with Whitehall Choir at Cadogan Hall

28th April – no rehearsal

5th May – Bank Holiday – no rehearsal

26th May – Bank Holiday – no rehearsal

21st June – Saturday Choral Workshop Day at St-Mary-At-Hill

14th July – last rehearsal of term

8th September – rehearsals resume

17th October – Concert at St James’ Paddington

13th December – Christmas Concert (venue St Marylebone Parish Church TBC)

Members info

Rehearsal Schedule:
Concert Information:
Post-rehearsal Pub:

Rehearsal Schedule:

Christmas repertoire
Rosephanye Powell – Christus natus est
Will Todd – My Lord Has Come
Tertius Noble – Magnificat
B.E. Boykin – Coventry Carol
Plus from 100 carols for choirs:
Howells – A Spotless Rose
Pierpoint, Arr Willcocks – Jingle Bells
Arr. David Willcocks – Good King Wenceslas
Arr.David Willcocks – Sussex Carol
Tchaikovsky – The Crown of Roses
Wood – Ding Dong Merrily
Arr. Philip Ledger – Still, still, still

November
4 no rehearsal as returning from tour
11 Wenceslas, Ding Dong, Tchaikovsky, Todd
18 Jingle bells, Powell, Noble
25 Boykin, Ledger, Howells

December
2 full run until 9.30pm
7 Concert in St Marylebone Parish Church 1:15pm rehearsal 5pm concert
9 Carol Singing at Hays Galleria 6pm start arrive when you can and join in!

Concert Information:

Here are some details of our concert and rehearsal on Saturday 7 December.

Venue
St Marylebone Parish Church www.stmarylebone.org
17 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LT

Timings
13:15 Rehearsal
16:00 End of rehearsal (latest)
16:30 Doors open
17:00 Concert
18:15 Pub! (The Prince Regent on Marylebone High Street)

We won’t have much time between rehearsal and concert, so please do bring a sandwich with you.
Please come in your concert dress. We have access to toilets, but will not have dressing rooms (same as last year) so need to keep bags etc to a minimum.

Concert Dress
All black
Feel free to wear whatever black clothing you’d like. You’re welcome to wear jewelry and Christmas sparkle if you’d like.

Running Order
Please do make sure you have a note/print out of this somewhere, and have tabs or post its in your scores so that you can find your way to the pieces quickly. Putting them in on the day is too late!

Audience
Once in Royal p260
V1 Solo – Susannah Jackson; v2 choir only
V3, 5, 6 (descant)

Choir
Charles Wood – Ding Dong Merrily on High p82
Will Todd – My Lord Has Come – sheet

Reading
Maya Angelou – Amazing Peace

Choir
B.E. Boykin – Coventry Carol (last page solo Gerik Peterson) – sheet
Tertius Noble – Magnificat – sheet

Audience
O Little Town of Bethlehem p234
(All verses)

Choir
Herbert Howells – A Spotless Rose p26 (solo Murray MacCaulay)
Arr. David Willcocks – Sussex Carol p242

Reading
Sara Teasdale – Christmas Carol

Choir
Tchaikovsky – The Crown of Roses p376
Arr. David Willcocks – Good King Wenceslas p102

Audience
God Rest you merry gentlemen p83
Verses 1, 2, 3, 5 (descant)

Choir
Rosephanye Powell – Christus natus est – sheet

Audience
O Come All ye Faithful p226
Verse 1, 2, 3, 6 (descant), 7 (text change to “on Christmas”)

Reading
Judith Kerr – Mog’s Christmas

Choir
Arr. Philip Ledger – Still, still, still p306

Audience
Hark the Herald p107
All 3 verses

Choir
Pierpoint, Arr Willcocks – Jingle Bells p73

Post-rehearsal Pub:

The post-rehearsal pub is called the Walrus and the Carpenter and is a 1 minute walk down Lovat Lane from the church. Please come and join us for a drink!