Norfolk Camerata marked the start of Advent with a free concert of carols and seasonal songs in St Nicholas’s Church, North Walsham, on 1st December 2018. The programme included familiar Advent pieces such as ‘O Come O Come Emmanuel’ and Bach’s ‘Wachet Auf’ as well as less well known items by composers including Orlando Gibbons and Joseph Fux.
Shortly before Christmas the Camerata spent a very happy afternoon at Barrington Farm near Walcott, providing entertainment for the Christmas party. Barrington Farm is a day centre for adults with learning difficulties and a wonderfully friendly and creative place it is too. About a dozen members of the Camerata donned their Christmas hats and gathered to sing carols under the baton of choir member Ros Peedle. A very enthusiastic audience joined in with the well-known numbers and the choir agreed it was one of the happiest and most appreciative receptions they had ever experienced. After tea and mince pies, both singers and centre staff promised to repeat the event next year and hoped to arrange a summer visit by the Camerata as well.
Thinking of joining us?
If you enjoy singing and are interested in joining the Chorale, we would love to hear from you. Rehearsals take place from September to May each year on Wednesday evenings. We give three concerts a year in a variety of venues. If you enjoy the challenges of learning and performing a major choral work then come along and sing with us!
At present we are particularly interested in hearing from new members who would like to join the lower parts (tenors and basses).
To join:
Please contact the Secretary initially on 01603 279541
Rehearsals:
Wednesday evenings, 7.30 – 9.30 pm at the Methodist Church, Grammar School Road, North Walsham NR28 9JH. We have three terms, September to December and January to May. For the current term’s rehearsal dates please see here.
Subscriptions:
The Board has decided to divide the year into three terms. Therefore we are asking for £40.00 per term, starting this term, Spring 2017.
You can pay on line, by cheque or by a regular standing order payment of £10 per month until August and then £12 per month from September, or by a lump sum of £40.00 each term, which will include your membership fee.
The Chorale is managed by a Board of Trustees who are elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting each December. For a current list of Trustees please see here
To purchase tickets by post:
Please send an SAE with the appropriate payment (£12:50 per ticket) to :
The Secretary
Norfolk Camerata
High House
Mill Street
Buxton
NR10 5JE
Tickets will be sent by return post, thank you.
Cheques to be made payable to “Norfolk Camerata” please.
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