Nayland Choir

Thank you to everyone who came to our Come and Sing – we were very pleased to see so many singers there, some from Nayland Choir and others not. We’re so glad you came along. We sang our way around the UK and beyond, finishing up by flying to the moon! On our way, we had lunch and cake and chat which is probably the best way to travel.

If you have been inspired to join us for the new term (through the Come and Sing or our concert or just because) or if you are already in the choir, we start back in Nayland school hall on Thursday 10th September at 7.30 pm. and we will be delighted to see you. If you have had enough of the heatwaves, you might like to know that we will be learning the music for our December concert, ‘Luminous Night’, which Emma describes as ‘a musical journey through advent into the cold and starry skies of winter.’ We have a mix of sacred and secular pieces, some familiar, some new, including more music from the increasingly popular Ola Gjeilo. We did his piece ‘The Rose’ in our Christmas concert two years ago,  and one of our main pieces this term will be ‘Luminous Night of the Soul. Gjeilo’s music has a fabulous spacious quality without being too difficult, and is influenced by classical, film and jazz composers. The programme will start with lovely motets by Elgar, Listz and Rheinberger, all written for the season of advent, return to Elgar for his evocative setting of his wife Caroline’s poem ‘The Snow’, clear the skies with Lauridsen’s wonderful song Sure on this Shining Light, and return to the dark very gently for Rameau’s La Nuit. We’re very grateful that funding from our Friends of Nayland Choir will allow us to be be accompanied by string quartet as well as piano in the Gjeilo and other pieces.

Our concert will be on 6th December in the village hall. Tickets will be available nearer the time via a link on this website.

Come and Sing with us on 18th July – tickets on sale now.

Click on this link to buy tickets: https://buytickets.at/naylandchoir/2261923

This is an open invitation for anyone who wishes to join us for a day of singing. Maybe you haven’t sung in a choir since school. Maybe you would like to sing with a choir but don’t have the time for a regular commitment. Maybe you are thinking of joining us would like to find out more about what makes Nayland choir so special. Maybe you’re already in Nayland Choir or any other choir and just want a bit more singing in your life…

Whatever your circumstances, if you can follow along on a musical score (you don’t need to sing from sight), you would be very welcome. Run by Nayland Choir, our musical director, Emma Bishton, will lead the day and our regular accompanist, Mary Blanchard, will be playing for us. We like to think that we are a friendly group and will be very pleased to see you.

Why ‘Musical Postcards’? As it will be Summer holiday season, we will be singing songs linked to places around the UK and beyond, in a mixture of musical genres and styles.

How will the day be organised? We will start at 10.00 am, there will be breaks for lunch and coffee. We will finish with an informal performance (which friends and family can attend) at 3.30 pm, finishing at 4.00 pm.

How much will it cost? Tickets will be £15.00. This includes tea/ coffee and cake but you will need to provide your own lunch.

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our concert on 26th June, braving the fierce heat and our evolving plans to cope with it. We really appreciate having such a loyal and enthusiastic audience and we hope that you enjoyed our tour of operatic history! We look forward to welcoming you to our next concert on 6th December (when we probably won’t be worrying about being too hot…) and/ or to our Come and Sing on 18th July – everyone welcome so why not give it a try? Further information and links to tickets on this website.

Emma is incredible and she put together another outstanding programme and encouraged us at every turn through a huge variety of music.  Mary did an amazing job as our accompanist, of course, with some wonderful dramatic flourishes! Our guest musicians were such a wonderful addition – the violin and piano pieces were beautiful and the violin and percussion added real drama to our singing. As for the singing, thanks go to all of the choir but especially to the soloists: we are really lucky to have so many talented – and brave – choir members. Thank you to Nayland church for providing us with an alternative and slightly cooler venue and for everyone who helped with the food, the bar, the chairs and tables and all the other behind the scenes roles which were more important than ever given the challenging workaround with the weather.

Come and Sing with us on 18th July – tickets on sale now.

