The Junior Choir is for all children aged 7+. Both boys and girls are welcome and there is no audition procedure.
Through songs and games, the children improve their musicianship and singing technique. The Junior Choir are taught aurally,
using sol fa as part of the learning process, and receive word sheets to learn the songs. Musical notation is available to
children who wish to follow the music or for parents who wish to practise at home with the children. Tapes are made of the
songs for any children who wish to sing along at home. Once learnt, the songs will be performed from memory.
Singing in a choir is great fun and the benefits are not only for the singer. For those learning an instrument, singing will
improve other musicianship skills such as aural skills. For the wind player and sports fanatic, the physical aspects of
breathing, posture and coordination will be beneficial. Reading and memory skills also improve through learning the songs and
children soon understand that for the choir to perform well, working as a team is essential.
Rehearsals take place on Mondays during term time, at St Nicolas C of E School, Parsonage Road, Cranleigh. They start at
3.30pm and last for one hour. There are no rehearsals during half term.
The cost for the Junior Choir is £3.50 per week and a reduction of £1.50 is available for a second child in the same parent
family. Once your child has decided to join the choir, payment is made on a termly basis.
Performances 2006/2007
'The Surrey Hills are alive with the Sound of Music' - a joint concert at St Nicolas Church, Cranleigh featuring all the
Surrey Hills Choirs and the award-winning ladies choir Impromptu.
'A Summer Soiree of Song' - a joint concert of all the Surrey Hills Choirs held at Christchurch, Shamley Green.
Peformance at the Ewhurst Baptist Carol service.
Repertoire
Songs learnt and performed in 2005/06 were:
Santa's going on a diet - Lawrence
Fum, Fum, Fum
Bleak Midwinter's Silent Night - Ruth Elaine Schram
Si, Si, Si - Traditional Congolese Folk Song
The Cuckoo - Traditional, Words by Jacqueline Froom
Siyahamba - South African Folksong
The Gospel Train - Spiritual
Panis Angelicus - César Franck
A Spoonful of Sugar - Words and Music by Richard and Robert Sherman
Any Dream Will Do - Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice
Castle on a Cloud - Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Words and Music by Richard and Robert Sherman
Programme
Gonna catch that Santa - Beck and Fisher
Carol of the Children - Rutter
Coventry Carol
Come let's join the Celebration - Collison
Santa's going on a diet - Lawrence
Zum Gali Gali - Traditional
Alice - Skempton
Jesu joy of man's desiring - Bach
Clear the Line - Goetze
Goodnight - Traditional arr Rao
Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenelln Bogen by the Sea - Hoffman and Manning
The heavenly aeroplane - Rutter
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho - Spiritual
All things bright and beautiful - Rutter
Laugh Kookaburra - Traditional arr Chilcott
Can you feel the love tonight from The Lion King - Elton John and Tim Rice
Chim Chim Che-ree - Words and Music by Richard and Robert Sherman
Sing and Dance it's Hanukkah -Ruth Elaine Schram
Do-Re-Mi and So Long Farewell from The Sound of Music - Rodgers and Hammerstein
Future Performance Dates
Saturday 28th June, 7:00pm at Cranleigh Methodist Church - joint concert with the Surrey Hills Singers.
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