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Choral Singing
- New Sussex Singers
“We’ll sing anything, basically,” says Keith
Savage, chairman of the New Sussex Singers, who are performing
a concert in Barcombe tonight. And a look at their repertoire
over the last few years shows that he’s right. From
Nessun Dorma to Oklahoma, from Handel’s Messiah to Moon
River, this sixteen-piece Lewes-based choir are what you might
call versatile. “The concert in Barcombe will be on
the light side,” he continues. “We’ll sing
the Quartet from Rigoletto, Ain’t Misbehaving, Shenandoah,
some spirituals including Steal Away, Fiddler on the Roof,
bits from Mozart’s Idomeo, Autumn Leaves…”
I ask him if he will be performing any World Cup songs, hoping
for a rendition of Who do you Think you are Kidding, Mr Klinsmann.
“Not this time,” he says, “but that’s
not a bad idea you know…”
The group are sixteen strong, evenly divided between sopranos,
contraltos, tenors and bass singers. They are all vastly experienced:
the group has been going nearly 20 years, having been formed
out of the New Sussex Opera Group. They have travelled widely
including trips to our twin towns of Blois and Waldshut-Tiengen
plus a couple of American trips. The concert will be in Barcombe
Baptist Church, which is about a mile south of Barcombe Cross,
on the Hamsey Road. All proceeds go to the new Barcombe Village
Hall. The choir are available to sing at weddings and parties.
Their last concert on Friday was a rendition of Handel’s
Messiah in Lindfield. Here’s hoping for a World Cup
celebration concert in July… AG
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