Come and Sing 'Requiem' by Gabriel Faure
Saturday 21 March 2026
Come and Sing workshop and informal performance.
Singers aged 8 and above - this is your chance to learn and sing the Faure's wonderful setting of the Requiem in a glorious acoustic.
Jacob Collins, Director of Music at St Mary & St Giles church, will conduct with Laurence Caldecote playing the Willis pipe organ.
- 9:30am registration and collect hired score
- 10:00am rehearsal session 1
- 11:00am break for tea/coffee/cake
- 11:15am rehearsal session 2
- 12:15pm lunch break (bring your own packed lunch or visit one of the nearby local cafes or join us for Lent Lunch in the Parish Hall with donations for Christian Aid)
- 1:15pm rehearsal session 3
- 4:00pm break
- 4:30pm informal performance
- 5:00pm return hired score and depart
Singers of all parts - Trebles, Sopranos, Altos, Tenors and Basses - please book in advance to help us ensure we have sufficient music scores on the day.
Singers: Payment for your singing ticket will be taken on the day either via cash or card at registration.
- Adult singers £16
- Job seekers and students £8
- Children aged 8-16 free
Score hire, fees of professional musicians leading music making, tea, coffee and cake included in the price.
We look forward to welcoming you.
2016 Come & Sing Day
Audience: doors open from approximately 4:00pm. Tickets £3.
COVID-19: for the safety of everyone attending this event, please do not attend the event if you have any COVID-19 symptoms.
Further information and queries: If you have any queries, please do contact the Come & Sing team.
Come & Sing! organisers
comesing@musicforallsmsg.org
