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ALVESTON SINGERS

The Alveston Singers is the village choir which sings for fun and to raise money for charity.  It generally has a spring concert and a Christmas concert, both of which are repeated at two local venues.  We also sing for local groups at their Christmas dinners and for weddings, and we raise money for charity at Tesco's each year.

The choir is open to anyone who is interested in singing secular and sacred music in a friendly choir.  There are no auditions, but sight reading is an advantage. 


Here are photos taken at past performances.

     

                      2006                                      1999                                   1998                                  1992

Here is a list of our main performances since 1984:

Date

Venue

Works

Charity supported

9 December 2008

12 December 2008

URC, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Alternative Carols

Rett Syndrome

Parkinson's Disease Society

20 June 2008 St David's Hall, Cardiff Mahler - Symphony no 2 ("Resurrection") (joining forces with Cardiff Philharmonic)

10 June 2008

13 June 2008

St Mary's Church, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Rutter - Requiem

Vaughan Williams - Benedicite

Rett Syndrome

Parkinson's Disease Society

1 December 2007

11 December 2007

URC, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Carols from around the world

Meniere's Society

Prostate Cancer Research

11 May 2007

15 May 2007

URC, Thornbury

Alveston Methodist Church

Elgar - Songs "From the Bavarian Highlands"

Rutter - " A Sprig of Thyme"

Meniere's Society

Prostate Cancer Research

15 December 2006

19 December 2006

St Mary's Church, Thornbury

At Helen's Church, Alveston

Handel's Messiah

Handel's Messiah choruses and Carols

Bosom Buddies

Childhood Eye Cancer Trust

25 April 2006

28 April 2006

URC, Thornbury

Alveston Methodist Church

There's No Business Like Show Business

Bosom Buddies

Childhood Eye Cancer Trust

13 December 2005

16 December 2005

URC, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Bach - Christmas Oratorio and Carols

National Eye Research Centre

Ward 205

24 May 2005

26 May 2005

Alveston Methodist Church

URC, Thornbury

Gilbert & Sullivan - Trial by Jury

English Romantic Part Songs

English Folk Songs

National Eye Research Centre

Ward 205

10 December 2004

14 December 2004

URC, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Bethlehem's Babe

Look West

S Glos Crossroads

11 June 2004

15 June 2004

St Mary's Church, Almondsbury

Methodist Church, Alveston

Puccini's Messa di Gloria and Opera Choruses

Look West

S Glos Crossroads

12 December 2003

16 December 2003

URC, Thornbury

Alveston Methodist Church

Bach - Christmas Oratorio and Carols

Children's Hospice South West

Hammer Out

10 June 2003

13 June 2003

Alveston Methodist Church

URC, Thornbury

Summer Concert

Children's Hospice South West

Hammer Out

13 December 2002

17 December 2002

URC, Thornbury

Alveston Methodist Church

Christmas Concert

Winston's Wish

Breath Easy

24 May 2002

28 May 2002

URC, Thornbury

Alveston Methodist Church

Summer Concert

Winston's Wish

Breath Easy

11 December 2001

14 December 2001

Alveston Methodist Church

URC, Thornbury

Christmas Concert

Jack & Jill Appeal

Macmillan Cancer Relief

19 June 2001

22 June 2001

Alveston Methodist Church

URC, Thornbury

Summer Concert

Jack & Jill Appeal

Macmillan Cancer Relief

8 December 2000

12 December 2000

 

Christmas Concert

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

The John Grooms Housing Association, Thornbury

12 May 2000

16 May 2000

St Mary's Church, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Mendelssohn - Hear my Prayer

Parry - I was Glad

Mozart - Laudate Dominum

Rutter - Requiem

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

The John Grooms Housing Association, Thornbury

10 December 1999

14 December 1999

URC Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Wadely - The Holy Birth and A Medley of Carols

The James Hopkins Trust

Bosom Buddies

21 May 1999

25 May 1999

22 June 1999

30 October 1999

Cossham Hall, Thornbury

Methodist Church, Alveston

Methodist Church, Alveston

Armstrong Hall, Thornbury (Pensioners)

The People's Century

The James Hopkins Trust

Bosom Buddies

11 December 1998

15 December 1998(?)

St Mary's Church, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston?

Handel - Messiah Choruses and Carols?

