The Eden Singers
So the autumn term has begun!
And as ever it is never too early to start preparing for Christmas!
What do we have in store?
The answer is a wide variety of songs based around the Christmas star - music by contemporary and traditional composers including Morten Lauridsen, Peter Cornelius, Peter Gritton, Joy Webb, and of course John Rutter.
Rehearsals take place every Tuesday from 7:15 -9pm at Penrith Methodist Church.
Newcomers are always welcome, so if you like the sound of all that do come along
and try us out.
Looking forward to singing with you.
Rachel Allgood, Musical Director
To give you a flavour of what is in store here is a link to a playlist on YouTube.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAHftvihQVcs&si=4MSgO-Ic9CcI2lCf
The Eden Singers is a community choir of all ages drawn from the Eden area of Cumbria. Our aim is to provide enjoyment, both for our members and audiences, by performing a wide variety of music styles. We are a mixed choir singing in 4-parts: sopranos, altos, tenors and basses.
If you are interested in joining, please refer to our web site page Contact us . You may also be interested to listen to the sort of music we sing and perform . Go to our "Hear us " page .
The choir holds its rehearsals at the Penrith Methodist Church on Wordsworth Street, Penrith, on Tuesday nights, from 7.15pm to 9.00pm. The first set of rehearsals begins in early September culminating in a concert held at Penrith Methodist Church, Wordsworth Street, Penrith in early December. The second set of rehearsals follows a similar pattern beginning in early January with a concert being held in April.
Since the retirement of John Helyer as musical director in May 2023 after many years developing the choir, Rachel Allgood took over in September 2023. Rachel will be familiar to our audiences as she has conducted the choir in recent concerts. For the coming season she will be supported by John Helyer who is kindly returning as accompanist.
