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Come and Sing "The Messiah"




A big thank you to all who attended our Come and Sing. It was a long day but everyone had a great time and the performance at the end was well received.  Look out for information of our next Come and Sing "Music from the Shows" in the Spring.

A powerful review indeed:
Halstead Choral's Come-and-Sing was, hopefully, a glorious experience for everyone. Certainly our audience position for the concluding concert, on cushioned seats in the choir stalls of St Andrews church Earls Colne was a privileged as any opera house front row.
Dynamic masterclass leaders James Davey and Sara Brymer Davey, outstanding accompanist Nigel Brown and his assistant Fran Jefferies, "delivered the goods".
From the soprano's top note Glory and the crescendo and antiphonal delight of And He Shall Purify, musical moments followed.
Soloists tunefully responded to Sara's bidding - Sue Bennett, Margaret Hill, Monica Cook and Rachel Barnes.
The confident prowess of some of these singers is already well known but their humility to learn more was much respected.
The event provided a taster for what is to come in the society's full-scale Messiah in March 2024.
If you enjoyed operatic choruses you will certainly enjoy this oratorio.
Prepare to be emotionally moved too.
Pat Rudkin "Curtain Call" Nov 2023