AUTUMN 2012 -SUMMER 2013

You can join us at any time of the year. You will need to undertake an audition, but don't worry, our Musical Director is very friendly and sympathetic! Rehearsals are held in Liverpool University on Wednesday evenings between September and May from 6.45pm to 9.00pm. Rehearsals are hard work but great fun, helping us to realise our aim, which is: The study and practice of choral music in order to foster the public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance. To enquire further, please contact the Membership Secretary, Eileen Charnock, on 0151 280 3788.

The present Musical Director is Keith Orrell (pictured above) who previously spent seven successful years as Chorus Master of the Hallé Choir. He currently also conducts the William Byrd Singers of Manchester, two youth choirs and a youth orchestra, and works extensively promoting and developing choral singing and conducting at all levels.

Performances regularly take place at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. In addition, the choir is committed to taking its special brand of music into the community of Merseyside, and working in partnership with many organisations, bringing quality singing to local people. The choir also enjoys and appreciates the relationship with the Northop Silver Band. It has established a strong partnership with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with which its association goes back 99 years. Winning critical acclaim for its performances of the great choral classics, the Liverpool Welsh Choral is equally at home singing grand opera and popular music and has broadcast many times for the BBC.

THE LIVERPOOL WELSHCHORAL IS ONE OF BRITAIN'S LEADINGCHORAL SOCIETIESFounded in 1900, the choir has won critical acclaim for its performances of the great classics but is equally at home with opera and popular music and has broadcast many times with the BBC. Although the choir has its roots in the Liverpoool/Welsh traditions, membership is open to anyone of any age who enjoys singing and making good music.

• Why not buy our new CD “The Welsh Choral in song”,available from Chorum Records?

• Why not buy our new book “The Liverpool Welsh Choral Union: The First Hundred Years” author Nansi Pugh?

SING HALLELUJAH

RING OUT CHRISTMAS BELLS

BRAHMS REQUIEM

HOORAY FOR THE USA!

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMEMORATION

Tickets obtainable from: Mavis Owens78 Ringwood, Oxton, Birkenhead, CH43 2LZTel: 0151 652 6374; Email: mavis@lwcu.freeserve.co.uk

www.liverpoolphil.com

Liverpool Welsh Choral Union. Registered Charity No. 258458

ENJOY A NEW SEASON OF MUSIC AND SONG WITHTHE SIMPLY DYNAMIC LIVERPOOL WELSH CHORALCome and listen, come and sing – there's something for everyone

Saturday November 17th 2012 – 7.30 p.m.Parish Church of St Giles, AintreeAn uplifting and joyful concert to raise the spirit on a grey November evening. Offering a wide choice of beautiful music to include Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, A Gaelic Blessing and the complete second part of Messiah, this evening is the perfect opening to start the new LWC season. The choir is delighted to be performing by invitation and everyone is warmly welcome to join this special event.Counter-tenor : Edward Sadler; Tenor : Stuart Keen; Bass : Damian O'KeefeConductor : Keith OrrellOrganist : Stephen HargreavesTickets: £12 (unreserved) available from Mavis Owens

Saturday May 18th 2013 – 7.30 p.m.Liverpool Philharmonic HallAs it states on the Christopher Columbus statue in Sefton Park, 'The discoverer of America was the maker of Liverpool'. Come and celebrate the city's numerous, historical links with the USA. Enjoy the zest and melodies from composers such as Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Hoagy Carmichael. Come and swing into Summer with an evening filled with all your favourite tunes! Feel free to dress in red, white and blue!Soprano : Deborah NormanConductor : Keith OrrellRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraTickets : £12, £17, £23, £25, Box £30, Children and NUS card half price available from Mavis Owens

Saturday May 25th 2013 – 7.30 p.m.Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

thAs part of the official 70 anniversary commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic being held in Liverpool in May 2013, the Liverpool Welsh Choral will be taking part in a service in the Anglican Cathedral. Details on the musical content will be available on our website in due course.

