News Archive
January 2010
10th Newsletter sent to members
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September 2009
9th Newsletter sent to members
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July 2009
AGM Documents
2009 AGM Minutes (.pdf, 26kb)
2009 Chairmans Report (.pdf, 14kb)
May 2009
8th Newsletter sent to members
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Alban
The newly commissioned Alban Opera written by Tom Wiggall and John Mole. Conducted by David Ireson.
To preserve your black cartridge simply print the second page and send off the form with your cheque on or after 30th March - early booking is a must to avoid disappointment.
April 2009
7th Newsletter sent to members
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Cathedral Music Trust Concert
On 7th February 2009, several current and former St. Albans Cathedral Choir members are amongst a choir putting on a very special concert in the cathedral, to help it to maintain its ancient choral setup in perpetuity..... more >> (.pdf, 323kb)
November 2008
6th Newsletter sent to members
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16th October 2008
Broadway comes to St. Albans - Peter Knapp
September 2008
5th Newsletter sent to members
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July 2008
AGM Documents
2008 AGM Minutes (.pdf, 23kb)
2008 Chairmans Report (.pdf, 25kb)
2008 Reunion Presidents Speech (.pdf, 9kb)
June 2008
4th Newsletter sent to members
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March 2008
3rd Newsletter sent to members
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January 2008
2nd Newsletter sent to members
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November 2007
1st Newsletter sent to members
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30th June 2007
St. Albans Ex-Choristers' Association Inaugural Reunion Choral Evensong Raises the Roof!
Ex-choristers, lay clerks, organists and organ scholars gathered on Saturday, 30 June 2007 for a fantastic Evensong in the Cathedral Quire. Over 100 voices including those of the current Cathedral and Abbey Girls Choirs produced a stirring and roof-raising sound which drew enthusiastic and moving reactions from those who listened as well as those who participated - 'thrilling', 'awesome', 'spine-tingling' - were just some of the comments overheard.
Andrew Lucas, current Master of the Music, said 'it was a wonderful experience for me to conduct what turned out to be a really skilled group of musicians, stretching back over the decades - fullness of the sound was wonderful and there is great scope for further musical adventures. It was a particularly rich and emotionally charged experience that I found quite humbling as well as thrilling and something most of us there will probably not forget in a hurry'.
"Well.........that was fun!"
The Reception afterwards was a joyful occasion as we welcomed friends and families and people of different ages and choral eras greeted familiar, and not so familiar, faces - after all, twenty years can be quite a long time! The photographs* reflect some of the pleasure, fun and excitement that was generated during the evening.
Thanks go to the Dean and the Cathedral Music Trust for supporting the event and to the Chairman of the FCOCA, Gordon Hughes, and his colleague James Finch, Honorary Secretary of Canterbury Cathedral Old Choristers Association for attending and giving their support.
Finally, our thanks to all of you who attended with such enthusiasm and commitment - there is now much work to be done in establishing the Association on a firmer footing.
*Our thanks to John and Verena Sparrow.