2024-25
Conductor: David Burgess
Tea helpers: Helen or Jerry Lunn and Alun Williams
The hall is open from 2pm, we’ll start at 2.30 and finish at 5pm.
David would like to try one of the pieces as 2 choirs (a 4′ and an 8′ setting) so please bring your largest pipes if you have them!! He would like lots of Basses and Great Bases, plus any Contras and Sub Contras that are available.
| Yellow Bird (from 5 Caribbean Songs) | Marg Hall | S A T B |
| Suite No. 6 (A suite of English melodies) | Raymond Harvey | S A T B Gb |
| Slavonic Dance No. 8 | Dvorak, arr. Andrew Collis | Sop SS AA TT B Gb Cb |
| Canzona ‘La Padavana’ | Ludivicio Grossi da Viadana | 2x S A T B, or, 1 x SATB) and 1 x octave lower |
| A lollipop with which to finish |
Conductor: Hilary Worsfeld and Mandy Phillips
Tea helpers: Charlie Miller (or Jerry) and Chantal Goudhino
The hall is open from 2pm, we’ll start at 2.30 and finish at 5pm.
Massed pipes needed, so bring your big ones if you have them!
| Thompson | Jubilee Waltz | S A T B |
| Rameau | Rondo Les Indes Galante | S A A T T B Gb |
| Faure | Cantique de Jean Racine | S A T |
| Above by Mandy, before tea | below by Hilary, after tea |
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| JS Bach | Motets No. 6 |
S A T B |
| Genzmer | Quartettino |
S A T B |
| Brahms | Walz in F ‘Lullaby’ |
Sop S A A T T B B Gb Cb |
Conductor: David Moses
Tea helpers: Eileen Troughton and Anne Scruby
The hall is open from 1pm, we’ll start at 1.30 and finish at 4pm. We will have our (very brief) AGM prior to the formal start.
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Douce Dame Jolie
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C13th troubadour song ‘nino | S A T B conB perc. |
| trad. Cuban |
Havana Hip Flip
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AA TT B |
| trad. (calypso) | Hold Him Joe | S A T B |
| Benny Golson |
I Remember Clifford
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S A T B gB |
| William Byrd |
La Volta /Coranto
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S A T B |
| Irving Berlin |
Putting on the Ritz
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S A T B |
| Burton Lane |
Old Devil Moon
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S A T B |
| David Moses | Walk in the Woods | S AA T BB |
Conductor: Heidi Fardell
Tea helpers: Chantal Goudinho and James Greener
The hall is open from 1pm, we’ll start at 1.30 and finish at 4pm.
This is the ‘festive edition’ of our playing afternoons, so please do bring a contribution to the tea-break in the form of Christmas-themed goodies, such as mince pies.
Heidi is bringing a vast range of potential pieces, more than it makes sense to load-up here, so I’ll point you back to Steph’s email (sent 2 December, at 2.16 pm)
Conductor: Julia McKinley
Tea helpers: Liz Thorpe and Dorothy Drew
The hall is open from 1pm, we’ll start at 1.30 and finish at 4pm.
| Midwinter Miniatures ( Yuletide Jig ) | Judith Bush | S A T B |
| Carol of the Bells | arr. S. Marshall | Sop SS AA TT BB Gb Cb |
| Stoke Gifford Suite | Ann Marshall | S AA TT B |
Conductor: Harriet Oliver
Tea helpers: Chris Foote and Martin Whittaker
The hall is open from 1pm, we’ll start at 1.30 and finish at 4pm.
| Hymne a la Nuit | Jean Baptiste Rameau | S A T B Gb |
| Softly the Snow Sings | David Moses | S AA T B Gb |
| Laeve ejus sub capite meo | G P da Palestrina | S A TT B |
| An Evening of Chaconnes | Lance Eccles | S A T B/Cb |
| Lillilbulero | Henry Purcell | S A T B Gb Cb |
| Intermezzo | Tom Sears | S A T B/Cb |
1 March 2025 - Playing afternoon starts at 1:30pm. The recorder maintenance workshop starts at 10:30
Conductor: Julie Dean
Tea helpers: Martin Whittaker and Helen Lunn
For the workshop, the hall is open from 09:45. If you are staying on for Julie’s afternoon session, bring your lunch!
For the playing afternoon, please arrive around 1pm to ensure a prompt 1.30pm start. We’ll finish at 4pm.
Julie is running a recorder maintenance workshop in the morning, prior to the afternoon’s playing. It is aimed primarily at wooden recorders. The workshop will cost £6, is running from 10:30 – 12:30 and the venue will be available from 09:45. The centre is boked all day, so if you are doing the workshop and the playing afternoon, there’s time and space to eat your lunch on-site.
Further details and the booking form: EAST BERKS SRP Maintenance Workshop.1_3_2025
Conductor: Miriam Monaghan
Tea helpers: Caroline Fulton and Gillian Cooke
The hall is open from 2pm, we’ll start at 2.30 and finish at 5pm.
| Sir John Souch’s Galliard | Dowland | S A T B |
| The Choise | Anthony Holborne | S A T |
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Sonata in C Major – Reimagined for Consort |
G F Handel, arr. M Monaghan | S AA T B + Contra |
| Jig | Pieter Campo | S A T B Contra |
| Lass of Pattie’s Mill | arr. M Monaghan | S A T B gB |
Conductor: Sophie Middleditch
Tea helpers: David Winter and Julia Veazey
The hall is open from 2pm, we’ll start at 2.30 and finish at 5pm.
Conductor: David Burgess
Tea helpers: Alun Williams and Jerry Lunn
The hall is open from 2pm, we’ll start at 2.30 and finish at 5pm.