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    St Lawrence's Church, Warkworth
Memorial Hall Warkworth
United Reformed Church, Warkworth
Click on pictures to read about the places in Warkworth where we sing.


WARKWORTH VILLAGE CHOIR MEET MOST MONDAY EVENINGS IN THE MEMORIAL HALL, WARKWORTH AT 7.30. The choir draws its members from a wide area and is not just for Warkworth residents. In addition to our normal rehearsals there are ad hoc workshops held throughout the year. There are about 25 members who attend regularly and a wide variety of music is sung. We give several concerts a year in Warkworth and also perform in a variety of places.

Warkworth choir is a friendly group and makes new members of all ages and musical ability very welcome. Membership costs £30 per annum. If you are looking to make new friends and have some stimulating and creative fun in a safe and cheerful environment WVC could be for you. Contact the secretary by phone (01665 830373) or by e-mail (el@inebowden.co.uk) if you would like to know more. You would be welcome to just come along and have a sample session one Monday evening with no obligation to take out a regular membership until you feel sure that choral singing is for you.

Don't just sing in the bath……join a choir!

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Wedding Blessing
Wedding Blessing - 4th April 2011
Members of Village Choir and Guest Singers
Members of Choir and Guest Singers at Parish Family Wedding Blessing 4th April 2011

Warkworth Choir 2009
Some members of Warkworth Village Choir 2009
Eve Walker and Rory Allan
Eve Walker and Rory Allan - June 2009
Photo by Barry Robertson, Hadston

Wedding at Widdrington
Wedding at Widdrington 2008

30th Anniversary Celebrations
30th Anniversary Celebrations 6-11-06

 
The Choir with David Head 4th March 2006

David Head - Conductor Grace Stephenson - Accompanist Elaine Bowden Alf Groome Tom Pattinson Bert Flanighan Anne Flanighan Anne Lewis Ruby King Joan Groome Ella Barrass Gordon Charlton Tony Harmieson David McKenna John Adams Tom Phillips Keith Scott Beth McKenna Joan Bell Beth Bryson Dorothy Phillips
The Choir with David Head 4th March 2006

Pianist - Grace Stephenson Anne Flanighan Anne Lewis Ella Barrass Ruby King Dawn Rich
Anne presenting Grace 20th July 2006

Choir 2005
Part of choir 2005

Choir 2004
Part of choir 2004

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Warkworth Village Choir was formed in 1976. Since then, there have been seven Conductors - Norman Henderson, Dill Penter, Alan Hodgson, Brian Arthur, David Head, Pippa Robins, Jonathan Scott and currently David Head.

The Choir has performed in many places, including Durham Cathedral, St. Michael's Church, Alnwick (BBC 'Songs of Praise'), Ellington Social Club, Amble Church Halls, Edinburgh (with the Scottish Concert Choir), Stanhope (with Stanhope Choral Society), Newcastle City Hall (with other Choirs belonging to the National Association of Choirs), St. John's Church, Chevington, Lesbury Church, St. Michael's Church, Felton, (with Ellington Colliery Band), Alnwick Playhouse and Norway (with N.A.C.).

The Choir made a significant contribution to Warkworth Pageant and continues to participate in Warkworth's Christmas celebrations.

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DIARY

 
Date
Event
Time
To be announced
Warkworth Memorial Hall
Coffee Morning
10.00 - 11.30 am
To be announced
Ellington Concert
7.00 pm
To be announced
Spring Concert
7.00 pm

If anyone would like to join the Choir for a particular project then they would be very welcome to do so.

For more details please contact the secretary
01665 830373

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Enid Carr, Gordon Charlton,
Anne Flanighan, Bert Flanighan,
Marcia Giacomini, Joan Groome, Ruby King,
 Patsy Lodge, Beth McKenna, Alex Melville-Mason,
John Park, Claire Pieffer, Keith Scott, Margaret Seldon,
Adrienne Stonehouse, Teresa Timoney, Heather Wallace,
Eileen Watson, Christine Wilcox

Chairman - Mike Lodge
Vice Chairman - Alf Groome
Treasurer - Anne Lloyd
Secretary - Elaine Bowden
Anne Lewis - Librarian

Accompanist - Geoffrey Brooks
Musical Director - David Head

(Updated February 2012)

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David Lawrence Head
 
David Head, Conductor

David has sung in choirs from an early age, when he was six he was a choirboy in his local church choir.  Educated at Marling School in Gloucestershire where the school choir annually performed a major choral work, he studied music at Nottingham before coming to teach in Northumberland. An oboeist for many years, he also conducted Berwick Male Voice Choir in the sixties. He has been a member of Warkworth Village Choir for some twenty years and has now changed from singing with the choir to conducting.


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Geoffrey Brooks M.B., Ch.B.

Geoffrey Brooks M.B., Ch.B.

Warkworth Village Choir is privileged to have Geoffrey Brooks as their Accompanist. After serving a distinguished career in medicine, commencing with National Service in the Army Medical Corps, he then moved on to many other positions in his medical career.

Geoff’s love of music was revealed early in life when, at the age of 14 years, he achieved Grade 8 in piano. In the early 50’s he played with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, composer and clarinettist, for two years. He also toured the North West with John Heddle Nash, well-known baritone, in the early 70’s. Geoff has proved himself to be a very accomplished musician and, as well as playing piano, he can often be seen playing the organ in Warkworth United Reformed Church.

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