Wednesday 11th December 2019
A Festival of Carols was held at St Thomas Roman Catholic Church at 8pm. The collection of £3,833.98, the highest ever received, was taken in aid of Les Amis, a charity who aim to ensure that people with learning difficulties or associated conditions reach their full potential in life. The attendance was the highest we have seen in recent years with standing room only from about 30 minutes before the start.
Fanfare Acappella Brass
Once in Royal David’s City
Verse 1 – solo – Zoran Plummer, Verse 2 – Holmchase Singers, Verse 3 –Festival Choir Verse 4 – ALL
Festival Choir
Bring a torch Jeanette Isabella (Arr. Howard Helvey)
Nativity Carol (John Rutter)
Unto us is born a son
Holmchase
Mary did you know? (Mark Lowry)
The Silver Stars (Michael Bojesen)
It came upon the midnight clear
Orchestra
Here we come a-wassailing/ I saw three ships (Arr. Derek Lawrence)
Festival Choir
Huron Carol (arr. Sarah Quartel)
La Berceuse (Barbara Bell Arr. John Rutter)
Away in the manger
Festival Choir
Sussex carol (Arr. Elaine Hagenburg)
Little Drop of Heaven (Pepper Choplin)
Hark the Herald Angels sing
Holmchase
I will light candles this Christmas (Kim Arnesen)
Minuit Chrétiens - Adolphe Adam
O come all ye faithful
Blessing by Canon Dominic Golding
At the reception after the Festival of Carols, a presentation was made to our retiring President, Philip Le Brocq, in thankfulness for his 30 years of service.
Christmas 2019
Tuesday 3rd December 2019
The Festival Choir sang at the Annual Soup Kitchen in the Royal Square
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JERSEY FESTIVAL CHOIR
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Director – William Millow
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HOLMCHASE SINGERS
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Director – Angela Luce
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ST. CECILIA ORCHESTRA
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Director – Francis Murton
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ORGANIST
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Malcolm Whittell
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PIANO ACCOMPANISTS
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Grace Garnier, Julie Millow and Paul Matthew
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TREBLE SOLOIST
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Zoran Plummer
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"SURPRISE!
Surprises are of several sorts and many kinds
And usually I'm in the know, before
They are revealed to our inquiring minds,
So I’m prepared for what might be in store!
But.... when we were called forward to the front
We had no inkling what it could be for,
And thought it was that we must bear the brunt
Of misdemeanours we had done before!
But NO! it was to give us Choral Thanks
For thirty years of serving our great Choir:-
A lovely painting of the rocky banks
Near Pontac - our home, - and us to INSPIRE!
We'll see it every morning from our bed,
Reminding us of things we've sung and said!
Philip and Sally
11th December 2019
The Jersey Evening Post review
