Choral Society 2024

Exeter School Choral Society

You are cordially invited to join and sing in the Exeter School Choral Society, 2024.

The programme for the main chorus will be:

Vivaldi - Magnificat

Dvořák - Mass in D Major

Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music

Exeter Cathedral, Wednesday 13 March, 2024 - please note revised date

The first rehearsal, in Exeter School Music School, is on:

Tuesday 9 January, 4pm – 5.15pm.

Please can you indicate your interest in joining us by completing our on-line registration below

Rehearsals are in the Music Hall. 

Rehearsals will be on the following dates:

• Tuesdays 9, 16, 23, 30 January 
• 6  February
• Thursday 22 February
• Tuesday  27 February
• Tuesday 5 and 12 March.
• There are also some rehearsals on Sundays: 4  February and  3 and 10 March, from 4:30 – 6:15pm.

• On the day of the performance, 13 March, there is a choir rehearsal from 1:30 - 3:30 in the Cathedral.

The staff: Peter Tamblyn, Matt Davies and Andrew Daldorph.

Vocal Scores

 Magnificat, Vivaldi  - £1.50 - vocal booklet produced by school from an IMSLP vocal score.

Mass in D Major, Dvořák - £1.50 - vocal booklet produced by school from an IMSLP vocal score.

Serenade to Music, Vaughan Williams - We are sourcing as many OUP vocal scores as we can through Music Unlimited (Devon Libraries) - hopefully around 200.  The hire cost per copy is £2, and these will be allocated on a first come, first served basis to singers signing up and requesting a hire copy.  Please note that on being allocated a numbered library vocal score, that singer is responsible for ensuring their allocated score is returned at the end of the performance.  Singers will be charged for the replacement copy (£11) if their allocated copy is not returned.

If ordering vocal scores  through school, please pre-order and pay for the scores you require by means of the on-line registration by 8th December to ensure your scores are available for the first rehearsal. 

Please note that is  hoped Chamber Choir pupil singers will be singing in this concert, and that they do also need to register to sing and order scores.

All singers must please register by completing the form below. Please can a separate form be submitted for each member of your family, if more than one family-member is singing. 

Visitor parking is not possible on the main school site any longer, but there will be some spaces available by the pavilion, at the "bottom" of the school site, a 5 minute walk from the main school campus. Access is via the gate on Victoria Park Road, using pin code 709532.  This code should also work for pedestrian gates at rehearsal times.

I do hope you will be able to join us for this Choral Society season,

Peter Tamblyn, Director of Music

Choral Society 2024 bus and rehearsal schedule

Wednesday 13 March

Please be at the Cathedral in good time to be seated ready for the rehearsal.  Parents can see transport arrangements for pupils on My School Portal here.

• Concert Dress: for all performers – long, smart all-black
• Concert is at 7.30pm; please meet in the Cathedral at 7pm. Estimated end time – 9.30pm
• It’s huge fun. A day to remember.