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'The Silver Trumpet' 
as performed recently by The New Horizon Singers in their annual  Christmas Concert in St James' Church, Taunton, Somerset
 
 
The New Horizon Singers perform music from a very wide repertoire. 
From Musicals to Mozart, Ballads to Bach, Swing to Sibelius, Rossini to Rutter and Beethoven to the Beatles  - we love a challenge!
 
Our all-ladies group sing in unison, two, three or four-part and often sing very original works by our own excellent Accompanist Philip Lloyd who composes pieces and arranges works for us too.
 
Under the guidance of our Conductor, Pat Phillips our performances are often especially tailored to meet the requirements of our many and varied audiences. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The New Horizon Singers' Christmas Concert
9th December 2009
 
 

EVENT REVIEWS - 2009

2009 was yet another very successful year for The New Horizon Singers whose ever-increasing reputation continues to rise to greater heights since those far off days of their formation in 2000.
 
 
The first major event in 2009 was a joint concert with The Taunton Deane Male Voice Choir on Saturday, 14th March 2009.  We were again delighted to be able to join in yet another concert in aid of S.U.R.E. at our regular venue of St James' Church, Taunton in what is now becoming an annual event in both our calendars.
 
This was a wonderful evening with high-quality contributions from both choirs and featured a stunning performance by tenor soloist Cameron Rolls who kindly donated his time.  Cameron was accompanied by Nick Thomas on piano, flute and piano accordian.
 
 
Cameron sang a host of well-loved arias to a delighted audience in magnificant style and we were thrilled that he was able to join us before returning to London after a brief visit to his home county of Somerset.  Now living in London, Cameron spends the summer months singing tenor lead roles in major operas all over Europe with the travelling opera company 'Diva Opera'.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nick Thomas also played a variety of well-known pieces on the flute between the operatic arias and showed just how accomplished and versatile a musician he was by switching effortlessly between piano, flute and piano accordian.  Nick is Head of Music at Kingsmead School, Wiveliscombe and we have been fortunate enough to have had him as a guest soloist in previous concerts.
 
The second half of the concert showcased three piano duets by Hazel Reed (TDMVC accompanist) and our own accompanist Philip Lloyd.  Our Conductor, Pat Phillips, introduced them as surely being the "two best accompanists in the west" and they certainly proved her right when they performed a wonderful selection of pieces in a wide variety of styles.
 
If you were unlucky enough to have missed this concert, a copy of the programme is shown below. 
 
 

The New Horizon Singers/Taunton Deane Male Voice Choir

Joint Concert 14th March 2009

NHS NHS
Medley from Les Miserables Sing a Jubilant Song
Dome Epais

Flute & Tenor Duet - Nick Thomas & Cameron Rolls

Caravan
Oklahoma
TDMVC
Get Me to the Church on Time Piano Duet - Hazel Reed & Philip Lloyd
The Rose
The Wonder of You TDMVC
Gwahoddiad The Green, Green Grass Of Home
Nessum Dorma
INTERVAL The Farmer's Boy
Rhythum of Life
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The annual 'Sing Sankey' evening at Queens College, Taunton organised by The Rotary Club was the next event on our calendar.  This was the second time that The New Horizon Singers had been invited to sing at this annual event and we were delighted to be asked to return again by popular demand to sing alongside the Burnham and Highbridge Silver Band.  The evening gave us an opportunity to showcase some of our more sacred pieces and to join a very enthusiastic audience in the singing of some old favourite hymns. 
 
The evening was such a success that we were asked to perform again at a similar event held by the Bridgwater Branch of The Rotary Club later in the year.
 
 

 
One of our major performances in 2009 was alongside the City of Bath Male Voice Choir (finalists in the recent BBC's Last Choir Standing competition) on 4th April at Queens College, Taunton helping to raise funds for the "Friends of Musgrove Park Hospital".
 
Fresh from their success in the 'Last Choir Standing' competiton, the evening proved to be a very lively one and it soon became obvious that the City of Bath MVC,with their significant membership numbers, produced the most amazing sound.  Well done to them.
 
The New Horizon Singers, however, were more than able to hold our own and entertained the audience to several pieces from our own, wide-ranging, repertoire to great acclaim.
 
