Rehearsals

2026-2027 Rehearsal Schedule, Mondays, 19:30-21:15

(unless otherwise noted)

April:  13th  20th  27th

May:  11th  18th

June:  1st  8th  15th  22nd  29th

September:  7th  14th  21st  28th 

October:  5th  12th

November:  2nd  9th  16th  20th (warm up at 7.20pm, rehearsal with orchestra, finish time 9.30pm approx.)  21st at Medina Theatre (afternoon: dress rehearsal, warm up at 1.50pm / evening: concert, be in lines in the dining room by 7.15pm)  (23rd no rehearsal)  30th

December:  7th  14th

2027

January:  4th  11th  18th  25th

February:  1st  8th  22nd

March:  1st  8th  15th  22nd

April:  2nd (rehearsal with orchestra)  3rd at Medina Theatre (afternoon dress rehearsal and evening concert)  12th  19th  26th

May:  10th  17th  24th

June:  7th  14th  21st  28th  

Rehearsal Preparation & Practice Support

Autumn 2026 Concert: 21st November 2026

All practice material is intended to be supplementary to the musical direction received in rehearsals from our Musical Director.

Requiem

by Giuseppe Verdi

John Fletcher Music 

Below is a link to John Fletcher Music where there are free rehearsal tracks for the Verdi Requiem. It’s free and easy to sign up and the Verdi tracks are also free to use because the music is out of copyright.

Follow this link to the John Fletcher Music rehearsal files –> Requiem (VerdiG) – John Fletcher Music Rehearsal Files

Choralia audio files 

Choralia provides free audio file rehearsal aids for choral singers. All audio files can be listened to free of charge from the website and without entering any personal information. Audio files can also be downloaded to listen to off-line.

Follow this link to the Choralia rehearsal files –> G. Verdi – Requiem rehearsal files for all parts S, A, T, B

YouTube videos playback speed: The playback speed of YouTube videos can be increased/decreased, as you require:
– Once the audio video is playing, move your cursor over the main section of the screen (the video window playing the music).
– As shown in the picture below, a horizontal toolbar will appear along the bottom of the video window (you will see the play, pause, volume icons, etc to the left side).
– At the right end of this horizontal toolbar, click on the cog-wheel (settings) icon, highlighted in pink in the picture below.
– A pop-up box appears, with ‘Playback Speed’ as an option, highlighted in yellow in the picture below.
– The default is set at Normal. Click on the small arrow symbol to the right of the word ‘Normal’, to reveal a vertical option list and select a slower (or faster!) speed.
Choralia: Choralia provides free audio file training aids for choral singers. All files can be listened to free of charge from the website and without entering any personal information. Audio  files can also be downloaded to listen to off-line.
Choralia website