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 | Carol Scoines | Robert Holland |
| Frances Day | Caroline Gibbins | Rupert Agutter |
| Geraldine I'Anson | Caryl Hosein | Simon Scott |
| Helen Palen | Deirdre Goodger | Simon Stonard |
| Hilary Baker | Elspeth Knights | Soo Chee Kin |
| Jane Pentecost-Wild | Fiona MacGregor | |
| Jill Lockhart | Heather Spence | Basses |
| Joan Downing | Janet Horner | David Holloway |
| Jude Cowan Montague | Janice Edwards | Hugh Bryant |
| Judy Appleyard | Judith Bevan | John Jenkins |
| Kate Dyer | Kate Man | John Read |
| Lin Westcott | Kerry Gentleman | John Rycroft |
| Mary Lipscombe | Lucy Cradduck | Malachi Hill |
| Maxine Wright-Moore | Maggi Hyde | Ray Lockhart |
| Megan Skinner | Maria Atkinson | Richard Overton |
| Mo Cannon | Mary Hughes | Stuart Robinson |
| Rose Dearden | Nicola Urling-Clark | |
| Rose Miller | Penny Hamp | |
| Rosemarie Roberts | Rachel Farnham | |
| Sarah Lee | Sue Adams | |
| Sarah Taylor | Sue Watson | |
| Saskia Hart | Thïa Igbokwe | |
| Sue Beaney | Virginia Cole | |
| Sue Kidd | ||
| Susan Wood | ||
| Tessa Sambrook | ||
