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20,000 Voices

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:59:00 +0000

Newbiggin by the Sea

20,000 Voices promotes, supports and develops singing across Northumberland and the Northeast.

www.20000voices.org/

All Saints' Chamber Choir

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:50:00 +0000

Newcastle upon Tyne

All Saints' Chamber Choir, based in Gosforth, was founded in 1992 by its Artistic Director Edward Marsh.

www.chamber-choir.com

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Jonathan Scott is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

Alnwick and District Choral Society

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:40:00 +0000

Alnwick

Alnwick and District Choral Society was founded in 1933.

www.alnwickchoralsociety.co.uk

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Alnwick Music Society

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:30:00 +0000

Alnwick

Arranges Programme of concerts (at least 6 per year) by professional artists.

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Alex Murchie is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

Alnwick Pipers' Society

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:25:00 +0000

Alnwick

Alnwick Pipers' Society has regular monthly meetings/playing sessions throughout the year. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month (except August) in the Plough Hotel, Bondgate Without, Alnwick, starting at 8.00pm.
Members of the public can attend to watch and listen. Visiting players are very welcome, particularly if they can play in concert F pitch!

www.northumbrian.info/pipers/index.htm

Antiphon

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:23:00 +0000

Hexham and the Tyne Valley

Antiphon grew out of a few singers meeting to sing early church music. Repertoire has included the Tallis and White Lamentations, masses by Josquin, Dufay and Palestrina and Victoria's Requiem as well as a wealth of motets and anthems by composers of the English and continental Renaissance.

We are a sociable bunch of around 20 members and although we are not recruiting we are always pleased to hear from good singers who share a love of early music and can sight sing well and hold a part. We practise on a Tuesday night in St John Lee church hall which is about 3 miles outside Hexham and our conductor is John Roper.

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www.antiphonchoir.co.uk

Bailiffgate Singers

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:22:00 +0000

Alnwick

The Bailiffgate Singers are fortunate to practice in the beautiful surroundings of The Bailiffgate Museum in Alnwick, Northumberland. We are a SATB choir of mixed abilities, under the directorship of a professional. We have 37 members and are in great need of some more men! Bass particularly.

Rehearsal night is a Wednesday 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Repertoire is very varied, from Schubert to Sting! many works are sung unaccompanied.

For more information contact Jane Dargue, jane_dargue@hotmail.com or Gillian Brown, gillian@cbrown.co.uk or telephone Joan Wilkinson, Membership Secretary, on 01669 620453

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www.bailiffgatesingers.org

Berwick Arts Choir

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:20:00 +0000

Berwick upon Tweed

A sixty member, mixed voice choir, based in Berwick-upon-Tweed; performing major works, both familiar and unusual, under the direction of Stewart McCormick MBE.

Rehearsals are held weekly on Thursday evenings from 7.15 - 9.15 pm at the United Reform Church, Spittal.

www.berwickartschoir.org.uk

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Berwick Male Voice Choir

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:10:00 +0000

Berwick upon Tweed

Alex Murchie is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

Billingham Oratorio Choir

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:05:00 +0000

Middlesbrough, Stockton

Billingham Silver Band

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:03:00 +0000

Billingham Silver Band are based at Norton Sports Complex, Station Road, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 1PE. The band rehearse on Sunday mornings from 10am to 12noon and also on Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 9pm. Why not drop in and see us if you are in the area? You will be more than welcome!

www.billinghamsilverband.org.uk

Bishop Auckland Choral Society

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Bishop Auckland

The Society was formed in 1956 from Bishop Auckland Youth Choir members, Bishop Auckland Male Voice Choir and Ladies Choir.

www.dreambreed.com/bachoral

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Bishop Auckland Music Society

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:50:00 +0000

Bishop Auckland

As part of its commitment to make live music available in the Wear Valley area at affordable prices the Society provides a platform for up-and-coming players as well as established artists of international renown.

www.communigate.co.uk/ne/bams

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Bishopwearmouth Choral Society

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:40:00 +0000

Sunderland

Bishopwearmouth Choral Society is well established, having given its first performance in 1949. Since then it has provided regular concerts in Sunderland with a repertoire which has been mainly classical - sacred and secular - with occasional pieces which are more contemporary. The choir seeks to achieve a very high standard musically in the chosen works and performances are always in conjunction with professional soloists and orchestras of a very high standard.

As well as the adult choir, the group also runs a youth arm, the Bishopwearmouth Young Singers, for young people from year 5 upwards.

www.bishopwearmouth.co.uk

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Cappella Novocastriensis

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:30:00 +0000

Newcastle upon Tyne

Cappella Novocastriensis was founded in 1960 by Dr Frederick Hudson to specialise in singing music for worship. It has about 40 members, and often sings unaccompanied.

Cappella sings in churches throughout the North East, as well as giving several major concerts each year. These concerts frequently promote unjustly neglected music: programmes have ranged through works from the Eton Choirbook to specially commissioned works by John Joubert, whose Hymne of the Nativity received its premiere at the concert given in December 2000 in Holy Trinity, Jesmond. The choir also sings unaccompanied works by other modern composers such as Tavener, Gorecki, Whitacre and Lauridsen.

In recent years Cappella has given a number of performances of early music with period instruments provided by Newcastle Baroque, or on occasion by period brass ensembles such as QuintEssential and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble. Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 has been performed on two occasions in Durham Cathedral.