Click on this link to buy tickets: https://buytickets.at/naylandchoir/2261923

This is an open invitation for anyone who wishes to join us for a day of singing. Maybe you haven’t sung in a choir since school. Maybe you would like to sing with a choir but don’t have the time for a regular commitment. Maybe you are thinking of joining us would like to find out more about what makes Nayland choir so special. Maybe you’re already in Nayland Choir or any other choir and just want a bit more singing in your life…

Whatever your circumstances, if you can follow along on a musical score (you don’t need to sing from sight), you would be very welcome. Run by Nayland Choir, our musical director, Emma Bishton, will lead the day and our regular accompanist, Mary Blanchard, will be playing for us. We like to think that we are a friendly group and will be very pleased to see you.

Why ‘Musical Postcards’? As it will be Summer holiday season, we will be singing songs linked to places around the UK and beyond, in a mixture of musical genres and styles.

How will the day be organised? We will start at 10.00 am, there will be breaks for lunch and coffee. We will finish with an informal performance (which friends and family can attend) at 3.30 pm, finishing at 4.00 pm.

How much will it cost? Tickets will be £15.00. This includes tea/ coffee and cake but you will need to provide your own lunch.

We will be going ahead with our concert on Friday evening but, due to the extreme heat, we have made some changes to our usual way of doing things.

6.30 – doors open at the village hall and bar open

7.00 – light supper in village hall

7.30 – concert in Nayland St. James’ Church. We will not have a long interval as planned but will have a couple of short comfort breaks during our programme.

After the concert – strawberries and cream back in the village hall and bar open.

Please bring water and dress appropriately – although the church is cooler and more spacious than the hall, it may still be very warm!

Just a reminder that Nayland Events no longer operates for ticket sales. To buy tickets for our concert, please use the link here to purchase them from Ticket Tailor.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/naylandchoir/2223306

You will need to buy tickets in advance – by midday on Thursday 25th June – if you want the light supper which is included in the price. If you have any allergies or dietary requirements, please email us at naylandchoir@gmail.com to let us know.

As well as tickets for our upcoming concert (see post below), we are now selling tickets for our Come and Sing event on Saturday 18th July.

This is an open invitation for anyone who wishes to join us for a day of singing. Maybe you haven’t sung in a choir since school. Maybe you would like to sing with a choir but don’t have the time for a regular commitment. Maybe you are thinking of joining us would like to find out more about what makes Nayland choir so special. Maybe you’re already in Nayland Choir or any other choir and just want a bit more singing in your life…

Whatever your circumstances, if you can follow along on a musical score (you don’t need to sing from sight), you would be very welcome. Run by Nayland Choir, our musical director, Emma Bishton, will lead the day and our regular accompanist, Mary Blanchard, will be playing for us.

Why ‘Musical Postcards’? As it will be Summer holiday season, we will be singing songs linked to places around the UK and beyond, in a mixture of musical genres and styles.

How will the day be organised? We will start at 10.00 am, there will be breaks for lunch and coffee. We will finish with an informal performance (which friends and family can attend) at 3.30 pm, finishing at 4.00 pm.

How much will it cost? Tickets will be £15.00. This includes tea/ coffee and cake but you will need to provide your own lunch.

To purchase tickets, please use the link below:

https://buytickets.at/naylandchoir/2261923

Good news! Tickets for our Night at the Opera concert are now on sale at Ticket Tailor. Please click on the link below:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/naylandchoir/2223306

Please remember that you will need to buy tickets in advance if you want the light supper which is included in the price. If you have any allergies or dietary requirements, please use our email naylandchoir@gmail.com to let us know.

14th May update:

We have now selected a new ticketing platform and will put details here as soon as it is up and running – hopefully in the next ten days. Please re-visit this site then to find out where and how to buy your tickets for both our summer concert and for our Come and Sing.

Please note that advance tickets (and notification about any dietary requirements) will be essential for our Summer concert if you would like food (included in the price.)