Information For Members

AGM Notice

E-mail sent to all 21/08/2025:

Dear Singers,
I hope you are all well and have had an enjoyable summer. We.re looking forward to seeing you again soon.

We start singing again on 4th September, 7.30pm in the Methodist church as usual. Please arrive in time for your reps to organise the new music book. We will be singing Mendellsohn’s ‘St Paul’, with chamber orchestra accompaniment at the concert.

Rehearsal links can be found on the website here:
https://www.wimbornechoralsociety.org.uk/dbpage.php?pg=links

Dates for the term are as follows.

The full listing  can also be found on the website at
https://www.wimbornechoralsociety.org.uk/dbpage.php?pg=Fulleventslisting

…or in calendar form at
https://www.wimbornechoralsociety.org.uk/dbpage.php?pg=calendar

See you soon!
Lorna




Older News

Recent Concert 28th June 2025

A big thank you to everyone who took part in last week's concert. I think we pulled it off!! I certainly enjoyed it very much and hope you all did too. 

Thank you also to Jane Whyborn for contributing to the report, which hopefully will be in some local press and can also be found in the News section of our website. 

Dates for your diaries: 

Thursday 4th September 2025: Rehearsals start again, 7.30pm in Wimborne Methodist Church. 

Thursday 25th September 2025: Supper get-together followed by AGM. Exact timings to be confirmed but probably 6.30pm. Details nearer the time!

Saturday 29^th November 2025: Concert Day  (Programme: Mendelssohn - St Paul)

Saturday 6^th December 2025: Carol Singing (details to follow)
Saturday 13^th December 2025: Carol Singing (Wimborne town centre, Save The Children Fund) - details tbc

Saturday 28^th March 2026: Concert Day (Programme: TBC)
Saturday 27^th June 2026: Concert Day (Programme: TBC)
Saturday 28^th November 2026: Concert Day (Programme: TBC)


Older News

Summer Rehearsals & Concert
Remember also that we start rehearsals again straight away - 3^rd April. The next concert is 28^th June when we will be singing Kodaly's Missa Brevis, and the 5 Spirituals from Tippet's Child Of Our Time. The rehearsal schedule is on the website calendar, but here it is as well:
      Thurs 3^rd, 10^th April
      NO REHEARSAL Thurs 17^th, 24^th April
      Thurs 1^st, 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd May
      NO REHEARSAL Thurs 29^th May
      Thurs 5^th, 12^th, 19^th June
      Weds 25^th June, Thurs 26^th June
      Saturday 28^th June

Links to online learning resources for these pieces are on the usual place here on the website: Wimborne Choral Society Links

See you Thursday!

Tickets for Spring Concert on sale ...

Reserved Tickets: £15    Unreserved Tickets: £12     Under-18s: £6
Friends Reserved £13

Tickets (reserved/unreserved/under-18s/Friends) are available for purchase from…
…  from Peter before rehearsals
…  by telephone from Peter: 07802 589662
…   from Square Records (73 High St, Wimborne BH21 1HS)
...  online from TicketSource
                    (please note that a small booking fee applies (£1.17/£0.94/£0.47/£1.01):
                follow link                     

                or use QR code 
                  
…  on the door (subject to availability).

Message from the Chair ...

Sent: Monday, January 6, 2025 1:42 PM
Subject: Fw: Wimborne Choral Society - new term
 
Dear Singers,
Happy New Year to you all.
It's time to embark on an exciting new chapter with Colin Davey as our Musical Director! I’m really looking forward to working with everyone as I fully take on the role of Chair, along with Lynnet as Deputy Chair (thanks Marion for all the help and advice).
I’m sending this email to everyone who has sung with us recently (or who I have heard plans to join us), and might be planning to do so again. We hope you will all join us this term, but if not and you don’t want to be included in future mailings, please drop me a quick email back and I’ll take you off this list.
Rehearsals start again this week: Thursday 9th January, 7.30, Wimborne Methodist Church. This term we will be singing Brahms’ ‘German Requiem’ (in English). NB: for those of you who prefer to have your own copy, we’ll be using the New Novello edition.
A reminder of rehearsal & concert dates for this term:
Rehearsal        Thurs 09 Jan                 7.30                   METHODIST
Rehearsal        Thurs 16 Jan                 7.30                   METHODIST   
Rehearsal        Thurs 23 Jan                 7.30                   METHODIST
Rehearsal        Thurs 30 Jan                 7.30                   METHODIST
Rehearsal        Thurs 06 Feb                7.30                   METHODIST
Rehearsal        Thurs 13 Feb                7.30                   METHODIST
HALF TERM     Thurs 20 Feb                NO REHEARSAL
Rehearsal        Thurs 27 Feb                7.30                   METHODIST
Rehearsal        Thurs 06 Mar                7.30                   METHODIST
Rehearsal        Thurs 13 Mar                7.30                   METHODIST
Rehearsal        Thurs 20 Mar                7.30                   METHODIST
Rehearsal        Weds 26 Mar               7.30                   METHODIST
Rehearsal        Thurs 27 Mar                7.30                   MINSTER
TUTTI                 Sat  29 Mar                    1.45? tbc              MINSTER
CONCERT       Sat  29 Mar                    7.30                   MINSTER
 
If you haven’t found our website yet ( https://www.wimbornechoralsociety.org.uk ), here are links to a few bits that you might find useful to get started. Note that you won’t need any login details/password etc, everything you need is publicly available – ignore the tab ‘Members (login)’, just use the tab ‘Members’.
Wimborne Choral Society Home Page  General information and news for the public.
Members News News and general info for members
Rehearsal Resources Links to helpful home rehearsal materials for the current concert (such as Cyberbass)
Full Events Listing Listing of all events from our calendar
 
Chris’s final concert was a wonderful event (press release attached), and now we look forward to a new, successful and enjoyable future.
I hope to see you all on Thursday,
Lorna Lyons

Rehearsal Schedule Spring Term 2025...

Rehearsals re-start on 9th January 2025 - Wimborne Methodist Church, doors open 7.00pm, singing 7.30pm.
Brahms 'A German Requiem' - sung in English. Book edition 'New Novello'.

We look forward to welcoming Colin Davey as our new Musical Director!

Rehearsals continue: 16, 23, 30 January, 6, 13 February
No rehearsal: 20 February (half-term).
Rehearsals continue: 27 February, 6, 13, 20 March
Concert week rehearsals: Weds 26 March (7.30pm, Wimborne Methodist Church)
                                            Thurs 27 March (7.30pm, Wimborne Minster)
                                            Saturday 28th March TUTTI (1.30pm? tbc, Wimborne Minster)
Concert Saturday 29th March - Wimborne Minster, 7.30pm.

Celebration Lunch 26th October…

On Saturday 26th October a lovely event was enjoyed by all. The sun shone as we looked out across the beautiful Cranborne Chase from Horton Village Hall, and tucked into a delicious ‘bring and share’ lunch.
Current choir members were joined by former members and friends, as well as some of our regular accompanying musicians and soloists, to celebrate 47 years with Christopher Dowie at the helm of our choir, as he approaches his retirement. We also took the opportunity to mark the end of Marion Brown’s long and brilliant tenure as Chair of the Society.
Between the courses, tributes and thanks were offered, presents were given and memories shared. Finally, we cut (and consumed!) the lovely cake made specially for the occasion.

Thanks to Liz and Diana for the photos - see below for a selection.