Please, Do come and join us!
We warmly invite you to come and join us.
After the Covid-19 lockdown experience, we have really enjoyed restarting our singing. We would encourage anybody who is thinking of trying something new, such as singing, to come and join us, you won't regret it! It would be wonderful to see you and we look forward to giving you a very warm welcome.
If you are a new member of the Choir, or a returning member, we sincerely hope you have a very enjoyable time with us singing, making friends and socialising.
We want you to feel excited about joining us, but we also want you to know that your health and wellbeing are at the heart of our “Return to Singing” plan. We have undertaken an exhaustive Risk Assessment and taken action in all concerned areas to ensure your return is safe by ensuring any risk is kept to a minimum.
We very much look forward to seeing you!
If you have any queries, or would like to be sent updates as they happen, then please use the form on the Contacts page and we will either get back to you regarding your query or add you our list for those requesting updates.
If you are a new member of the Choir, or a returning member, we sincerely hope you have a very enjoyable time with us singing, making friends and socialising.
We want you to feel excited about joining us, but we also want you to know that your health and wellbeing are at the heart of our “Return to Singing” plan. We have undertaken an exhaustive Risk Assessment and taken action in all concerned areas to ensure your return is safe by ensuring any risk is kept to a minimum.
- LDCS Risk Assessment 2021 - September - Covid Secure Rehearsals - with scoring
- LDCS Risk Assessment 2021 - September - Covid Secure Rehearsals
We very much look forward to seeing you!
If you have any queries, or would like to be sent updates as they happen, then please use the form on the Contacts page and we will either get back to you regarding your query or add you our list for those requesting updates.
Back for a second term!
Following our back to singing programme after the trials and tribulations of Covid, we are delighted to invite you to sing with us during our 2022 Spring Term.
Initial Registration Instructions
If you intend to return, or join us for the first time, please ensure the Secretary has your contact details, as registration procedures, forms, and safety information for the first rehearsal evening will be sent out to you in due course, prior to the beginning of the new term.
Secretary (Linda Cook) Email: l_cook@sky.com Tel: 01524 37058
Registration and music collection: Monday 10th January (6:30 pm for a 7:00 pm start)
Thereafter we hold weekly rehearsals every Monday evening up to, and including Monday 28th March 2022 (12 rehearsals). Starting Time: 7:00pm
The committee have booked the Lancaster Priory for a concert on Saturday 2nd April 2022 at 7:30 pm
You will be required to attend an afternoon rehearsal for a few hours before the concert.
See further "Joining Instructions" below.
Following our back to singing programme after the trials and tribulations of Covid, we are delighted to invite you to sing with us during our 2022 Spring Term.
Initial Registration Instructions
If you intend to return, or join us for the first time, please ensure the Secretary has your contact details, as registration procedures, forms, and safety information for the first rehearsal evening will be sent out to you in due course, prior to the beginning of the new term.
Secretary (Linda Cook) Email: l_cook@sky.com Tel: 01524 37058
Registration and music collection: Monday 10th January (6:30 pm for a 7:00 pm start)
Thereafter we hold weekly rehearsals every Monday evening up to, and including Monday 28th March 2022 (12 rehearsals). Starting Time: 7:00pm
The committee have booked the Lancaster Priory for a concert on Saturday 2nd April 2022 at 7:30 pm
You will be required to attend an afternoon rehearsal for a few hours before the concert.
See further "Joining Instructions" below.
The Programme
The programme for this term includes some popular well known pieces and here is the reasoning behind the selection.
So here is the programme:
Mass in G - Franz Schubert - 24 mins
By far his most well‐known and frequently performed sacred work today is his second mass, the Mass in G Major, which he composed in less than a week in March of 1815. It is a relatively small-scale work accompanied by strings and organ. It is musically also relatively simple, but fresh and bright and cheeky with plenty of tunes and panache.
Requiem - Gabriel Fauré - 35 mins
The Fauré Requiem is serenely, sublimely, seamlessly beautiful from beginning to end. It doesn’t contain the over-the-top drama of the Requiems by Mozart or Verdi, but is, instead, quietly and deeply reverent throughout.
Magnificat - John Rutter - 40 mins
It is an immediate, tuneful, sunny work, which has the added bonus of being performable by amateurs. Its directness is explained by Rutter himself: he says, ‘In countries such as Spain, Mexico and Puerto Rico, feast days of the Virgin are joyous opportunities for people to take to the streets and celebrate with singing, dancing and processions. These images of outdoor celebration were, I think, somewhere in my mind as I wrote, though I was not fully conscious of the fact till afterwards.’* It should be added, that it is highly singable because Rutter happens to write very well for the voice.
*© Collegium Records
- Under the current circumstances with covid-19, we thought we should select works of medium length rather than multiple short pieces in order to reduce handling a number of different sheets of music from multiple sources.
- Music with some popular appeal to the Choir and audiences alike was an important consideration. We think listening spans may have generally been reduced during recent national restrictions due to the pandemic, so smaller pieces were considered to be the order of the day.