St Peter's New Hospice

RNLI

7 December 1998

Jubilee Hall, Alveston

Gardeners' Concert

-

12 May 1998

19 May 1998

St Andrew's Church, Cromhall

St Helen's Church, Alveston

 

St Peter's New Hospice

RNLI

9 December 1997

16 December 1997

URC, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

A Dickens of a Christmas

Great Ormond Street Hospital - Telemetry Unit

UK RETT Syndrome

21 June 1997

Jubilee Hall, Alveston

Victorian Music Hall (Centenary Celebrations)

Great Ormond Street Hospital - Telemetry Unit

UK RETT Syndrome

16 May 1997

20 May 1997

URC, Thornbury

Methodist Church, Alveston

Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado

Great Ormond Street Hospital - Telemetry Unit

UK RETT Syndrome

10 December 1996

17 December 1996

St Mary's Church, Almondsbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Vaughan-Williams - Fantasia

Bush - Christmas Cantata

Carols

Bristol Oncology Unit Scanner

Headway House

11 June 1996

14 June 1996

Methodust Church, Alveston

Parish Hall, Olveston

Gilbert & Sullivan - Trial by Jury and Folk Songs

Bristol Oncology Unit Scanner

Headway House

8 June 1996

Methodist Church, Alveston

Entertainment for Flower & Banner Festival

-

8 December 1995

12 December 1995

St Mary's Church, Almondsbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Britten - A Ceremony of Carols and Carols

St Briavel's

Meningitis Research

May 1995

 

Handel - 4 Coronation Anthems and Mendelssohn - Hymn of Praise

St Briavel's

Meningitis Research

9 December 1994

13 December 1994

St Mary's Church, Almondsbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

A West Country Christmas

 

May 1994

Tockington

Alveston

   

9 December 1993

14 December 1993

St Andrew's Church, Cromhall

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Bach - Christmas Oratorio and Carols

Save the Children

St Peter's Hospice

5 September 1993(?)

Methodist Church, Alveston

Old Time Music Hall

Save the Children

St Peter's Hospice

12 June1993

19 June 1993

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Methodist Church, Thornbury

Rossini - La Petite Messe Solennelle and Songs with a floral theme

Save the Children

St Peter's Hospice

11 December 1992

15 December 1992

St Andrew's Church, Cromhall

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Carols and Christmas Music from Messiah

CLIC

Willow Trust

14 May 1992

19 May 1992

Parish Hall, Olveston

Methodist Church, Alveston

Journey into Song (The Age of Steam)

CLIC

Willow Trust

5 December 1991

10 December 1991

URC, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

The Spirit of Christmas (Carols and Readings)

BRACE

10 November 1991

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Faure - Requiem

British Legion

24 April 1991

30 April 1991

URC, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Handel - Judas Maccabeus

Julian Trust (Bristol Homeless)

6 December 1990

11 December 1990

St Mary's Church, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Vivaldi - Gloria

Vivaldi - Magnificat

Carols for Christmas

National Star Centre for Disabled Youth, Cheltenham

May 1990

Methodist Church, Alveston

Parish Hall, Olveston

Gilbert & Sullivan - HMS Pinafore

Cystic Fibrosis

 

December 1989

St Helen's Church, Alveston

St Andrew's Church, Cromhall

Bach - Magnificat and Carols

Haemophilia Society

16 May 1989

23 May 1989

St Mary's Church, Thornbury

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Haydn - Four Seasons

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Meningitis Trust

6 December 1988

13 December 1988

St Helen's Church, Alveston

St Andrew's Church, Cromhall

They Followed a Star (The people of Christmas in words and music)

St Peter's Hospice

6 or 13 May 1988

 

Coleridge-Taylor - Hiawatha

Elgar - Songs "From the Bavarian Highlands"

St Peter's Hospice

7 September 1988

Methodist Church Hall, Alveston

The House that Jack Built

Bricks and Mortar Fund

Mother Teresa Fund

4 December 1987

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Bach - Sleepers Wake

Advent & Christmas Carols

Thornbury and District Stroke Support Group

15 May 1987

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Haydn - Creation

Thornbury and District Stroke Support Group

December 1986

 

St Nicholas

Arthritis Research Fund

May 1986

Methodist Church, Alveston

Gilbert & Sullivan - Yeoman of the Guard

Arthritis Research Fund

10 December 1985

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Handel - Messiah

Independence Plus

8 May 1985

11 May 1985

St Leonard's Church, Tortworth

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Gounod - Mass for St Cecilia

Hymns

Bach - Church Cantata No 112

Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens

St Helen's Church Organ Fund

21 December 1984

St Andrew's Church, Cromhall

Carol Service

Christian Aid

St Andrew's Church

 

Methodist Church, Alveston

Night of Miracles

Multiple Sclerosis Society

30 November 1984

2 December 1984

St Andrew's Church, Cromhall

St Helen's Church, Alveston

Advent Carol Service

Multiple Sclerosis Society

May 1984

 

Summer Concert

Multiple Sclerosis Society


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