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 |
| Carole Maurice | Alison Levinson | Chris Cormack |
| Catriona Lamont | Annette Humphries | Edward Bryant |
| Deidre Goodger | Barbara Cornish | John Spencer |
| Frances Day | Carol Scoines | Robert Holland |
| Geraldine I'Anson | Caryl Hosein | Simon Scott |
| Helen Palen | Elspeth Knights | |
| Jill Lockhart | Heather Spence | Basses |
| Joan Downing | Janice Edwards | David Holloway |
| Judy Appleyard | Judith Bevan | David Stokes |
| Lin Westcott | Kate Man | Hugh Bryant |
| Mary Lipscombe | Kerry Gentleman | John Jenkins |
| Megan Skinner | Lucy Cradduck | John Rycroft |
| Mo Cannon | Maggi Hyde | Malachi Hill |
| Rosemarie Roberts | Maria Atkinson | Ray Lockhart |
| Sarah Lee | Mary Hughes | Stuart Robinson |
| Sarah Taylor | Nicola Urling-Clark | |
| Sue Kidd | Rachel Farnham | |
| Tessa Sambrook | Sally Quinn | |
| Sue Adams | ||
| Thïa Igbokwe | ||
| Virginia Cole | ||
