48th Season 1998/99
Musical Director
Ian May
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Cameo Singers was formed as the Wokingham Madrigal Singers in
1951. The choir met originally in people's homes, and concentrated on singing Madrigals as
the name suggests. Cameo Singers continues this tradition, but has broadened its
repertoire to include sacred works, spirituals, folk song arrangements and "fun"
pieces.
The Cameo Singers performs up to 6 concerts each season in venues from the West of Reading
to Sunningdale, usually as an invited choir for charity concerts, often with other groups.
"The Cameo Singers are Wokingham's own
madrigal group. Their style is quite unforced, they simply sing, letting the music speak
for itself, the result is beautiful."
Wokingham Times
SATURDAY 28th November 1998
All Saints Church, Wokingham, Berkshire
SATURDAY 5th DECEMBER 1998
St Andrews Church, Priestwood, Bracknell, Berksire
SATURDAY 20th March 1999
Holy Trinity Church, Theale, Berkshire
SATURDAY 22nd May 1999
Erfstadt, Germany
SATURDAY 19th June 1999
St. Giles-in-Reading, Reading, Berkshire
The Cameo Singers are available to sing whether at formal occasions such as banquets
and weddings or garden parties. Offers are always appreciated with advance notice. For
more details please contact the Secretary on 0118 973 3743.
Cameo Singers have recently made a recording titled "Sing We At Pleasure".
This is available on cassette priced �5. For a full list of the music included in the
recording, and details of how to get hold of a copy, click here.
Ian May works extensively in music, specialising in vocal music. He is currently
Director of Music at the Princess Margaret Royal Free School in Windsor. Ian has a great
interest in and love of church music, and is Organist and Director of Music at
St.Giles-in-Reading. He also directs Schola Cantorum Sancti Aegidii - an offshoot of the
Cameo Singers - which specialises in singing church music in its liturgical setting. Ian
also directs the New Elizabethan Singers, a ladies' choir based in Reading.
Accompanist & Deputy Musical Director - LORNA WHITE
Lorna White was Head of the Music Department at the Holt School,
Wokingham, for many years. She enjoys choral singing and accompanying, and is a member of
Reading Bach Choir and Schola Cantorum.
The choir has in recent years made several trips to Wokingham's twin town in Erftstadt in Germany (where we took part in a festival to mark the local choir's 75th anniversary and the town's 25th), and to Viry-Ch�tillon, near Paris. These choirs are making a return visit to Wokingham in May 1998.
Membership / Rehearsals
Cameo Singers is a small friendly choir, and we are always keen to welcome new singers.
The choir also has an active social side which includes pub evenings, dinners and an
annual party. Membership is normally open to any experienced singer with reasonable
sight-reading ability. Anyone interested in joining at any time during the season is
invited to come and try us out for a week or two, or contact the Secretary on 0118 973
3743. At the time of writing there are vacancies in all parts. We rehearse on Thursday
evenings during school term time from 8pm - 10pm in Wokingham Town Hall. A commitment to
attendance is expected.
| SIDE A | SIDE B | ||
| Weelkes | Morley | ||
| Farmer | Wilbye | ||
| Gibbons | Vautor | ||
| Molley | Spiritual arr. Parker & Shaw | ||
| Tenor Solo - Richard Barnes | |||
| Purcell | West Indian arr. E. Hopkins | ||
| Parry | Sea Shanty arr. Terri | ||
| Saint-Saens | R.Vaughn Williams arr. Arthur Somervell | ||
| Finzi | French Folk Song arr Bertalot | ||
| Finzi | Percy Grainger | ||
| Finzi |
To obtain a copy of the recording, telephone the Secretary on 0118 973 3743.
Cameo Singers is a Registered Charity - No. 283289
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