- Not knowing the time periods we would be allowed to perform for under covid, we thought we should choose a programme where we could cut out a piece easily if the situation changes at short notice.
So here is the programme:
Mass in G - Franz Schubert - 24 mins
By far his most well‐known and frequently performed sacred work today is his second mass, the Mass in G Major, which he composed in less than a week in March of 1815. It is a relatively small-scale work accompanied by strings and organ. It is musically also relatively simple, but fresh and bright and cheeky with plenty of tunes and panache.
Requiem - Gabriel Fauré - 35 mins
The Fauré Requiem is serenely, sublimely, seamlessly beautiful from beginning to end. It doesn’t contain the over-the-top drama of the Requiems by Mozart or Verdi, but is, instead, quietly and deeply reverent throughout.
Magnificat - John Rutter - 40 mins
It is an immediate, tuneful, sunny work, which has the added bonus of being performable by amateurs. Its directness is explained by Rutter himself: he says, ‘In countries such as Spain, Mexico and Puerto Rico, feast days of the Virgin are joyous opportunities for people to take to the streets and celebrate with singing, dancing and processions. These images of outdoor celebration were, I think, somewhere in my mind as I wrote, though I was not fully conscious of the fact till afterwards.’* It should be added, that it is highly singable because Rutter happens to write very well for the voice.
*© Collegium Records
We hope you will enjoy singing our programme, we encourage you to join us to be part of it.
Let’s get back to what we enjoy doing – singing together as part of a family
Lancaster and District Choral Society.
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Joining instructions
Some 50 to 60 members have said they will be re-joining us. More the merrier, do join us!
For the first rehearsal, we ask you to come along shortly after 6:30 pm to register, pay your fees (see below), pick up your music and catch up with people! Hopefully, we will then be able to start our first rehearsal at 7:00 pm prompt. Membership fees are shown below.
Please use the maps provided on the Contact page for detailed directions to the rehearsal venues:
We meet between 7:00 and 9:30 pm every Monday evening during term time, with a break for a chat. Members are requested to bring their own refreshments. Feel free to come to one of our concerts in either Lancaster or Bolton-Le-Sands to get a flavour of our singing.
We welcome people of all ages and abilities: experience is not essential and there is no formal audition. However, at the discretion of the musical director, we do reserve the right to give a voice test. We have both members who are new to singing and some who are very experienced. The music being rehearsed is introduced carefully to allow for ease of learning. For new members, there is a ‘buddy scheme’ that enables new members to ease into the choir gently.
In addition to our musical activities, we have a good social programme with events throughout the year.
For the first rehearsal, we ask you to come along shortly after 6:30 pm to register, pay your fees (see below), pick up your music and catch up with people! Hopefully, we will then be able to start our first rehearsal at 7:00 pm prompt. Membership fees are shown below.
- Please make sure you tick your attendance on the register each week.
- Weekly rehearsals start at:
- 7:00 pm for the Spring/Autumn Term,
- 7:15 pm for the Summer Term.
Please use the maps provided on the Contact page for detailed directions to the rehearsal venues:
- Spring/Autumn Term: St. Martin’s Chapel, University of Cumbria, Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 3JD
- Summer Term: Bolton-le-Sands, Community Centre, Packet Lane, Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth LA5 8DW
We meet between 7:00 and 9:30 pm every Monday evening during term time, with a break for a chat. Members are requested to bring their own refreshments. Feel free to come to one of our concerts in either Lancaster or Bolton-Le-Sands to get a flavour of our singing.
We welcome people of all ages and abilities: experience is not essential and there is no formal audition. However, at the discretion of the musical director, we do reserve the right to give a voice test. We have both members who are new to singing and some who are very experienced. The music being rehearsed is introduced carefully to allow for ease of learning. For new members, there is a ‘buddy scheme’ that enables new members to ease into the choir gently.
In addition to our musical activities, we have a good social programme with events throughout the year.
Membership fees
2021/22 Membership fees have been agreed by the Management Committee.
Fees must be paid in advance of registration, details of which will be sent to you by email before the first rehearsal, so make sure the Secretary has your contact information. Secretary (Linda Cook) Email: l_cook@sky.com Tel: 01524 37058
The fees are the same as they were for the year 2019/20.
Fees must be paid in advance of registration, details of which will be sent to you by email before the first rehearsal, so make sure the Secretary has your contact information. Secretary (Linda Cook) Email: l_cook@sky.com Tel: 01524 37058
The fees are the same as they were for the year 2019/20.
Autumn & Spring Term Rate (£) |
Per Term Rate (£) |
|
Normal |
100 |
60 |
Age 60+ |
90 |
55 |
Student/Concession |
30 |
20 |
New Members only:
In addition to the above fees, a music deposit of £10 in the form of an undated cheque is required.
Summer Term fee: £25 (Flat rate)
For any queries, please either fill in the online form or ring one of the names on the Contacts page.
In addition to the above fees, a music deposit of £10 in the form of an undated cheque is required.
Summer Term fee: £25 (Flat rate)
For any queries, please either fill in the online form or ring one of the names on the Contacts page.
