We are delighted once again to welcome Richard Dewland with Lee Choral Society for our Annual New Year Concert on Sunday 5th January at 3.30pm. What a fantastic way to start the year - an hour of stunningly beautiful music in the divine setting of Holy Trinity Church, Gosport! Join us to welcome Richard, Peter Gould and Graham Vaughan with the singers of LCS. Free entrance with a retiring collection; your donations will help us to maintain our historic 'Handel' organ - thank you! Tea and cakes to follow - a very warm welcome awaits you.
Programme
Charpentier Te Deum
Prelude - Te Deum laudamus - Pleni sunt caeli - Tu devicto - In te Domine
Solo - Jenny Dominey - Madonna and Child (Eric H. Thiman)
Sarah Quartel - A winter day
Timid Star - A Winter Dawn - Into Morning - A winter Day - Snow Toward Evening
Good King Wenceslas (CfC 1) - Audience participation men v ladies etc.
Shepherd's Farewell, Berlioz
Sussex Carol
Joy to the World
Biographies
Richard Dewland - MD, Lee Choral Society
Bristol-bom and a Birmingham Conservatoire Graduate, Richard Dewland works as a freelance musician in Hampshire. As an organist, pianist flautist, singer and composer, his professional engagements are broad and varied; Head of Music at Boundary Oak school, organist and Director of Music at St Faith's Church Lee-on-Solent, private tutor, organ recitalist and published composer of Liturgical music.
Canon Peter Gould, LCS Accompanist
LCS was delighted to appoint Peter Gould as its accompanist in 2024. Peter, born in Portsmouth and an alumni of the Royal Academy of Music, has had a distinguished career as an organist, music teacher, chorus master, conductor and examiner, and took retirement after a total of 40 years working in English Cathedrals as Master of Music. Musicians never really retire, however...
Graham Vaughan, cellist
Graham joined the Royal Marines School of Music in 1980, where he studied the euphonium, trombone and cello at the start of his career in the RM Band Service. He has performed in venues all around the world, from the Royal Albert Hall in London to the Ethihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia and from Edinburgh Castle to the Lucerne Opera House. He has many performances for the Royal Family to his credit. Now retired from his military service, Graham teaches brass and cello and is still an active professional performer.