@datconductor.bsky.social
Proud conductor of Crouch End Festival Chorus and Hertfordshire Chorus. Obsessed about Newcastle United and England cricket team.
..and this year is the 60th anniversary of #ChichesterPsalms. What joy #Bernstein brings with this thrilling and moving work
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What a FLIPPING brilliant line upwe have coming up.
Won't SUGAR coat it, they're EGGxactly the kind of concerts you'll love. The only probLEM ON the cards will be choosing between them! Be quick and snafFL(e)OUR tickets up ASAP!
Nowt BUT TERrific times ahead!
linktr.ee/crouchendfes...
#PancakeDay
We're not the only ones celebrating our 40th season - you may have noticed a little show called #Eastenders has also just turned 40! 🎉 Let's look back on that Christmassy episode we were in back in 2013. As you might expect, it's all carols and crying... and Carol's crying 😭
#VersatileChoir
Our *OPEN REHEARSAL* for prospective members is filling up fast (sopranos - FULL, altos - just one space left), so if you're looking to join a choir, try a new choir, or 'graduate' up from a community choir, come along. Tenors & basses are especially welcome.
Find out more... tinyurl.com/CEFCOpenMS
One week until our highly anticipated performance of JS Bach's St John Passion at St Albans Cathedral (8 Feb, 7.30pm). With wonderful soloists, period instrument orchestra, our own symphony choir and the cathedral's glorious moon installation, this will be a very special event
youtu.be/EZSe7eJ2p34
If you are thinking about coming along to our forthcoming open rehearsal with a view to joining us, here are just some of the things we're looking forward to this year...
All tickets links, dates and venues can be found on our Linktree...
linktr.ee/crouchendfes...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from #Ham&High for our concert at the weekend...
www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2490641...
🎵 CONCERT WEEK 🎵
One of the pieces we'll be singing at Holy Trinity Sloane Square on Saturday is Prayer of the Heart by Sir John Tavener and Icelandic superstar #Bjork It's just one of a collection of fascinating choral delights you'll hear if you come along.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/CEFCWorldOWo...
We wondered what bass soloist Blaise Malaba was doing when we were rehearsing the Dies Irae... now it all becomes clear 😆.
We're on a road trip to #Oxford for #VerdiRequiem at the Sheldonian Theatre with Oxford Phiharmonic
#versatilechoir #singing #classicalconcert
This is just one of the pieces we'll be singing on Saturday 1st Feb at @sloanechurch. Thanks to @_tommckinney on @bbcradio3 for playing it and giving us a mention this morning.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/CEFCWorldOWo...
#versatilechoir #londononchoir #Singing #concert
Are you passionate about choral singing? Do you want to be part of a dynamic, world-class choir, known for its exceptional musical skill and diverse repertoire?
We invite prospective singers to join us in an open rehearsal on 14 March.
Free tickets:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/n10...
Sometimes we have so much going on (currently three concerts on sale and an open rehearsal) that it's hard to tell you all about everything. So did you know, you can see easy and quick links to everything in one place on our Linktree?
As those meerkats say, 'simples'!
linktr.ee/crouchendfes...
Don't do a Linda 😉... Get your hands on early bird tickets for our next #AllyPally concert - #Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis - on Sun 13 April. Early bird prices are already applied, you don't need a code, so it's really easy! Visit www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/mis...
#versatilechoir #concert
One of the pieces well be singing in our concert on 1st Feb at #HolyTrinity Sloane Sq is David Psalm 3 by renowed #Ukrainian composer #VictoriaVitaPoleva
Focusing on spiritual themes and musical simplicity, her style has been identified as ‘sacred minimalism’.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/CEFCWorldOWo...
What a lovely crisp day for a bunch of our singers to take to #HampsteadHeath for a winter walk followed by a hearty Sunday roast. As well as top notch singing, anyone joining our choir can expect a range of social activities throughout the year❄️
www.cefc.org.uk/join-us
If you tune into the #WomensHour special on #BBCRadio4 now, you'll hear an interview with #videogames composer #EimearNoone. We'll be joining Eimear again at #RoyalAlbertHall with #RPO on 4 June 2025 for 'Worlds of Fantasy: Video Games in Concert'.
Tickets:
www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/even...
If your #NewYearResolution for #2025 is to do something enjoyable and musically challenging, look no further!
We're a welcoming bunch who rehearse weekly (Friday nights) in #MuswellHill and hold auditions all year round.
We currently have spaces for tenors - visit www.cefc.org.uk/join-us
Did you know, our next concert will be back at the stunning Holy Trinity, Sloane Square? If you've never been before, then grab your tickets to see this beautiful space. If you have been before, then we know you'll be keen to head back there. Tickets: tinyurl.com/CEFCWorldOWo...
03.01.2025 19:14 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
If you like what you read in this article, then don't forget, we have both Christmas concerts and our first concert of the new year in sale now. Ticket link in first comment
www.classical-music.uk/features/art...
Christmas shopping but stuck for something to buy that special someone? Give the gift of music, with our new year CEFC feat. Jacob Collier's World O World concert in Sloane Square (and a bonus 20% off until the end of the year with code EARLYBIRD20)
TICKETS:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cefc/t-eadqmoy
**YOUNG CONDUCTORS** Take it from someone who's been there, done that - one of our very own Young Conductor Mentoring Scheme participants, Flossie.
Five places available on our workshop. DEADLINE TOMORROW, so apply now!
www.cefc.org.uk/about-us/you...
We've braved the wind and rain and made it to the #RoyalAlbertHall for #HomeAlone Live! If you're going, make sure to tag us in any photos or video clips (We're the ones under the screen, behind the orchestra 😄)
See you later, ya filthy animals! 🎬
Do you want to go one better than 859k others? Well, you can do so by listening to us... LIVE.
DECEMBER 21st: Sing Christmas (matinee and evening) in Highgate
FEBRUARY 1st: CEFC feat. Jacob Collier's World O World in Holy Trinity, Sloane Square
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cefc
"Scrumptious" says @datconductor.bsky.social as he conducts our first rehearsal of "O Holy Night"
(The #choir took this as an instruction, not a review)
youtu.be/6iQIUCk_sYY
Tickets still available for our fun & rousing Christmas concert on December 15th!
hertfordshirechorus.org.uk/tickets/
😆 He was mightily impressive - and an added bonus of no fake beard and long hair needed to look 'prophety'!
The rehearsal view from the choir seats... (featuring our very own @datconductor.bsky.social )
Did you spot our patron @bryn965 in @guardian ? It's just one week to wait until we're singing with him again - this time it'll be Mendelssohn's Elijah up in #Oxford - you can find info and tickets to that and more at linktr.ee/crouchendfes...
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A choir dressed in black gowns and dinner jackets hold black folders and sing. In the foreground is a Christmas tree decorated with gold and purple ornaments.
We're so proud to support the Willow Foundation and to be singing at the emotional and inspiring Willow Carol Concert once again this year. 💜
St Albans Cathedral
7:30pm, Dec 2nd
www.willowfoundation.org.uk/events/willo...
We're happy to share our 40th celebrations with the original and best #BandAid, recorded today in 1984.
The charity we're supporting via our Xmas concerts this year is #BeatSCAD which raises awareness and suppors those affected by Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Tickets: tinyurl.com/CEFCxmas
We were sorry to learn of the death of iconic guitarist Vic Flick, best known for *that* riff in the James Bond theme tune. We had the pleasure of working with Vic in the past and our thoughts are with his family and friends.
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Yes. We worked with Vic, Big Jim Sullivan and Herbie Flowers in a Serge Gainsburg concert. A real honour!
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