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For tickets for any of our concerts, to book the Wedding Choir, or to book the choir
for your event, contact our concert secretary, Ros Meehan, on 07862 736766
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Wednesday 20th December 2023 The Brixi Singers presented "Christmas Joy", with special guests the Bury Acapeelers Community Choir,
under the direction of their conductor, Eleanor Hill, in Greenmount United Reformed Church. Lots of Christmas songs and jollity,
a truly welcome start to the Festive Season!
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Sunday 10th December 2023, in St Bartholomew's church in Westhoughton, saw the Brixi Singers performing Handel's "Messiah",
with a small orchestra, and soloists Ellen Riley (sop), Julie Whittle (mezzo), Philip O'Connor (tenor), and Joe
Murphy (bass). The concert was sponsored by Pauline & Edmund Murphy, to celebrate Pauline's 80th birthday, and in
recognition of all the pleasure she has had from singing (alto) with the Brixi Singers. And what a wonderful concert
it was. The soloists were magnificent, the bass Joe Murphy was amazing, and the Brixi Singers chorus showed
such command of Handel's music, it was illumiating. The light and shade in "Since by Man came Death"
was exceptional. A large audience showed its appreciation at the end, with a standing ovation. A truly great performance.
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Sunday 24th March 2024, in St Margaret's church, Prestwich Music
for Passiontide - included in the first half were Arcadelt's Ave Maria, Durufle's Tantum Ergo and Ubi Caritas, Stainer's
God So Loved The World, plus a solo soprano piece, An Die Musik, by Schubert, sung lyrically by Carole Collins,
accompanied by Rosamund Meehan at the piano. Gary Hulme played Bach's O Mensch Bewein on the organ, and Julie
Leach gave us a beautiful flute piece, Sicilienne by Faure, ably assisted by Stephanie Ives at the piano. After the interval,
Faure's Requiem was sung, under the sensitive baton of Philip O'Connor, with the Offertory ably sung by Paul
Stanley, and the solo of Pie Jesu sung by Suzanne Marsh, clear and true, just like a boy soprano. The Libera Me
was sung thrillingly by Maurice Rushby. The final section, In Paradisum, was well controlled and spritual. All this in the
wonderful surroundings of the beautiful church of St Margaret's. A truly fitting start to Passiontide and Holy Week, leading
to the glories of Easter.
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