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Autumn concert 2026
7.00 pm, 3rd October 2026, at Trinity Methodist Church, Newland Avenue, Hull
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
Plus:
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Bernstein, arr. Mason: West Side Story selection
Whitacre: Sing gently
Sondheim: Send in the Clowns
Mancini: Pink Panther theme and Moon River
Williams: ET theme
and other works
Rehearsal dates
** Extra choir dates: Tuesday 4th August, from 7.00, at Mary’s house
and Monday 17th August, from 2.00 pm, at Mary’s house **
Thursday 6th August at Lund Village Hall – first Gershwin rehearsal
7.15 – 9.15. Orchestra only
Tuesday 25th August, at Trinity Methodist Church, Newland Avenue. 7.00 – 9.30
7.00 – 8.30: orchestra, 8.30 onwards: choir.
** Friday 4th September, 7.15 – 9.15, at Trinity Methodist
First look at Lauridsen orchestral parts
Potentially the later part of the rehearsal with choir – tbc
NB The only instrumentalists required at this rehearsal are:
Flute, oboe, clarinet in A, bassoon, two horns, bass trombone, strings **
Friday 11th September, 7.15 – 9.15 at Trinity Methodist
Confirmation to follow of who is required at this rehearsal
*** Saturday 19th September at Cottingham Civic Hall. ***
10.30 – 12.00 Choir in the Oak Room
Orchestra to set up in the main hall for 12.00
Choir and orchestra for Lauridsen together for a run-through from 12.00
Orchestra – continuing in main hall until 2.00
Saturday 26th September pm, likely 2.00 – 5.00 at Trinity Methodist Church
Friday evening 2nd October from 7.00 at Trinity Methodist
Orchestration
Instrumentation list for each piece is here.
Concert dress
Black trousers or skirt with a plain coloured top – no patterns, please.
Black or white counts as a colour if that is what you have got.
No tie required but wear one if you like.
A black or plain coloured jacket or cardigan is fine over your plain coloured top.
Make sure you are going to be warm enough!
