President: The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hastings, Becca Horn
Vice-presidents: Judy Appleyard, Shirley Carey, Bryan Skinner
In just under a decade with its current musical director, the enterprising and energetic Marcio da Silva, Hastings Philharmonic Choir has established itself as one of the foremost choirs in the area, thrilling audiences and critics alike with performances to rival those of many professional ensembles. You can see some details and reviews of our previous concerts by clicking here.
Revolving around the major choral works of the baroque to romantic periods, the choir’s wide-ranging repertoire extends also to classics of the twentieth century. Concerts in recent years have included works by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Brahms, Verdi, Orff, Britten and Lauridsen. The choir has also performed new commissions, most recently Philip O’Meara’s evocative No Man in 2016 (click here to see and hear us performing this).
We perform four concerts a year in various venues in Hastings and St Leonards. Our popular Carols for All each December is a family affair involving local schoolchildren alongside our Choir.
With a membership of around seventy singers, the Choir offers a warm welcome to new members as we continue to develop. We rehearse weekly and encourage home study between rehearsals.
HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC CHOIR MEMBERS
| Sopranos | Altos | Tenors |
| Alison Norris | Alison Horan | Andrew Jeremiah |
| Angela Howitt | Alison Levinson | Bob Moffat |
| Annie Sutton-Scales | Anna Pirinen | Chris Cormack |
| Catriona Lamont | Annette Humphreys | Conal Tracey |
| Claire Lapworth-Pike | Barbara Cornish | John Spencer |
| Elizabeth Hegarty | Beatrice Dixon | Jonathan Todd |
| Frances Day | Carol Scoines | Marly McLeod |
| Geraldine I'Anson | Caryl Hosein | Mike Wilkins |
| Gillian Attwood | Cindy Gilham | Rupert Agutter |
| Helen Palen | Deirdre Goodger | Simon Scott |
| Ilona Dobbs | Elspeth Knights | Simon Stonard |
| Jane Pentecost Wild | Fiona MacGregor | |
| Jess Gjergji | Heather Spence | Basses |
| Jo Angel | Jaime Hallam | Al Adams-Davey |
| Joan Downing | Janice Edwards | Alex Csernak |
| Judy Appleyard | Judith Bevan | Andrew Shepherd |
| Julie Todd | Kate Man | Ben Bruges |
| Lin Westcott | Kathy Shapiro | Dan Meththananda |
| Lisa Adams-Davey | Kerry Gentleman | Gareth Simpson |
| Lucy Skelton | Lin Ireland | Gary Farley |
| Mary Lipscombe | Lindsey Oakman | Hugh Bryant |
| Megan Skinner | Liza Waller | John Jenkins |
| Mena Martin | Lotte Risbridger | John Rycroft |
| Mo Cannon | Lucy Cradduck | Matt Binns |
| Nancy Friel | Maggi Hyde | Paul Beaney-Gainford |
| Rose Dearden | Mary Hughes | Paul Brocklehurst |
| Rose Miller | Mary Matthews | Paul Read |
| Rosemarie Roberts | Moo Day | Stephen Wehrle |
| Sarah Taylor | Nicola Urling-Clark | Tillmann Lenz |
| Sarah E Taylor | Paula McDiarmid | |
| Sue Beaney | Rachel Farnham | |
| Sue Kidd | Sue Adams | |
| Tessa Sambrook | Sue Green | Honorary life members |
| Ursula Owen | Sue Watson | Hilary Baker |
| Sylvie Donnelly | John Read | |
| Thïa Igbokwe | Judy Appleyard | |
| Virginia Cole | ||
| Wendy Swain |
