Our next concert: War Requiem

Our next concert will be Britten: War Requiem on Thursday November 15th.

Our next event is the Come and Sing Bach Magnificat on May 19th click here to find out more.

See the Rehearsal Schedule.

Scores

We will be using the Boosey and Hawkes score. These will be available to hire. If you would like to buy your own copy please note that there are two (possibly confusing) options: the vocal score and the choral score. We are using the vocal score which has the entire work including accompaniment and solos; the choral score only shows what the choir actually sings so the page numbers will be different throughout.
The vocal score is expensive, ranging from £40.56 at SheetMusicPlus down to £30.50 at ChoraLine. I haven’t made an exhaustive search, so if you find a cheaper source do let me know, but taking into account post and packing, Music Exchange seems the cheapest option at £30.99 including p&p. Chappell and MusicRoom also offer the score at £30.99 including p&p, but at time of writing (1/4/12) they are both out of stock.

Copies of the score can also be ordered from CY Music in Jewry Street, Winchester. Phone 01962-820344 or see their website for further information.

Websites for individual voice part practice

For free streaming of individual voice parts and whole choir: Cyberbass Britten War Requiem.

For midi files of the individual voice parts for free download: I usually give a link here to the learnchoralmusic website, however it does not offer Britten’s Requiem.

ChoraLine does offer rehearsal CDs and MP3 files, but they are not free. Click here to find out more.

Recordings

A list of Nick’s recommended recordings will appear here later.

Jan has pointed out that you can play the Vishnevskaya/Pears/Fischer-Dieskau recording of The War Requiem, conducted by Britten himself, on your computer at no cost through Spotify. Spotify is free software that you download, but you will have to put up with adverts. Find out more at the Spotify website.