1,000 singing from same hymn sheet.Byline: NICK LAVIGUEUR MORE than a thousand singers packed into Huddersfield Town Hall yesterday to warm up for a massive concert in London. The amateur choirs held their final rehearsal in preparation for their big day at The Royal Albert Royal Albert may refer to several places named in memory of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha:
Members of 31 male voice choirs and 19 ladies choirs from across the north of England came together to practice for the National Festival of Brass and Voices on October 31. A smaller rehearsal for choirs based in the south was held in Swindon last week. In total more than 1,600 male and female voices from across the UK will sing together conducted by the Queensbury born former manager of the BBC Symphony Orchestra The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. History The orchestra was founded as a full time organisation in 1930, with Adrian Boult as its first chief conductor. , William Relton. The lucky choristers will be accompanied by the legendary Royal Albert Hall organ The Grand Organ situated in the Royal Albert Hall in London, is the largest pipe organ in the UK. It was originally built by Henry "Father" Willis and most recently rebuilt by Mander Organs, having 147 stops and 9997 speaking pipes. and champion bands Grimethorpe Colliery, stars of the film Brassed Off, and Brighouse and Rastrick. Choirs from the Huddersfield region travelling to the prestigious event include The Moorland moor·land n. Land consisting of moors. moorland Noun Brit an area of moor Noun 1. Singers, U3A Huddersfield Ladies, Almondbury Ladies Choir, Gledholt Male Voice Choir, Elland Male Voice Choir, Denby Dale Ladies Choir, Millhouse Green Male Voice Choir and Penistone Ladies Choir. The concert, which happens every third year, raises more than pounds 100,000 for Cancer Research UK and was launched in Huddersfield in 1987 by former Examiner writer Ron Massey. It was originally called '1,000 Yorkshire Voices'. Festival chief Syd Harris, said the concert was expanded to the whole nation in 2006 in a bid to keep it alive. He said: "This is the second time we're doing it for Cancer Research UK. "We try to reflect the atmosphere of the Last Night of the Proms For the BBC concerts, see . The Night of the Proms is a series of concerts held yearly in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and Spain. The concerts consist of a combination of pop music and popular classical music (often combined) and various well-known musicians and . "All the men sing together, then the ladies sing together and there's some joint items." Mr Harris said it would be a memorable day for the amateur choristers, many of whom had been rehearsing for almost two years. He said: "It's absolutely vibrant, it's a wonderful place to sing and the acoustics are magnificent. "For many of the performers it is like the local pub football team getting to play at Wembley. "Most of them would never get anywhere near that in isolation of this big day." Becky Elphick, from Cancer Research UK, said: "It's going to be an amazing concert and they are raising a phenomenal amount of money." Info: 01484 647146 or www.royalalberthall. com CAPTION(S): * CHORAL: Singers from across the north (above and below) rehearsed at Huddersfield Town Hall for a massive concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London (PC041009Dsingers-07) |
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