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General Comments |
Some general comments regarding all concerts with the Belmont Ensemble at St Martin-in-the-Fields Summer dress for men at St Martin's is all-black (i.e. black, open-neck shirts and trousers). At other times of the year, dress for men is black tie (DJs, black bow-tie, black trousers). Dress for women is long black with discreet touches of red unless otherwise specified, though in summer, the detailed guidelines may be relaxed to allow bare legs, short sleeves and sandals. 'Summer' is at Peter Gilbert Dyson's discretion. Click here to download the detailed dress code: Current Dress Code Please bring your black folder to all performances All the repertoire is currently listed on the main concerts page so is not repeated here. If you are coming along as an 'extra', or you are a choir member bringing an 'extra' with you, please can you check whether you/they are able to provide any music of their own (they may well have at least a Mozart Requiem, Vivaldi Gloria or Messiah - if not some of the smaller pieces) and advise Ann or Bob accordingly We do have a few spare black folders, but if any extra singers have a black folder of their own it's useful to bring that too. If we happen to have several guests on one evening we may not have quite enough to go round. Please cn you also ensure that any extras have read the dress code! General comments re services at St Andrew's and St James Music lists for these are currently in preparation - watch this space Rehearsals for 6.30pm services at St Andrews are at 5.30 for those who are able to make it. We realise not everyone is able to leave work that early, and for the services coming up we should be able to sing through the music at the preceding Tuesday rehearsal; however, it is useful to know if you are unlikely to make the rehearsal but will be there for the service. Rehearsals for 10.30am services at St James are at 9.30. It is assumed that everyone can make this on time, unless there are severe transport delays or it's a weekend when the clocks go back or forward (when there's always someone who gets it wrong...! Dress code for these services depends on whether the choir is visible to the audience while singing, or not. When we are visible, please follow the dress code for Church Services ( Current Dress Code ). Otherwise, any smart dress will do. Bear in mind that we are usually seen by the congregation at some point, either while going to the communion rail or over drinks afterwards, so please always come at least tidily dressed (no gardening clothes or trainers, please). As a guide, at St Andrew's we are in the gallery and out of sight, except for services such as 'Beating the Bounds', or the St Ann's Day service, which are held partly or wholly outside the church. At St James, we sing sometimes out of sight in the gallery, sometimes in sight in the choir stalls depending on what we are singing and what else is going on. Please follow the Performance and Rehearsal Details below to find out whether the formal or non-formal dress code applies to any specific service. Please bring folders to St James in case we are on view downstairs |
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List of Dates |
The following is the complete known list going forward until January. It includes a couple of private engagements that appear neither on the Concerts nor on the Services page. The 11th September Awareness Foundation date at Westminster Abbey is definitely off - the Abbey choir exercised droit de seigneur. There are likely to be some additional Christmas dates. Tuesday 20th September at St Andrew's 6.30pm (Induction of new Rector) Saturday 24th September 1pm at Christ's Chapel, Dulwich (AT's wedding) Sunday 25th September 10.30am at St James Garlickhythe Thursday 13th October 7pm at St Andrew's (Friends Concert) Saturday 15th October 7.30pm at St Martin-in-the-Fields Sunday 30th October 10.30am at St James Garlickhythe Saturday 12th November 7.30pm at St Martin-in-the-Fields Thursday 17th November 7pm at St Andrew's (Friends Concert) (not yet confirmed) Monday 28th November at the Guildhall (Red Cross Christmas Market) (time to be confirmed) Thursday 1st December 6.30pm at St Andrew's (St Andrew's Day service) Saturday 10th December 7.30pm at St James Piccadilly (Belmont Carols) Tuesday 13th December 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Sloane Square (Awareness Foundation) Thursday 22nd December 7.30pm at St Martin-in-the-Fields Friday 23rd December 4.30pm at St Martin-in-the-Fields (ECC Carols) Friday 23rd December 7.30pm at St Martin-in-the-Fields (Messiah) Saturday 21st January 7.30pm at St Martin-in-the-Fields |
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Performance and Rehearsal Details: |
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Tuesday 20 September St Andrew-by the Wardrobe Induction of New Rector |
Rehearsal 5.30pm Performance: 6.30 Dress: smart, not formal Music: Mathias 'Let the people praise Thee, O Lord' Additional comments: Food and drink in the Parish Rooms afterwards |
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Saturday 24 September Christ's Chapel, Dulwich (next to Dulwich Picture Gallery) Andrew Trinick's Wedding |
Rehearsal 11.30am-12.00pm (TBC) Wedding 1.00pm Dress: smart, as dress code for Church Services Music: TBA Additional comments: Tab behind the bar at local pub afterwards Please bring folders |
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Sunday 25 September St James Garlickhythe Service |
Rehearsal 9 30am Service 10.30am Dress: smart, not formal Music: (TBC): Haydn 'Little Organ Mass + Harvey 'God is our refuge' Additional comments: Please bring folders |
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Thursday 13 October St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe Friends Concert |
Rehearsal 5.00pm (TBC) Performance 7.00pm Dress: Men black shirt concert dress; Women formal concert dress Music: Handel 'Dixit Dominus' Additional comments: Please bring folders |
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Saturday 15 October St Martin-in-the-Fields Belmont |
Rehearsal: TBC Performance: 7.30pm Dress: Men DJ concert dress; Women formal concert dress Music: Mozart 'Requiem' + Mozart 'Ave Verum Corpus' + Handel 'Zadok' + Vivaldi 'Gloria' Additional Comments: Please bring folders |
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Sunday 30 October St James Garlickhythe Service |
Rehearsal: 9.30am Service: 10.30am Dress: smart, not formal Music: (TBC): Kodaly 'Missa Brevis' + Byrd 'O quam gloriosum' Additional Comments: Please bring folders |
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Saturday 12 November St Martin-in-the-Fields Belmont |
Rehearsal: TBC Performance: 7.30pm Dress: Men DJ concert dress; Women formal concert dress Music: Mozart 'Requiem' & 'Laudate Dominum', Handel 'Zadok', Purcell 'Dido's Lament' Additional Comments: Please bring folders |
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