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Back by popular demand, you are invited to join the Hallé for another day of inspiring choral music on Saturday 9 October 2010 in the Hallé's Manchester home, The Bridgewater Hall.
The assembled massed voices will be led through a day of rehearsals by Sir Mark Elder (Parry) and Gregory Batsleer (Orff), culminating in a public concert performance together with the award-winning Hallé at 6.30pm. This event promises to raise the roof with a spine-tingling choral experience for both participants and audience alike.
'These occasions give me chance just once in a while to throw away my inhibitions and sing in a way I normally reserve for the bathroom.'
2008 participant
The Repertoire
Sir Mark Elder and Gregory Batsleer
Timetable for the day
How to take part
What do I wear?
Scores
The Bridgewater Hall
Car parking
How to hear the concert
Any other questions
Repertoire
The perfect opportunity to sing two immensely powerful, yet contrasting, works with a tremendous gathering of voices and the orchestral splendour of the award-winning Hallé: longest-established and yet most vibrant of the country's great orchestras.
Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens (1887)
Blest Pair of Sirens is a wonderfully evocative piece of music, influential in the development of the English Choral tradition and appealing in its grandeur. This breathtaking work will be rehearsed and conducted by Sir Mark Elder.
Orff - Camina Burana, excerpts (1937)
The Carmina Burana is a manuscript of some 254 poems and dramatic text from around the 13th century, written mainly by students and Goliards satirising the church. Orff took just 24 of these texts to create his masterpiece centring on fate and the wheel of fortune, and it opens with the best-loved and stunning O Fortuna, which has been famous by countless films and adverts. Keeping true to its medieval inspirations of melodic simplicity, Orff's music is rhythmic, forceful yet fun. This dramatic work will be rehearsed and conducted by Gregory Batsleer.
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Sir Mark Elder - Music Director
Sir Mark Elder has been the Hallé's Music Director since September 2000, during which time the orchestra's considerable achievements have been recognised in significant awards, an enhanced international profile, and popular and critical acclaim. When he joined the Hallé, Sir Mark brought in a strategy that put choral singing at the heart of the Hallé's activities, by creating the Hallé Youth Choir and the Hallé Children's Choir, and imbedding all of the Hallé ensembles into the community.
To read a full biography for Sir Mark Elder, click here.
Gregory Batsleer - Youth Choir Director
Gregory Batsleer is the Director of the Hallé Youth Choir, Co-Founder and Principal Conductor of The Manchester Consort and is associated as Conductor with the Royal Northern College of Music Outreach Department. Gregory has very recently been appointed Chorus Master with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus.
To read a full biography for Gregory Batsleer, click here.
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Timetable of the day
| Doors open |
9.30am |
| Piano rehearsal |
10.30am - 1.30pm (including a break) |
| Orchestral rehearsal |
3.00 - 5.30pm (including a break) |
| Public concert performance |
6.30pm (duration one hour) |
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How to take part
The cost is £20 per participant plus a transaction fee (£2.50 for telephone bookings / £1.50 for online bookings / no transaction fees for booking made by post or in person.).
You will need to state the appropriate voice part for each singer from the list below when booking:
| Soprano 1 - high voice |
Soprano II - low voice |
Soprano unknown - if you are unsure |
| Alto 1 - high voice |
Alto II - low voice |
Alto unknown - if you are unsure |
| Tenor 1 - high voice |
Tenor II - low voice |
Tenor unknown - if you are unsure |
| Bass 1 - high voice |
Bass II - low voice |
Bass unknown - if you are unsure |
Seats for wheelchair users and companions are available for each voice part.
BUY ONLINE - female participants
BUY ONLINE - male participants
Or you can call The Bridgewater Hall Box Office on 44 (0) 161 907 9000.
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What do I wear?
The dress code is informal.
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Scores
You will need to provide your own scores.
We are delighted to announce that Forsyths Music Shop is offering a discounted offer on the chosen repertoire for any 'Sing with the Hallé' participants. There are a number of different ways you can order your scores:
Online: www.forsyths.co.uk/sheet-music/31775-sing-with-the-halle-2010
Email: sheetmusic@forsyths.co.uk
Telephone: 44 (0) 161 834 3281 extension 603
In person: Forsyths Music Shop is based at 126 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GR.
Forsyths Music Shop will also have a stall on the day where it will be possible for participants to purchase the music.
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The Bridgewater Hall
The Bridgewater Hall will be serving lunch at 1.30pm but places are limited and need to be booked in advance through the Box Office on 44 (0) 161 907 9000. A £5 per person deposit is required; this is non-refundable in the event of cancellation with less than three days' notice.
You are welcome to bring your own refreshments if you wish and there are many restaurants and cafes in the vicinity.
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Car Parking
The nearest car parks to The Bridgewater Hall are:
Park Avenue
NCP Manchester Central (formerly G-Mex)
NCP Great Northern Phase 1 & 2
NCP Oxford Street
Whitworth Street West
If you are travelling by car, please allow plenty of time for your journey. The Bridgewater Hall's postcode is M2 3WS if you are using satellite navigation.
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How to hear the concert
To purchase tickets, priced at £10 each, for friends and family to attend the public concert performance at 6.30pm, please contact The Bridgewater Hall Box Office on 44 (0) 161 907 9000 or click here and use the BUY ONLINE link at the bottom of the page.
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Any other questions
If you have any other queries, please contact Jo Pink, the Hallé's Choral Administrator, at halle.choir@halle.co.uk or call 44 (0) 161 907 9031.
Please note that this post is part-time.
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