SCC News
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We’re back!
There was great excitement & relief to have all the choir in the same room for the first time in 18 months when we had our first full rehearsal last week! We had a great first rehearsal and welcomed some new members too! From Palestrina to Matthew Martin via Howells & everything in between, we’ve…
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Capturing our best angles
Some new photos of SCC were long overdue! Thanks to Jim Johnson Photography who took on the not insignificant challenge of capturing our best side during our concert back in July. You can see many of the photos on various pages of the website, but if you’d like a look at more of them, have a look…
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Our long awaited birthday celebration
What an occasion our anniversary celebration concert was! We were so pleased finally to be able to perform Bach’s great B minor mass on 18 March, and to an audience of nearly 500 – thanks to all our audience for supporting us, and to our wonderful soloists and orchestral players. Here’s to the next 40…
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Join us for a Bach celebration!
Tickets are now on sale for our celebration concert on 18 March! Join us for one of the greatest works in the repertoire, along with a period orchestra of some of the finest players in the country, and four top soloists. With virtuosic choruses in multiple parts, arias and duets, instrumental solos, and an incredible…
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Tickets now on sale for our Advent concert!
Tickets are now on sale for our concert on Saturday 4th December in Sherborne Abbey! We hope you’ll join us to celebrate our first concert in two years! We’re looking forward to sharing some wonderful choral music from across the ages with you to celebrate Advent and the Christmas season. Our programme ranges from the sixteenth…
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SCC sings at Wells Cathedral!
We were delighted to be singing for services at Wells Cathedral on 1 August – our first public outing since December 2019! 24 singers took part, with 18 singing at the 10.30am Eucharist and 18 for Evensong at 3pm. During the latest choir restrictions, we’ve been rehearsing in groups of 6 and finally were able…
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It’s our fortieth anniversary season!
Welcome to our fortieth anniversary season, celebrating the wide range of music SCC has become known for, from the plainsong of Advent antiphons to music from today’s leading composers.
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Baroque sunshine in the Abbey
The early spring sunshine may have disappeared, but we’re hoping to bring a little sun back to Sherborne in our next concert! Spain meets South America on 16 March, in our programme of Latin American Baroque music, accompanied by top period ensemble In Echo. The choir and band will be exploring the rich and colourful…
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SCC New Season
Our new season leaflet is now available, with details of all our concerts in Sherborne Abbey through to June 2019! Download a pdf file here. This season’s programmes contain our usual variety of music, from Mexico to Estonia, and from the sixteenth century to the present day. In an extra concert on 10 November, we are…