News

- 15/12/2011. Christmas Carol Concert, Christ Church, Stone

Our Christmas Concert is Stone's favourite Carol Concert in the weeks before Christmas.

Enjoy the Christmas atmosphere with joyful Carols, mince pies and wine.

- 19/11/2011. English Choral Classics Workshop

Join us for a day of singing works like Handel's 'Zadok the Priest', Balfour Gardiner 'Evening Hymn', Finzi 'God is gone up', Howells 'Like as the Hart', Parry 'I was glad' and other works.

We will be rehearsing in St. Michael's Church Hall and enjoy singing the works in St. Michael's Church itself around 5pm. Everyone is warmly invited to come and listen. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Please bring your own lunch or make use of the town's many cafés.

- 28/05/2011. Zimbe - Join us all for a night of jazz and singing!

Stone Choral Society’s next concert will be a production of Zimbe! a brilliant fusion of traditional African song and jazz. The music is accessible, instantly likeable and fun to learn as well as perform. The concert will be in Priory Hall, St Dominic’s School, Stone, ST15 8EN, and starts at 6pm on Saturday June 18th. We shall be joined by the Phoenix Choir from Birmingham, a jazz quintet and also the St Michael’s First School and Parents’ Choir who sang so well with us last year. Tickets cost £10, concessions £7, children free. Tickets can be bought from Wikijum or Plants the Jewellers or Tel: 01785 817754 www.stonechoral.org.uk

- 19/03/2011. A Rare Musical Treat

STONE CHORAL SOCIETY’S Spring Concert is at Christ Church Stone on Saturday April 2nd at 7.30 pm. Mozart’s Requiem, Schubert’s Mass in G and Mozart’s Kyrie in D form the sumptuous programme of music. A 16 piece orchestra and fine soloists will make this a rare treat for Stone music lovers. Tickets are £10 & £8 (concs) from Plant’s the Jewellers and Wikijum in the High Street. Call 01785 817754 or e-mail tickets@stonechoral.org.uk to order.

At St. Dominic’s Priory Hall on Saturday 18th June SCS are again joined by their young friends from St. Michaels 1st School Choir and new friends, The Phoenix Choir from Birmingham to perform Alexander L’Estrange’s new work, Zimbe! a brilliant fusion of African song and jazz. Their Autumn season begins with a “Come and Sing” Saturday Workshop and Concert. Watch this space - www.stonechoral.org.uk - for details to come.

- 19/11/2010. Getting ready for Christmas

The carols are out and they are sounding good, so why not join us at Christ Church, Stone, on December 16 at 7.30pm for some festive fun. Tickets are £6 on the door and children can come for free.

- 29/10/2010. Choir's Belgium visit

Members of the choir spent an enjoyable weekend in Belgium performing two concerts in one day.

- 09/09/2010. New term begins

The choir is looking forward to a new year of stimulating and challenging concert performances to which we welcome our new members

- 22/09/2008. Choir enters 40th year

Singers at Stone Choral Society are busy rehearsing for Handel's Messiah, a popular work with the choir over the last 40 years.

Several new members who have joined the choir in September have commented on the warmth of the welcome and the level of support provided by the other singers to learn this demanding work.

- 10/07/2008. New Musical Director appointed

Charlie Penn, a final year music student at the University of Birmingham, will lead the choir in it's 40th year.

Read more about him on our People page.

- 08/07/2008. Polish Choir hosted by Stone Choral

The Strzyzow Chamber Choir were popular visitors to Stone last weekend. In addition to two joint sell out concerts the choirs had a busy schedule of trips and parties.

A particular highlight was the concert at the White Eagle club in Stafford where the Polish club proved superb hosts.

- 05/10/2007. Stone Choral Society plans visit to Poland

The choir is planning a visit to the town of Strzyzow in Poland. The trip is scheduled to take place around the May half term next year.

This will be followed by a return visit from a local Polish choir, culminating in a joint concert in Stone on 5th July 2008

- 05/04/2007. High spirits at singing workshop.

Stone Choral held it's first workshop for several years. It was supported by singers from many local choirs.

- 03/11/2006. New website goes live!

This website has undergone a major overhaul. It now includes a News section and a Members area. We hope you like it!

- 17/10/2006. Workshop planned for early 2007.

Following the success of Amy Bebbington's workshop in Walsall, Amy has been signed up be Stone Choral to lead a workshop/open day.

This will take place sometime in February or March 2007.