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		Join us and sing Handel's Messiah this December
Next Concert		The Barnes Choir We are an amateur choir that has been performing in SW London since 1952 and continues to put on regular concerts at least three times a year. Our aim is to put on programmes with a wide variety of works from all periods and in all styles, the familiar and the less so. Where possible, local artistes have been involved in solo, vocal and instrumental capacities in our concerts, and local composers have featured in our programmes including Donald Swann, Alan Gibbs, Roxanna Panufnik and Brian Blyth Daubney. We recently performed a new work by Michael Zev Gordon specially commissioned for the choir. In 2006, the choir visited Le Pecq, a community south-west of Paris twinned with Barnes, and performed both on our own and with choirs from France, Germany and Spain. We returned to Le Pecq in May 2009. Our conductor is Andrew Charity and our assistant conductor and accompanist is Julian Collings. Future Concert dates 27 June 2009, All Saints Church, East Sheen Avenue, SW14 8AX (see panel) 12 December 2009, Duke Street Church, Duke Street, Richmond TW9 1DH: Handel's Messiah 27 March 2010, St John the Divine, Richmond: Monteverdi Vespers 26 June 2010, All Saints Church, East Sheen Avenue, SW14 8AX: Faure Requiem, Vivaldi Gloria
27th June 2009 at 7.30pm All Saints Church East Sheen Avenue SW14 8AX Summer Concert Selection of English Madrigals, French Chansons, and also choral works by Hector Berlioz.
		Rehearsals We rehearse every Tuesday evening during term time from 8.00 to 10.00pm at All Saints Church, East Sheen Avenue, East Sheen, London SW14 8AX (click for map). New members are always welcome to this choir of about 60 singers. The new member needs to demonstrate good vocal and musical capabilities. Rehearsal start dates for concerts in 2009 Tuesday 31 March 2009 for 27 June concert Tuesday 8 September 2009 for 12 December concert



		The Barnes Choir is very grateful to the John Lewis Partnership for financial assistance. It also receives support from the Richmond Parish Lands Charity, the Richmond upon Thames Arts Council and Barnes Community Association.

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