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This Term | The Future | The Past | Gallery | Documents News Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to help out at this week's concert. List of tasks and assigned volunteers is available here. Remember Wednesday's rehearsal is at St Mary's Church, Thorpe. Also remember we will be using folders for the concert. Speak to Joan on Wednesday if you don't have a folder. Please let Myra know (via the WhatsApp polls) if you are available for Lessons and Carols at St Mary's on 14 December, and Carols at The Last Hop on 17 December. Please consider signing up to our easyfundraising initiative. If you need further information, check out their website or speak to Joan. To join the THS Choir WhatsApp group, open this web page on your phone, then click this link. Autumn Term 2025 Concert is at St Mary's Church, Thorpe on 29 November at 19:30 Parking available at church until 18:00 Parking available at TASIS (security will provide directions on arrival), entrance on Ten Acre Lane Timings 15:00 - 16:00: Richard organ practice 16:00 - 18:00: choir Formal concert dress will be all black Men long-sleeved collared shirt and trousers no tie or jacket Women long-sleeved top (not sheer or see-through) angle-length black trousers (no leggings) or skirt (calf-length or longer) low-heeled black shoes dress instead of top and skirt or trousers, provided it satisfies the above requirements Rehearsals 3 September Message from Richard Howells' Requiem, Second movement Howells' Requiem, Sixth movement Officium Defunctorum, Kyrie Officium Defunctorum, Taedet Animam Meam 10 September Howells' Requiem, First movement Howells' Requiem, Second movement Dimitte Me, Ergo Officium Defunctorum, Introit Taedet animam meam 17 September Officium Defuntorum, Taedet Animam Meam Officium Defunctorum, Introit Officium Defunctorum, Kyrie Officium Defunctorum, Requiem Aeternam Officium Defunctorum, Taedet Animam Meam - Introit - Kyrie - Requiem Aeternam Dimitte Me, Ergo 24 September Howells, movement 1 Howells, movement 2 Howells, movement 3 Dimitte Me, Ergo Taedet Animam Meam (Torres) 1 October Taedet Animam Meam (Torres) Howells, movement 3 Victoria, Sanctus-Benedictus 8 October Howells, movements 1-2 Howells, movement 3 Howells, movement 4 (notes) Victoria, Offertorium (notes) 15 October Howells, movements 1-4 Victoria, Libera Mea 22 October Victoria Howells 29 October Versam est in luctum Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday (cont.) Howells, Gloucester service Dimitte me, ergo Versam est in luctum 5 November Versam est in luctum Dimitte me, ergo Howells Initial sing-through Movement 1 (starts at 15 mins, 53 secs) Movement 2 (19:35) Movement 3 (20:30) Movement 4 (27:37) Movement 5 (35:46) 12 November Howells, movements 5 and 6 (movement 6 starts at 27:50) Howells, run through Victoria, run through (please listen to Richard's comments at 44:48) 19 November Taedet animam meam Taedet animam mean (split choirs) Versa est in luctum Dimitte me, ergo (please listen to Richard's comments from 5:27 if you weren't at the rehearsal) Howells requiem (and to Richard's comments from 26:50) Future Concerts Future concerts have been scheduled for the following dates. The five-year plan (up to Winter 2029) is available here. 28 March 2026: St Mary's - A Joyful Noise (Bach, Bruckner, etc.) 11 July 2026 - Prima le Parole - Music on a French theme 28 November 2026 - Kodaly Missa Brevis, Britten Ceremony of Carols, Janacek Otcenas 20 March 2027 - Bach - St. John Passion 3 July 2027 - Music on the theme of Female Voices 4 December 2027 - Messe: Martin Messe, Pizzetti Messa di Requiem 8 April 2028 - Seven Last Words - MacMillan Seven Last Words, Dyson Hierusalem, McDowall Ave Maris Stella 8 July 2028 - Music on the theme of Times and Seasons Future church concerts have been scheduled as follows; details of repertoire to follow. 18 February 2026: St George's, Windsor 25-26 July 2026: Chichester 31 July - 1 August 2027: Liverpool Past Concerts Gallery Concert (joint with Chor Lampenfieber - "Choir Stage Fright!") Summer Concert 2024 St Matthew Passion 2024 Video St. George's 2019 Documents AGM 2024 Agenda | Minutes of AGM 2023 | Chairman's report | Music director's report | Accounts AGM 2025 Agenda | Minutes of AGM 2024 | Chairman's report | Music director's report | Accounts | Draft minutes of AGM 2025 Summary minutes Committee meeting of 4 June 2025 Committe meeting of 8 October 2025 Policies Data Protection and Retention | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | Conflict of Interest | Health and Safety | Safeguarding | Trustee Expenses Newsletters Autumn 2020 | Autumn 2019 | Autumn 2018