Sunday December 16th 2012 – 7.30 p.m.Liverpool Philharmonic HallLet the bells ring out for the start of the festive season!Experience the 'new-format' LWC concert and share the joy of traditional carols, the warmth of 'Chestnuts roasting round an open fire' and the sparkle of a 'White Christmas'.Hear the magic of the Maghull Parish Handbell Ringers and the rhythms of the silver band.A relaxing evening for all the family...Come and join us!Conductors : Keith Orrell and Thomas WyssAccompanist : Stephen HargreavesTickets : £10, £15, £20, £22, Box £25, Children and NUS card half price available from Mavis Owens or the Philharmonic Hall box office

Saturday March 16th 2013 – 7.30 p.m.Cornerstone Theatre, LiverpoolCome and listen to the LWC perform one of the great choral works of the German Romantic repertoire, Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem. First performed on Good Friday in 1868 with text derived from the German Lutheran Bible, the Requiem was intended as a humanist approach to life. Also being performed are Haydn's Insane et vanae curae and Mozart's Exsultate jubilate.Soprano : Stephanie PfefferBaritone : Thomas EaglenConductor : Keith OrrellTickets: £15 available from Mavis Owens

The choir is much in demand to take part in concerts beyond its ownprogramme. If you would like to hear us sing in other venues and withother conductors, why not come along to one or more of these events?

THE LIVERPOOL WELSHCHORAL IS ONE OF BRITAIN'S LEADINGCHORAL SOCIETIESFounded in 1900, the choir has won critical acclaim for its performances of the great classics but is equally at home with opera and popular music and has broadcast many times with the BBC. Although the choir has its roots in the Liverpoool/Welsh traditions, membership is open to anyone of any age who enjoys singing and making good music.

• Why not buy our new CD “The Welsh Choral in song”,available from Chorum Records?

• Why not buy our new book “The Liverpool Welsh Choral Union: The First Hundred Years” author Nansi Pugh?

SING HALLELUJAH

RING OUT CHRISTMAS BELLS

BRAHMS REQUIEM

HOORAY FOR THE USA!

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMEMORATION

Tickets obtainable from: Mavis Owens78 Ringwood, Oxton, Birkenhead, CH43 2LZTel: 0151 652 6374; Email: mavis@lwcu.freeserve.co.uk

www.liverpoolphil.com

Liverpool Welsh Choral Union. Registered Charity No. 258458

ENJOY A NEW SEASON OF MUSIC AND SONG WITHTHE SIMPLY DYNAMIC LIVERPOOL WELSH CHORALCome and listen, come and sing – there's something for everyone

Saturday November 17th 2012 – 7.30 p.m.Parish Church of St Giles, AintreeAn uplifting and joyful concert to raise the spirit on a grey November evening. Offering a wide choice of beautiful music to include Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, A Gaelic Blessing and the complete second part of Messiah, this evening is the perfect opening to start the new LWC season. The choir is delighted to be performing by invitation and everyone is warmly welcome to join this special event.Counter-tenor : Edward Sadler; Tenor : Stuart Keen; Bass : Damian O'KeefeConductor : Keith OrrellOrganist : Stephen HargreavesTickets: £12 (unreserved) available from Mavis Owens

Saturday May 18th 2013 – 7.30 p.m.Liverpool Philharmonic HallAs it states on the Christopher Columbus statue in Sefton Park, 'The discoverer of America was the maker of Liverpool'. Come and celebrate the city's numerous, historical links with the USA. Enjoy the zest and melodies from composers such as Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Hoagy Carmichael. Come and swing into Summer with an evening filled with all your favourite tunes! Feel free to dress in red, white and blue!Soprano : Deborah NormanConductor : Keith OrrellRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraTickets : £12, £17, £23, £25, Box £30, Children and NUS card half price available from Mavis Owens

Saturday May 25th 2013 – 7.30 p.m.Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

thAs part of the official 70 anniversary commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic being held in Liverpool in May 2013, the Liverpool Welsh Choral will be taking part in a service in the Anglican Cathedral. Details on the musical content will be available on our website in due course.

