Photograph: Peter MouldPresident: The Worshipful the Mayor of Hastings, James Bacon
Vice-presidents: Judy Appleyard, Pam Brown, 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 eighty 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 |
| Annie Sutton-Scales | Alison Levinson | Chris Cormack |
| Carole Maurice | Annette Humphreys | Edward Bryant |
| Catriona Lamont | Barbara Cornish | John Spencer |
| Claire-Marie Mewett | Carol Scoines | Jonathan Todd |
| Fiona MacGregor | Caryl Hosein | Robert Holland |
| Frances Day | Deirdre Goodger | Rupert Agutter |
| Geraldine I'Anson | Elspeth Knights | Simon Scott |
| Helen Palen | Heather Spence | Simon Stonard |
| Hilary Baker | Janet Horner | |
| Joan Downing | Janice Edwards | Basses |
| Jude Cowan-Montague | Judith Bevan | Alex Csernak |
| Judy Appleyard | Kate Man | Alexander McMillan |
| Julie Todd | Kerry Gentleman | Ben Bruges |
| Laure Mamblona | Lindsey Oakman | David Holloway |
| Lin Westcott | Liza Waller | Gareth Simpson |
| Mary Hooper | Lucy Cradduck | Hugh Bryant |
| Mary Lipscombe | Maggi Hyde | John Jenkins |
| Maxine Wright-Moore | Maria Atkinson | John Read |
| Megan Skinner | Mary Hughes | John Rycroft |
| Mo Cannon | Nicola Urling-Clark | Malachy Hill |
| Rose Dearden | Paula McDiarmid | Mike Rollings |
| Rose Miller | Penny Hamp | Richard Overton |
| Rosemarie Roberts | Rachel Farnham | Stuart Robinson |
| Rosie Coyne | Sue Adams | Tillmann Lenz |
| Sarah Taylor | Sue Green | Tom Bruges |
| Starlight Freudenberg | Sue Watson | |
| Sue Kidd | Tamsin Edwards | |
| Susan Wood | Thïa Igbokwe | |
| Tessa Sambrook | Virginia Cole | |
| Wendy Swain |
