2024-2025 Rehearsal Schedule

The rehearsal schedule below only applies to the ‘face to face’ rehearsals. The online rehearsal sessions are on the Members section which is accessed by the code words provided when a membership subscription has been paid.

Date Time Venue
Saturday 14th September 2024 10.00am – 3.30pm Ullswater Community College, Penrith (CA11 8NG)
Saturday 16th November 2024 10.00am – 3.30pm Ullswater Community College, Penrith (CA11 8NG)
Saturday 8th February 2025 10.00am – 3.30pm Ullswater Community College, Penrith (CA11 8NG)
Saturday 29th March 2025 10.00am – 3.30pm Ullswater Community College, Penrith (CA11 8NG)
Friday 25th April 2025 6:30 pm - 9:30pm Carlisle Cathedral (CA3 8TZ)
Saturday 26th April 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm Carlisle Cathedral (CA3 8TZ)

Previous season’s rehearsals

2023-2024

During 2023-24 Andrew Padmore led the rehearsals, accompanied by David Shingler on the piano. At the end of the season Members were invited to reflect on the 2023-24 rehearsals and summarise their experience in 3 words. These comments included the following:

brilliantly encouraging tuition inspiring - whizz-by – focused fun - informative – helpful organised - well located exhilarating - encouraging – fun! challenging - absorbing - sociable inspiring - educational - friendly encouraging - positive - enjoyable enjoyable - motivating - tiring brilliant piano playing!

Also: “I really enjoyed working on the Elgar, which was new to me, and also the usual highlights including singing with the orchestra and large choir.”

TRANSFER FROM EVENTS: ‘First in-person rehearsal of the 23-24 season’ 2022-23 Rehearsals were led by Andrew Padmore, Music Director, accompanied by Nick Butters on the piano.

It’s coming…. March 25th 2023 Into 2023… Feb 12th 2023

The Big Sing Continues! Nov 26th 2022

The Big Sing has begun! Sept 24th 2022