
Sutton Coldfield
Choral Society
ROYAL SUTTON COLDFIELD CHORAL SOCIETY
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LOTTERY
Drawn 10th May 2025
1st prize #2
2nd prize #19
3rd prize #6
STAGE PRESENCE GUIDELINES
1. Concert Dress: Women - All black. Long skirt or trousers, black top with long sleeves, black tights and shoes. Men: Dinner Jacket and trousers, (or plain black suit) white shirt, black bow tie, black shoes and socks. Please, no handbags or bottles of water on stage. Please leave in secure and locked room  2 Entry onto platform Please line up in the order as arranged. Entry is row by row and please go on quietly. Hold your score in your right hand at your side. Please sit once you reach your seat. 3 During the performance. All stands and sits should be noted in your music. Try and stand as one group. During solos, if possible, look up and interested! 4 End of first half. At the interval, exit in the reverse order. Hold your music in your right hand as possible going off. Please do not leave any music on your seat. 5 After interval as 2 6 End of the concert At the end of the performance, remain standing until you are given the signal to sit. Do NOT clap while standing as you are taking your bow. Hold your score in your right hand at your side. Acknowledge the audience’s applause with a warm, sincere smile. When sitting you please applaud as appropriate 7 Exit As 4, after Soloists and Conductor leave.
​​​REHEARSALS​
Rehearsals are on Mondays, 7:15 to 9:00, in school term.
Room 6, South Parade Methodist Church, Sutton Coldfield B72 1QY unless shown otherwise.
Any changes in rehearsal dates or venues will be posted here.​
​​​​OUR AUTUMN 2025 CONCERT:
For the Feast day of St. Cecilia
Gounod: Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cecile
Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Howell: A Hymn for St. Cecilia
Rehearsal dates:
September 8, 15, 22, 29
October 6, 13, 20, (AGM)
(Oct 27 Half Term - no rehearsal)
November: 3, 10, 17, 24
NB: Nov 17 rehearsal is at Emmanuel
CONCERT: Nov22 at Emmanuel
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MESSIAH REHEARSALS:
December 1, 4, 8 all at Emmanuel
Dec 11, MESSIAH CONCERT at Emmanuel​
If you are going to miss a rehearsal please call or text Andrea on 07976 204760​