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PRESS RELEASES
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A VERY LIKELY PRESIDENT FOR ST GEORGE’S SINGERS
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St George's Singers of Poynton are delighted to announce that actress Brigit Forsyth will be taking over as the Choir's President from next season, following the decision by Dame Joan Bakewell to stand down after eight years in the role.
Brigit Forsyth, who lives in Broadbottom in the High Peak, was born in Edinburgh, and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. She played with a number of repertory companies, before breaking into the West End in Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests. Since then Brigit has appeared in numerous TV, radio and stage productions, though is still remembered fondly for her role as Thelma in the TV series Whatever happened to the Likely Lads?, as well as the BBC drama about the women’s soccer team, Playing the Field. Currently Brigit is appearing in the revival of Michael Frayn's Noises Off in Birmingham, and has just finished a run in the West End production of Calendar Girls.
Whilst Brigit's career has turned her into one the country's best-loved actresses, her musical talents are less well known. Coming from a musical family, all of whom sang or played instruments, Brigit took up the cello when she was young, but stopped playing for many years until she was left a cello by her aunt and her interest in music was rekindled. She now plays with a local amateur orchestra, the Fir Cones, whenever her very busy acting schedule allows.
Brigit's link with St George's Singers goes back to 2004, when she gave the readings at the Choir's annual Christmas carol concert in Stockport. Anne Francis, the Choir's Chair, said, "I am thrilled that Brigit has agreed to become our President, and everyone at St George's looks forward to welcoming her to our future concerts."
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ST GEORGE'S SINGERS' SEASON ENDS ON A TRIUMPHAL NOTE
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St George's Singers' final concert of the current season takes place on Saturday 26th June, when they perform some of the great classics of the choral world, including works by Bach, Brahms and Mendelssohn. Amongst the works that will certainly be familiar to the audience are Mendelssohn's Hear my Prayer (Oh for the wings of a dove), and some of Bach's glorious motets including Jesu meine Freude. Other items include Brahms' Three Festival Anthems, and settings of psalms and other sacred works.
This concert of German music brings to an end one of the Choir's most successful and critically acclaimed seasons, and follows a sell-out concert at Gorton Monastery in March when they performed Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, with Chetham's Baroque Orchestra. Described by one critic as 'a triumph' and 'inspiring', the concert showed the 'gloriously full and beautifully tuned choral sound' made by St George's Singers.
At the end of May, St George's Singers fly out to the Czech Republic for a tour of Prague, including an appearance at one of the country's music festivals, concerts in some of Prague's leading musical venues, and participation in the Mass at St Vitus' Cathedral.
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