Sunday December 16th 2012 – 7.30 p.m.Liverpool Philharmonic HallLet the bells ring out for the start of the festive season!Experience the 'new-format' LWC concert and share the joy of traditional carols, the warmth of 'Chestnuts roasting round an open fire' and the sparkle of a 'White Christmas'.Hear the magic of the Maghull Parish Handbell Ringers and the rhythms of the silver band.A relaxing evening for all the family...Come and join us!Conductors : Keith Orrell and Thomas WyssAccompanist : Stephen HargreavesTickets : £10, £15, £20, £22, Box £25, Children and NUS card half price available from Mavis Owens or the Philharmonic Hall box office

Saturday March 16th 2013 – 7.30 p.m.Cornerstone Theatre, LiverpoolCome and listen to the LWC perform one of the great choral works of the German Romantic repertoire, Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem. First performed on Good Friday in 1868 with text derived from the German Lutheran Bible, the Requiem was intended as a humanist approach to life. Also being performed are Haydn's Insane et vanae curae and Mozart's Exsultate jubilate.Soprano : Stephanie PfefferBaritone : Thomas EaglenConductor : Keith OrrellTickets: £15 available from Mavis Owens

The choir is much in demand to take part in concerts beyond its ownprogramme. If you would like to hear us sing in other venues and withother conductors, why not come along to one or more of these events?

THE LIVERPOOL WELSHCHORAL IS ONE OF BRITAIN'S LEADINGCHORAL SOCIETIESFounded in 1900, the choir has won critical acclaim for its performances of the great classics but is equally at home with opera and popular music and has broadcast many times with the BBC. Although the choir has its roots in the Liverpoool/Welsh traditions, membership is open to anyone of any age who enjoys singing and making good music.

• Why not buy our new CD “The Welsh Choral in song”,available from Chorum Records?

• Why not buy our new book “The Liverpool Welsh Choral Union: The First Hundred Years” author Nansi Pugh?

SING HALLELUJAH

RING OUT CHRISTMAS BELLS

BRAHMS REQUIEM

HOORAY FOR THE USA!

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMEMORATION

Tickets obtainable from: Mavis Owens78 Ringwood, Oxton, Birkenhead, CH43 2LZTel: 0151 652 6374; Email: mavis@lwcu.freeserve.co.uk

www.liverpoolphil.com

Liverpool Welsh Choral Union. Registered Charity No. 258458

ENJOY A NEW SEASON OF MUSIC AND SONG WITHTHE SIMPLY DYNAMIC LIVERPOOL WELSH CHORALCome and listen, come and sing – there's something for everyone

Saturday November 17th 2012 – 7.30 p.m.Parish Church of St Giles, AintreeAn uplifting and joyful concert to raise the spirit on a grey November evening. Offering a wide choice of beautiful music to include Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, A Gaelic Blessing and the complete second part of Messiah, this evening is the perfect opening to start the new LWC season. The choir is delighted to be performing by invitation and everyone is warmly welcome to join this special event.Counter-tenor : Edward Sadler; Tenor : Stuart Keen; Bass : Damian O'KeefeConductor : Keith OrrellOrganist : Stephen HargreavesTickets: £12 (unreserved) available from Mavis Owens

Saturday May 18th 2013 – 7.30 p.m.Liverpool Philharmonic HallAs it states on the Christopher Columbus statue in Sefton Park, 'The discoverer of America was the maker of Liverpool'. Come and celebrate the city's numerous, historical links with the USA. Enjoy the zest and melodies from composers such as Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Hoagy Carmichael. Come and swing into Summer with an evening filled with all your favourite tunes! Feel free to dress in red, white and blue!Soprano : Deborah NormanConductor : Keith OrrellRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraTickets : £12, £17, £23, £25, Box £30, Children and NUS card half price available from Mavis Owens

Saturday May 25th 2013 – 7.30 p.m.Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

thAs part of the official 70 anniversary commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic being held in Liverpool in May 2013, the Liverpool Welsh Choral will be taking part in a service in the Anglican Cathedral. Details on the musical content will be available on our website in due course.

