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 meetings. Sadly, due to the current coronavirus pandemic, active recruitment has been suspended, and whilst rehearsals have started again these are conducted with the strictest protocols in place for the safety of our members.
HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC CHOIR MEMBERS
| Sopranos | Altos | Tenors |
| Alison Norris | Alison Horan | Andrew Jeremiah |
| Annie Sutton-Scales | Alison Levinson | Chris Cormack |
| Annika Jasse | Annette Humphreys | Edward Bryant |
| Carole Maurice | Barbara Cornish | John Spencer |
| Catriona Lamont | Birgit Green | Robert Holland |
| Deirdre Goodger | Carol Scoines | Rupert Agutter |
| Frances Day | Caroline Gibbins | Simon Scott |
| Geraldine I'Anson | Caryl Hosein | Simon Stonard |
| Helen Palen | Elspeth Knights | Soo Chee Kin |
| Hilary Baker | Gill Paul | |
| Jane Pentecost-Wild | Heather Spence | Basses |
| Jill Lockhart | Janet Horner | David Holloway |
| Joan Downing | Janice Edwards | David Stokes |
| Jude Cowan Montague | Judith Bevan | Hugh Bryant |
| Judy Appleyard | Kate Man | John Jenkins |
| Kate Dyer | Kerry Gentleman | John Read |
| Lin Westcott | Lucy Cradduck | John Rycroft |
| Mary Lipscombe | Maggi Hyde | Keith Paul |
| Maxine Wright-Moore | Maria Atkinson | Malachi Hill |
| Megan Skinner | Mary Hughes | Ray Lockhart |
| Mo Cannon | Nicola Urling-Clark | Richard Overton |
| Rose Dearden | Penny Hamp | Stuart Robinson |
| Rose Miller | Rachel Farnham | |
| Rosemarie Roberts | Sue Adams | |
| Sarah Lee | Sue Watson | |
| Sarah Taylor | Thïa Igbokwe | |
| Saskia Hart | Virginia Cole | |
| Sue Kidd | ||
| Tessa Sambrook | ||
