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Choral Day with Jeremy Backhouse
23rd September 2017, St Anne's Church, Ings, near Staveley


We had a tremendous day with Jeremy Backhouse at St Anne's Church, Ings, when he took us through "The Christ Child" by Will Todd, arrangements by Jonathan Rathbone of Howard Blake's "Walking in the air" and Greg Lake's "I believe in Father Christmas", and - the highlight of the day! - "The Making of the Drum" by Bob Chilcott. This is a very entertaining piece with African rhythms and lots of things going on at once, with lots of stuff about calabash trees and gong-gongs, and lots of "Lull-la-la" for the sopranos (about six pages of it!), with various members playing sand blocks, rain sticks, claves, and a lovely native drum. Our terrific accompanist was David Battersby.

We finished the day with a performance of all the pieces.

Afterwards Jeremy tweeted: "Great day with @CFestivalChorus and others today at our workshop. Thanks for all your fabulous hospitality and genuine friendship!"

Below are some photographs taken on the day.
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Assembling (sorry, Sue Smalley - you moved!)
Introduction
Action
Rain stick
Sand blocks
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  • About Us
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    • 2022
    • 2023 >
      • Beethoven's 9th Symphony
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        • Wordsworth 250
        • New Year's Eve 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019 >
        • Berlioz Te Deum
        • Early Music Day
        • New Year's Eve 2019
      • 2018 >
        • Parry Centenary Concert
        • New Year's Eve
      • 2017 >
        • Mozart: Requiem
        • Choral Day
        • Elijah
      • 2016 - More Haydn Messe-Fest events
      • 2016 - Dream of Gerontius
      • 2015
  • Staging for Hire
  • CCI archive
    • 2014 - WWI Centenary >
      • Britten: War Requiem >
        • Acknowledgement of grants
      • New Year's Eve
    • 2013
    • 2012 >
      • July 2012 - The Song of Hiawatha >
        • Hiawatha - Pre-Concert Activities
        • Hiawatha - Concert Photographs
      • New Year's Eve 2012 - Cartmel Priory
    • 2011 - Sing Out for Marie Curie >
      • 2011 - New Year's Eve photographs
    • 2010 - 10th Anniversary Concert - Out of Darkness >
      • "Out of Darkness" - Photographs
    • 2009 - New Year's Eve in Cartmel Priory >
      • New Year's Eve 2009 Photographs
    • 2008 - Vaughan Williams Festival >
      • Vaughan Williams Festival Events
    • 2007 - July - Poulenc Gloria and Berlioz Messe Solennelle
    • 2005 - November - Britten's War Requiem
    • 2004 - Voices Raised and Carmina Burana >
      • Voices Raised
      • Carmina Burana
    • 2002 - July - Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
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