Sunday December 16th 2012 – 7.30 p.m.Liverpool Philharmonic HallLet the bells ring out for the start of the festive season!Experience the 'new-format' LWC concert and share the joy of traditional carols, the warmth of 'Chestnuts roasting round an open fire' and the sparkle of a 'White Christmas'.Hear the magic of the Maghull Parish Handbell Ringers and the rhythms of the silver band.A relaxing evening for all the family...Come and join us!Conductors : Keith Orrell and Thomas WyssAccompanist : Stephen HargreavesTickets : £10, £15, £20, £22, Box £25, Children and NUS card half price available from Mavis Owens or the Philharmonic Hall box office

Saturday March 16th 2013 – 7.30 p.m.Cornerstone Theatre, LiverpoolCome and listen to the LWC perform one of the great choral works of the German Romantic repertoire, Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem. First performed on Good Friday in 1868 with text derived from the German Lutheran Bible, the Requiem was intended as a humanist approach to life. Also being performed are Haydn's Insane et vanae curae and Mozart's Exsultate jubilate.Soprano : Stephanie PfefferBaritone : Thomas EaglenConductor : Keith OrrellTickets: £15 available from Mavis Owens

The choir is much in demand to take part in concerts beyond its ownprogramme. If you would like to hear us sing in other venues and withother conductors, why not come along to one or more of these events?

AUTUMN 2012 -SUMMER 2013

You can join us at any time of the year. You will need to undertake an audition, but don't worry, our Musical Director is very friendly and sympathetic! Rehearsals are held in Liverpool University on Wednesday evenings between September and May from 6.45pm to 9.00pm. Rehearsals are hard work but great fun, helping us to realise our aim, which is: The study and practice of choral music in order to foster the public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance. To enquire further, please contact the Membership Secretary, Eileen Charnock, on 0151 280 3788.

The present Musical Director is Keith Orrell (pictured above) who previously spent seven successful years as Chorus Master of the Hallé Choir. He currently also conducts the William Byrd Singers of Manchester, two youth choirs and a youth orchestra, and works extensively promoting and developing choral singing and conducting at all levels.

Performances regularly take place at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. In addition, the choir is committed to taking its special brand of music into the community of Merseyside, and working in partnership with many organisations, bringing quality singing to local people. The choir also enjoys and appreciates the relationship with the Northop Silver Band. It has established a strong partnership with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with which its association goes back 99 years. Winning critical acclaim for its performances of the great choral classics, the Liverpool Welsh Choral is equally at home singing grand opera and popular music and has broadcast many times for the BBC.

AUTUMN 2012 -SUMMER 2013

You can join us at any time of the year. You will need to undertake an audition, but don't worry, our Musical Director is very friendly and sympathetic! Rehearsals are held in Liverpool University on Wednesday evenings between September and May from 6.45pm to 9.00pm. Rehearsals are hard work but great fun, helping us to realise our aim, which is: The study and practice of choral music in order to foster the public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance. To enquire further, please contact the Membership Secretary, Eileen Charnock, on 0151 280 3788.

The present Musical Director is Keith Orrell (pictured above) who previously spent seven successful years as Chorus Master of the Hallé Choir. He currently also conducts the William Byrd Singers of Manchester, two youth choirs and a youth orchestra, and works extensively promoting and developing choral singing and conducting at all levels.

Performances regularly take place at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. In addition, the choir is committed to taking its special brand of music into the community of Merseyside, and working in partnership with many organisations, bringing quality singing to local people. The choir also enjoys and appreciates the relationship with the Northop Silver Band. It has established a strong partnership with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with which its association goes back 99 years. Winning critical acclaim for its performances of the great choral classics, the Liverpool Welsh Choral is equally at home singing grand opera and popular music and has broadcast many times for the BBC.