The evening also featured a very talented young soprano Phoebe Fisher who will undoubtedly be one to watch in the future.   (This regular occasion has previously featured a very young Bryn Terfel).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
May brought a very special event when The New Horizon Singers were invited to attend the opening of the new Beacon Centre at Musgrove Hospital.  At the opening ceremony the choir sang 3 pieces to celebrate the occasion, "Oh What a Beautiful Morning", "Now is the Month of Maying" and a blessing, "The Lord Bless You and Keep You ".
 
This had been the culmination of seven years of fundraising by ourselves and many other organisations on behalf of S.U.R.E. - for further information please visit our Chosen Charity page.
  
 
The North Devon 'Festival of Choirs' was the next event in our hectic schedule.  With almost the full compliment of choir members in attendance, The New Horizon Singers proudly took their place alongside many other choirs of differing age groups in what was a very lively event featuring a wide variety of music from differing genres.

Whilst continuing with our usual support of retirement homes and afternoon groups such as the East Brent branch of the W.I. the over 60s group at Creech St Michael and the Clovermarle Stroke Club, we were also delighted to be invited to perform a concert in aid of Puriton Church, near Bridgwater.  This was a new venue for us and we entertained them with a great many favourites from our 'Music from the Musicals' section of our repertoire including a selection from Oklahoma (fast becoming one of our most requested pieces) and Zipadeedoodah!  This enabled us to showcase the extensive variety of our repertoire and was a great success in introducing us to an audience a little further afield than our home turf of Taunton.


Before taking our well-earned summer break, July brought our own very special annual Summer Concert with guest duo 'Thalia'.  Alex Innis (violin) and Sarah Hornsby (guitar) performed a wide range of musical styles from Baroque and Classical to South American Tango and Folk and we were delighted to have them return to perform again for the third time after a four-year break. 

Poor summer weather certainly did not deter our audience as we were joined by the Mayor and Mayoress of Taunton Deane and by Roy & Sue Hole plus Geoff & Lyn Gale as representatives of S.U.R.E.  Honoured guests also included the Head of Radio Therapy Physics from the new Beacon Centre.

Please see below for a copy of the evening's programme.

 

NHS Summer Concert 8th July 2009

 

Braid The Raven Hair Summertime
Chorus of Maidens My Bonny Lass, She Smileth
Duet See How The Morning Smiles
Comes a Train of Little Ladies Laudate Dominum
Apple Blossom Ave Maria
Butterfly
Solo - THALIA
Solo - THALIA Alex Innis (violin) & Sarah Hornsby (guitar)
Alex Innis (violin) & Sarah Hornsby (guitar)
El Condor Pasa
Love Changes Everything George Gershwin Medley
Music of the Night
The Long Day Closes
A Mexican Lullaby
Sweet Nightingale
INTERVAL
 
 

 

Bringing another very successful year to a close was The New Horizon Singers' annual Christmas Concert (pictured at the top of the page).  Performing again at our regular venue of St James' Church, Taunton we were delighted to be joined by violinist Clare Parsons.

In addition to her varied solo performance, Clare very kindly accompanied the choir's performance of 'The Snow' by Elgar and played 'Pachelbel's Canon' whilst the choir sang a version of 'The First Noel'.  A copy of the evening's programme is also shown below.

 
 
Christmas Concert 9th December 2009
 You are my Sunshine  The First Noel/Pachelbel's Canon
 Blow the Wind Southerly Carol of the Universe
 Stormy Weather Blessed Art Thou Mary
 Colours of the Wind The Silver Trumpet
 The Weather Song
Solo - Clare Parsons - Violin
 Solo - Clare Parsons - Violin
Star Carol
Two pieces from Captain Noah & his Floating Zoo The Cherry Tree Carol
The Snow
As Torrents in Summer Audience Carol
It's Christmas all over the World
Quelle est Cette Odeur Agreeable?
INTERVAL Candlelight Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
O Come All Ye Faithful
 
 
 
For more information, please contact
Pat Phillips - Conductor
Tel 01823 412265 or email philarma@patsypie.fsnet.co.uk
 
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