In 1999, with the aid of the Lottery Fund, the City of Newcastle, the Sir James Knott Trust and individual subscriptions, Cappella commissioned a chamber organ from Neil Richerby of
Lammermuir Pipeorgans. This organ, his "Opus 34", has been a valuable asset to the choir's performances, and is available on hire for concerts in the North East by arrangement with the chairman of Cappella (e-mail Kim.Bartlett@tgfl.net).

In December the choir usually gives a candlelit concert in the church of St Willibrord with All Saints, Newcastle Quayside. This concert has featured in succession Christmas music from Venice, Germany, England and France. In the week before Christmas the choir has regularly sung carols in a Newcastle shopping centre, to raise money for the Children's Foundation. The choir has also appeared on Tyne Tees Television's With Voices Raised, and has produced two CDs of Christmas music, in 2002 and 2005, which have been featured on BBC Radio 3's The Choir, and Classic FM's The Full Works.
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http://cappellanovocastriensis.com

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Chilli Road Band

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:26:00 +0000

Newcastle upon Tyne

The Chilli Road Band is a dynamic, vibrant community band consisting of adults and children playing an eclectic mix of latin, jazz and rock on an array of instruments: steel pans, percussion, drums, brass and woodwind. Band members, ranging from beginner musicians to accomplished performers, rehearse at Chillingham Road Primary School on Tuesday evenings.

People wanting to book the band should get in touch with Steve Nash (07824 555221) and people interested in joining the band should contact Paul Fletcher (0191 265 0304).

www.chilliroadband.co.uk

Cleveland Chamber Orchestra

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:20:00 +0000

Middlesbrough, Stockton

The Cleveland Chamber Orchestra has around 35 to 40 playing members, and usually gives 3 or 4 concerts a year, the season running from September to June.

www.communigate.co.uk/ne/cco

www.teesmusic.co.uk - music listings for Teesside

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Cleveland Philharmonic Choir

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:10:00 +0000

Middlesbrough, Stockton

Cleveland Philharmonic Choir, the largest choir on Teesside with 120 members, was founded in 1968 by Edwin Raymond. Under the leadership of John Forsyth, the current Musical Director, the choir performs large works from Early Music to Modern and includes some compositions suitable for young singers. Members of Tees Valley Youth Choir regularly sing with us. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays (7.00-9.00) at Acklam Grange School, Middlesbrough for 3 concerts a year.

Contacts:
Trevor Turner, tel/fax: 01642 590923 , email tt16md@btinternet.com
Joan Carter, Secretary, tel: 01642 656273, email: john_joan.carter@ntlworld.com

www.cleveland-philharmonic-choir.org.uk

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Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Middlesbrough, Stockton

The CPO is based in Middlesbrough. It was founded in 1975 by the late Edwin Raymond to play large-scale symphonic works to a high standard. It normally gives 2 concerts per year, some of which are for charity (eg. Macmillan Cancer Relief, Butterwick Hospice). Intensive rehearsals are held on the 2 weekends before each concert.

Lead contact: Tim Jackson (Orchestra Manager), email: tim@timpjackson.plus.com, tel: 01748 821343.

www.clevelandphil.org.uk

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Cobweb Orchestra

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:55:00 +0000

Harelaw (between Stanley and Durham), Newbiggin (near Ashington) and Tebay (in Cumbria)

The Cobwebs Orchestra is an enthusiastic, tolerant group of players with professional orchestral guidance. We accept all players who can contribute and gain from playing with us, of all ages and abilities and on a wide variety of instruments.

The underlying idea is to encourage people to play and to enable them to play together so they can improve and enjoy playing. So whatever level you can play at, come and listen and come and play.

We are always accepting new members, some of whom are seasoned, experienced players who want to enjoy their music in new company. But others are complete beginners who, though musical, may never have played in an orchestra before. Most of us have been too busy to practise for several years and want to blow the cobwebs off our music stands and start playing again. Members come and go as their commitments change, so players of any instrument are able to find a place.

We rehearse regularly at three different venues: Harelaw (between Stanley and Durham), Newbiggin (near Ashington) and Tebay (in Cumbria).

www.cobweborchestra.org.uk/

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Darlington and The Dales Youth Orchestra

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:50:00 +0000

Darlington

Darlington & the Dales Youth Orchestra is an independent youth orchestra for young people. It is a resource for young people, age 21 or less, who are performing at grade six, above or equivalent standard, are in part or full time education.

www.dyomusic.org

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Darlington Choral Society

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:40:00 +0000

Darlington

The Darlington Choral Society was born out of the Darlington Choral and Orchestral Association and has existed since the early 1900s. In 1970 the choir joined the National Federation of Music Societies, now known as "Making Music", and became the Darlington Choral Society.

www.communigate.co.uk/ne/choralsociety/

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Alex Murchie is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

Darlington Clarinet Ensemble

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:35:00 +0000

Darlington

www.darlingtonclarinets.co.uk

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Darlington Music Society

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:30:00 +0000

Darlington

Bringing the finest music and world class musicians to Darlington for live perfomances at very reasonable prices.

www.communigate.co.uk/ne/dms/

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Darlington Orchestra

noreply@blogger.com (Making Music: North East) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:20:00 +0000

Darlington

Darlington Orchestra is a community orchestra featuring local amateur musicians. We perform two regular concerts per year and occasionally participate in other events. New members are always welcome.

www.darlington-orchestra.org.uk

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