- Oldham Concert November 3 2024.
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Date Posted: Thu, 7 Nov 2024
Audience and soloists were very enthusiastic and complimentary after our successful concert on Sunday afternoon. The choir enjoyed singing with organ and the string quartet in addition to Duncan's brilliant piano playing however the choir's unaccompanied entry to the St Cecilia Mass was hauntingly beautiful.
The addition of the Mercury String Quartet playing Haydn’s D Major Quartet Op 64 no 5 (The Lark) to begin the concert provided a delightful introduction to the main work where the choir performed Autumn from the Seasons by Haydn.
Autumn opened with three excellent soloists, soprano, tenor and bass, followed by a spirited rendition by the choir , again followed by the soloists. “Hark!” the chorus replied, heralding the approach of the hunt. The piece ended by extolling the joy of the grape harvest gathered in with much carousing.
After the interval came a complete contrast with Gounod’s beautiful Mass of St Cecilia. It started with a duet and then a trio in the Kyrie, followed by the choir who then sang the uplifting Gloria. The organist, Gary Hulme played a haunting organ solo.
The Benedictus and Agnus Dei brought the piece to a glorious end with the choir and soloists in perfect harmony.
Altogether, a varied, satisfying and enjoyable performance.
MD David Cane said: ‘It was fantastic to perform again at Oldham Parish Church. We are very pleased to be building our relationship with the Parish Church, and to be able to share our music in the heart of Oldham. Very many thanks to Rev. Daniel Burton for making us feel so welcome.
We are so grateful to our wonderful piano accompanist Duncan Robertson, to Gary Hulme for his thrilling organ playing, to our superlative soloists for the evening: Hayley Swanton, Séan Ruane, and Graham McCusker, and for the fabulous Mercury Strings who all brought so much life and excitement to our performance.
We look forward to returning to Oldham Parish Church for our Christmas Concert on Friday 20th December at 7.30pm where we will be joined by Ashton Brass Band - please do join us for what promises to be a festive and memorable evening!’Attachment: 
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- Mercury Strings
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Date Posted: Wed, 23 Oct 2024
Our concert on Sunday, 3rd November will open with Haydn String Quartet in D Major Op 64 no 5 (The Lark) played by Mercury Strings.
Mercury Strings are a professional string quartet based in the North of England and comprised of four professional freelance musicians who perform regularly with orchestras such as the Halle, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to name a few, as well as solo performances and recording work for TV and radio.
Alexandra Stemp violin, Susan Voss violin, Jayne Coyle viola and Esther Harriott cello all share a passion for the music especially written for string quartet and constantly strive to share the excitement and emotion of live performance to a wide variety of audiences.For more information, see: https://mercurystrings.co.uk/
- Soloists announced.
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Date Posted: Fri, 20 Sep 2024
We are pleased to announce that the soloists for our next concert will be Hayley Swanton (soprano), Sean Ruane (tenor) and Graham McCusker (baritone) with Mercury Strings.
- Jonathan Scott appointed Patron of Oldham Choral Society
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Date Posted: Fri, 20 Sep 2024
We are delighted to announce that Jonathan Scott has accepted our invitation to become Patron of Oldham Choral Society.
" It is my great pleasure and honour to accept the appointment of Patron of Oldham Choral Society.
As a local musician, it is wonderful to see that the continuing musical heritage of Oldham is thriving through the Choir's activities and performances.
I look forward to supporting them for many years to come."
BIOGRAPHY
Jonathan enjoys a hugely varied international performing career on a diverse
spectrum of keyboard instruments and is known throughout the world for his
virtuoso arrangements of major orchestral music for the pipe organ.
He performs regularly at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, where his lunchtime
organ concerts attract huge regular audiences.
With his brother Tom, also a talented musician, his performance videos have
have achieved more than 80 million views.
Born locally, Jonathan studied piano and organ at Chetham's School of Music,
The Royal Northern College of Music and then in the USA and the Netherlands.
He has been awarded The Worshipful Company of Musicians WT Scholarship
and Gold Medal. He is also a Freeman of the City of London.
He continues to attract the support of audiences world-wide playing on great pipe
organs in prestigious concert halls and cathedrals. He has played to a packed house
this year (2024)in the Promenade Concerts at The Royal Albert Hall. His was the
only solo organ concert to be performed in this year's extensive programme - a real
accolade recognising as it does his virtuoso skills as a talented musician.
He continues to give great enjoyment to multitudes of people enthralled by his
musical talent wherever he performs in the world.For more information, see: https://www.jonathanscott.co.uk/
- Mercury Strings confirmed for our November concert
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Date Posted: Wed, 4 Sep 2024
We are delighted that Mercury Strings will be joining us for our next concert when we will be performing Gounod's beautiful Mass for St Cecilia and the topical Autumn from Haydn's The Seasons. For more information, see: https://mercurystrings.co.uk/
- Rehearsals start again after the summer break on Monday 19 August
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Date Posted: Sun, 4 Aug 2024
- Concert tickets
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Date Posted: Thu, 21 Mar 2024
Buy your tickets now from Choir members to avoid booking fees. Attachment:
- Mark Llewellin booked to speak at our Summer Social on 14th June
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Date Posted: Thu, 21 Mar 2024
- Oldham Community Radio piece
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Date Posted: Thu, 21 Mar 2024
Here is the link to listen to the "fly on the wall" piece on Oldham Community Radio 99.7fm Mike Gill interviewed David Cane - Musician plus Gerard, Jill and Margaret and thoroughly enjoyed his visit to the Lux Aeterna Workshop. It is well worth a listen from 3 mins to 48 mins of Thursday's Oldham Today programme. For more information, see: www.mixcloud.com/OldhamCommunityRadio/oldham-today-14-03-2024/
