Photograph: Peter MouldIn 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 |
| Frances Day | Carol Scoines | Jonathan Todd |
| Geraldine I'Anson | Deirdre Goodger | Robert Holland |
| Helen Palen | Elspeth Knights | Rupert Agutter |
| Hilary Baker | Fiona MacGregor | Simon Scott |
| Joan Downing | Heather Spence | Simon Stonard |
| Jude Cowan-Montague | Janet Horner | |
| Judy Appleyard | Janice Edwards | Basses |
| Julie Todd | Judith Bevan | Alex Csernak |
| Laure Mamblona | Kate Man | Alexander McMillan |
| Lin Westcott | Kerry Gentleman | Ben Bruges |
| Mary Hooper | Liza Waller | David Holloway |
| Mary Lipscombe | Lucy Cradduck | Gareth Simpson |
| Maxine Wright-Moore | Maggi Hyde | Hugh Bryant |
| Megan Skinner | Maria Atkinson | John Jenkins |
| Mo Cannon | Mary Hughes | John Read |
| Rose Dearden | Nicola Urling-Clark | John Rycroft |
| Rose Miller | Penny Hamp | Malachy Hill |
| Rosemarie Roberts | Rachel Farnham | Mike Rollings |
| Rosie Coyne | Sue Adams | Richard Overton |
| Sarah Taylor | Sue Green | Stuart Robinson |
| Starlight Freudenberg | Sue Watson | Tom Bruges |
| Sue Kidd | Thïa Igbokwe | |
| Susan Wood | Virginia Cole | |
| Tessa Sambrook |
