Join or re-join the Society of Ely Choristers

If you are an Old Chorister of Ely Cathedral the Society would love to hear from you even if you feel unable to make an annual subscription of £10.00. Even if you are now far away from Ely you can still take part in the national Old Choristers Festival.

The Society of Ely Choristers sends delegates to Federation of Cathedral Old Choristers AGM and Festival - You could go too!
Contact the Chairman for further details or use the link to visit the FCOCA website.

INVITATION TO OLD CHORISTERS

Come and Sing!

Please join us to sing at the following services:

CELEBRATING GRAHAM GRIGGS' 20 YEARS AS DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT THE KING'S SCHOOL
Sunday 15 November - 10.30am Rehearsal 9.15am
Widor's Mass for two choirs and organs directed by Graham Griggs. The choir will sing from the West end and an electronic organ is being imported especially for the occasion (See also Battle of the Organs below).

MIDNIGHT MASS
Thursday 24 December - Rehearsal from 10.15 for the service at 11.30pm
Music at this service will include Messe de Minuit Charpentier (which you will be able to download from the following web address from December 1st - www.elycathedral.org/temp/charpentier.pdf) and various carols.

Please contact Frances Ascroft-Walker, the Music and Worship Administrator to confirm your attendance at either of the above service on
01353 660309 or email f.ascroft-walker@cathedral.ely.anglican.org
It is VERY important you put your name down so we can avoid disappointment by being ready with enough chairs and music for everyone!

COME AND SUPPORT!

Battle of the Organs!

An electronic organ belonging to the firm of Makin will be delivered to the cathedral to enable a thrilling "Battle of the Organs" concert on Saturday 14th November. Paul Trepte and Jonathan Lilley will "commence battle" at 7.30pm that evening, drawing on very popular organ music repertoire chosen to reveal the full might of both instruments.
To purchase tickets (£5) for this concert please contact the Cathedral Box Office on:01353 660349 or go online

Advent Procession

Sunday 29 November - 6pm
Please stay afterwards for the official launch of the choir's new CD All is now well. It features a substantial amount of music for Advent and Christmas including a sequence of favourites arranged by Herbert Sumsion entitled "The Holy Birth". However, carols are not just for the winter festive season - so you will find here music for Lent, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost and Harvest as well. There will be drinks and nibbles to celebrate the occasion.

ADVANCE NOTICES

Easter Breakfast

As usual the Old Choristers' Breakfast will be served after the 8.15 Communion Service on Easter Day, Sunday 4 April.

ANNUAL REUNION

Saturday 11 September 2010

As always we look forward to welcoming a large number of old choristers and their friends to the annual reunion.

Reunion Day Programme

TBA

Tickets for the Reunion Dinner £35 are available from the Secretary:
Angelica Ferentinos
91 Stour Green
Ely
Cambs
CB6 2XJ
07999 208598
Cheques payable to "Society of Ely Choristers"

CONTACT THE CHAIRMAN ...... and keep in touch with the Society of Ely Choristers

John Marshall
Chairman Society of Ely Choristers
6 Buckingham Drive
Ely
Cambs
CB6 1DR
01353 664927
wjrjmarshall@btinternet.com

ARCHIVES

The archives go back for centuries but you may have something interesting to add which has been overlooked.

Other Links

Visit the website of the Federation of Cathedral Old Choristers Association.

The Federation of Cathedral Old Choristers Association consists of Old Chorister Associations from CATHEDRALS throughout the British Isles, Eire and New Zealand.

The objects are primarily to promote friendship amongst people from like backgrounds, to assist in maintaining and improving the high standard of cathedral music that plays such a vital part in cathedral worship, to support and encourage the activities of each Association and to bring them together in closer contact with one another.

The Federation is instrumental in supporting English Cathedral Music, and maintaining the traditions of Cathedral Choir Schools. It was also instrumental in retaining BBC Choral Evensong on Wednesdays.