Recent Concerts
The Lydian Choir regularly sings at venues around North Lincolnshire, and sometimes further afield
Our 2009 Christmas Concert took place at St. Lawrence's Church, Scunthorpe on Saturday 19th December. The snowy conditions didn't deter our loyal audience and we were able to present £250.00 from our ticket sales to the Lighthouse supported housing project. A further donation will follow when we know how much we made from sales of refreshments.
In June 2009 we performed a Summer Concert at Burton Stather Church. The programme included Bob Chilcot's: The Making of the Drum, a selection of Negro Spirituals plus European Madrigals and Part Songs. Our soloists were Sally Parker, Clarinet, and Jill Turner, Mezzo Soprano.
During April 2007 we hosted a visit of the French choir Resonances from Sallanches. The Lydian Choir visited them in 2005 and it was a great pleasure meeting them again.
The visitors had a busy week. On the first day they explored the North Lincolnshire area with their hosts and were entertained to a ceilidh in the evening. The rest of the week incluided visiting Chatsworth House, singing in Lincoln Cathedral and spending a day in York. On Wednesday 11th April we gave a joint concert at St. Lawrence's Church and on the following evening had a farewell dinner at Arties Mill!
To see some pictures of the week go to the Photo Album page.
In 2009 we also took part in the tercentary celebrations of the birth of Charles Wesley at Epworth. Our concert, 'A Song for Charles' was a selection of choral and instrumental music from the time of Charles Wesley with settings old and new, of a few of his hymns, and compositions by his descendants. The choir were joined by The Chancel String Quartet and Clare Neal, oboe soloist.
We gave our last concert of 2006 in the Garden of Epworth Old Rectory, childhood home of Charles and John Wesley, shown in the picture above.
The Lydian Choir and the Riverhead Ranters provided entertainment for an appreciative audience who relaxed in the warm but pleasantly shaded garden on one of the hottest days of the year so far!
The Riverhead Ranters are a group of folk musicians from Louth, who perform in concerts, dances, folk festival and weddings. They regularly attend folk sessions in the Woolpack Inn, Louth and allegedly at least some of their number enjoy the occasional Guiness!
St. Lawrence's Church, Scunthorpe
