In an event back by popular demand, you are invited to join the Hallé for another day of inspiring choral music on Sunday 12 October 2008 in the Hallé's Manchester home, The Bridgewater Hall.
The Hallé's Choral Director, James Burton, will lead the assembled massed voices through a day of rehearsals, 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.
The Repertoire
James Burton
Timetable for the day
How to take part
What do I wear?
Sheet music
The Bridgewater Hall
Car parking
How to hear the concert
Any other questions
Download a booking form
Repertoire
This is a rare opportunity to sing Vaughan Williams's evocative Sea Symphony 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.
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
From 1903-1909, Ralph Vaughan Williams worked intermittently on a series of songs for chorus and orchestra that were to become his most lengthy project to date and his first true symphony. A huge choral piece, A Sea Symphony was first performed in 1910 at the Leeds Festival on the composer's 38th birthday. The text comes from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and this powerful and far-reaching work does justice both to the poetry and to the majesty of the sea itself.
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James Burton Choral Director
James is an inspirational young conductor with an imaginative approach to choral singing. As Choral Director at the Hallé, James leads the Hallé Choir, founded the Hallé Youth Choir and is overseeing the establishment of the new Hallé Children's Choir.
To read a full biography for James Burton, click here.
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Timetable of the day
| Registration for late bookings |
9.00 - 10.00am |
| Arrival of pre-registered participants |
from 9.30am |
| Piano rehearsal |
10.30am - 1.30pm |
| Orchestral rehearsal |
3.00 - 5.30pm |
| Public concert performance |
6.30pm (duration one hour) |
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How to take part
To take part, please download and complete the booking form (click here) and return it, together with a stamped addressed envelope and the fee of £15 per participant to:
Jo Pink
Choral Administrator
Hallé Concerts Society
The Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, M1 5HA
On receipt of your booking you will be sent booking confirmation and full event details.
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What do I wear?
The dress code is informal.
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Sheet music
You will need to provide your own scores.
We are delighted to announce that Forsyth's Music Shop is offering a discounted offer on the chosen repertoire for any 'Sing with the Hallé' participants. Please contact Forsyth's directly on 44 (0) 161 834 3281 extension 603, or email sheetmusic@forsyths.co.uk quoting 'Sing with the Hallé' to take advantage of this offer. Forsyth's Music Shop is based at 126 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GR.
Forsyth's 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 has a foyer bar where light meals and refreshments can be purchased, and there are many restaurants/cafes in the vicinity. A list of nearby restaurants/cafes will be available with your booking confirmation or at registration. You are welcome to bring your own refreshments if you wish.
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Car Parking
Parking is available in the NCP Manchester Central, Great Northern or Oxford Road car parks for a discounted rate of £7 if purchased in advance from the box office (£7.50 if purchased in cash on the day) for 'Sing with the Hallé' participants.
Please note The information regarding discounted car parking has recently changed due to the NCP increasing their charges.
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How to hear the concert
To purchase tickets, priced at £10 each, for friends and family to attend the public performance at 6.30pm, please contact The Bridgewater Hall Box Office on 0161 907 9000.
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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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