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Events Newsletter – Autumn 2011

Will Hay — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:57:54 +0000

I used to produce a paper newsletter featuring the dates for forthcoming piano exams and concerts along with other important information however this has now been superseded by the e-newsletter facility on the blog to which all of my students should be subscribed . It also gives me the opportunity to draw your attention to other professional activities in which I am currently engaged. I can heartily recommend the forthcoming Fauré Requiem performed in the Quire at Chester Cathedral by the cathedral choir. As a member of the choir, this is one of the highlights of the year, singing the requiem in the correct liturgical context and is a great chance to hear a delightful performance of a well known choral treasure! (see the video clip below)
I will post more precise details of exam times as soon as they are available. In your lessons this half term, I will be introducing some Christmas repertoire as I am planning that the recital this term might have a decidedly christmassy theme as well as audience participation and multimedia participation from the Chester Music Society Youth Choir! More information about the concert will be posted a little nearer the time…

Below are some important dates for your diary:
30th October – 1830: Fauré Requiem – Chester Cathedral Choir, Chester Cathedral
2nd November – 1700: ABRSM Theory Exam – Bishop’s High School
6th November – 1900: NES Songs of Praise, Parkgate URC
1st December – Autumn Leaves Compositions Due
2nd December – 1800: St. Oswald’s PTA Christmas Fair, Mollington
3rd December – 1100: Christmas Charity Recital, All Saint’s Church, Hoole
10th December – ABRSM Exams at Stanley Palace
10th December – 1930: CMSYC and Preludes Christmas Concert
13th December – Last lessons for the term at St. Oswald’s, Mollington
14th December – Last lessons for the term at Chester Catholic High
15th December – LCM exams at Stanley Palace
16th December – 1930: NES Christmas Concert, St. Winifride’s, Neston
17th December – 1930: NES Christmas Concert, Parkgate URC, Neston
21st December – End of Piano Teaching Term
24th December – 1500: Nine Lessons and Carols – Chester Cathedral Choir

This video clip from a couple of years ago shows a movement of the Requiem being performed in the Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert. The Requiem in it’s entirety will be performed in a more intimate setting in the quire of Chester Cathedral on 30th October at 1830. Admission free!

Christmas and New Year

Will Hay — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:59:33 +0000

Might I take this opportunity to wish everyone a joyous Christmas and a peaceful New Year!

Piano lessons in school will be finishing by 20th December. View your rearranged lesson times. Other than students at Upton Heath who will have a lesson as normal on Tuesday 14th Dec, you will only have another lesson if your name is on the spreadsheet or if you have a lesson booked on the diary.

Lessons will start again and follow a regular schedule in the New Year from Thursday 6th January, 2011.

Lesson times for Chester Catholic High will be updated after 16th December. Please see the on-line timetable or log in to the diary to check for updates!

Events leading up to Christmas 2010

16th Dec: Listen out for some “wrong” notes on Radio 4′s Afternoon play at 2:15pm – Will Hay playing some piano moments in “Chequebook and Pen”

17th Dec: Neston Ecumenical Singers Christmas Carol Concert at St. Winefride’s Church, Little Neston starting at 7:30pm (featuring “Snowflakes” by Graeme Hopson)

18th Dec: Chester Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert at Chester Cathedral 7:30pm

18th Dec: An alternative Nine Lessons and Carols at All Saint’s, Hoole 7:30pm

22nd Dec: BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong live from Chester Cathedral on BBC Radio 3 at 4pm

24th Dec: Nine Lessons and Carols at Chester Cathedral 3pm

Neston Ecumenical Singers Events: 2009-2010

Will Hay — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:48:34 +0000

The Neston Ecumenical Singers will be helping the congregation of St. Michael’s, Shotwick celebrate their new sound system and hymnbooks this Friday (2nd October) with a ‘Hymns of Praise’ service featuring the congregation’s favourite hymns along with two popular anthems, Bruckner’s Locus Iste and Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine accompanied on the organ by Chester Cathedral’s organ scholar, Simon Walker.

Below is the latest list of events planned for the singers this year:

2nd October 2009 7:30pm ~ Hymns of Praise at Shotwick
12th November 2009 6-9pm ~ Carols at Gordale Open Evening
14th November 2009 10am ~ Autumn Coffee Morning & Fayre at Neston Town Hall
11th December 2009 7:30pm ~ Christmas Carols at St. Winifredes
18th December 2009 7:30pm ~ Christmas Carols at Parkgate URC
19th December 2009 11am ~ Carols at Neston Farmer’s Market
30th January 2010 7:30pm ~ Choir Annual Dinner
20th March 2010 7:30pm ~ Easter Concert

Piano Teaching Schedule – Autumn 2009

Will Hay — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:05:36 +0000

The new term is underway and piano lessons will resume the normal schedule from Sunday 6th September 2009-17th December 2009. This means that lessons in schools will be starting from 7th September.
Half term dates: 24th-31st October 2009
Check the google calender for any updates to visit days.