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English Choral Experience: a series of choral courses led by the renowned choral conductor, Paul Spicer, at home & abroad. *Beautiful music in beautiful places*
Rugeley, England
Joined January 2015
We celebrated 100% of our courses this year 🥳🎉🍷 All were very successful and much enjoyed! Why not take a look at our website to see what's on offer for 2025? Which course will you choose? https://t.co/ixnJUT4cGj
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We welcomed two new singers this term, Aiden & Chris. We hope you're enjoying the lovely music we've been rehearsing and are looking forward, as we are, to performing it this Saturday in Bournville Parish Church, St Francis of Assisi 6 pm. https://t.co/8iey02qZiB
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Rehearsals going well for our concert, 'Let there be Light', Saturday, 22 November, Bournville Parish Church, 6 pm. Soaring melodies, incredible harmonies, great organist, our wonderful conductor, @PaulSpicer6, this is a concert you won't want to miss. https://t.co/Mq93DNRuLg
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Always a delight starting a new season & this year is no exception. Our main focus is Rutter's 'Hymn to the Creator of Light', performed at the dedication of the Herbert Howells' memorial window in Gloucester Cathedral in 1992 plus his iconic 'Requiem'. https://t.co/Mq93DNQWVI
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@PaulSpicer6 @YouTube Sounds wonderful! A great achievement by both composer and performer alike! Do have a listen, you won't be disappointed! 🎶🎶🎶
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2 Pieces for James: No. 1, James's Jaunt https://t.co/5tkdXEylEV via @YouTube I am thrilled to have these two piano pieces included in this fascinating programme and played so brilliantly by Matthew Schellhorn.
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Singing Day in Dore Abbey, 6 September, 2025. @PaulSpicer6, @ECEChoral' founder & conductor, invites you to join him to perform Fauré's beautiful Requiem & Cantique de Jean Racine. A 'truly scrumcious' tea is included before the final run through.🎶🎶🎶 https://t.co/fnyrCyfqpy
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"One of the highlights of recent times", @PaulSpicer6. A happy, sunny day, enjoyed by singers & audience alike. Wonderful, too, to have @RussHepplewhite & #JamilaGavin with us: very impressed by our 'Song of Flight' from 'Living Voices' Project, published by @stainerandbell.
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Today. Do come, it's going to be great. Tickets available at the door.
July 5, 7 pm @GMPriory! Wonderful French programme, plus, as part of @RussHepplewhite's Living Voices project, @stainerandbell, 'Song of Flight', by Jamila Gavin. And, Russell is hoping to be with us. Do come! Details and to book: https://t.co/Mq93DNQWVI
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July 5, 7 pm @GMPriory! Wonderful French programme, plus, as part of @RussHepplewhite's Living Voices project, @stainerandbell, 'Song of Flight', by Jamila Gavin. And, Russell is hoping to be with us. Do come! Details and to book: https://t.co/Mq93DNQWVI
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World Premiere, 5 July, Great Malvern Priory, 7 pm. These words from our piece, 'Song of Flight', act as a refrain linking the verses together. Emotional! "Where is our home going to be now? Wherever you lay down your head." For full details and to book: https://t.co/Mq93DNQWVI
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About to start @ECEChoral weekend at the beautiful Pearson church of St George at Cullercoats, Tynemouth. Some 40 singers meeting to sing Tallis, Purcell, Phinot, Rachmaninoff, Lauridsen, Finzi and Moore. It will sound glorious in that acoustic. Run through 4.30 Sunday.
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Looking forward hugely to @ECEChoral at the fabulous St George’s Cullercoats next week. One of Pearson’s masterpieces right by the sea. Music by Phinot, Tallis, Lauridsen, Philip Moore (I saw him standing - amazing piece), Finzi and Rachmaninoff. Run-through 4.30 Sunday 18th).
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Last stage of the journey back from @ECEChoral near Montpellier. Here in beautiful Caen which suffered so badly in WW2. Miraculously the two abbeys survived and we visited the Abbaye aux Hommes this afternoon. Extraordinary and moving building. Home tomorrow.
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A truly wonderful @ECEChoral week in the south of France near Montpellier at Chateau Rieutort. 40 lovely people most of whom are part of the ECE ‘family’ have come together to sing (concert today) and renew or make bonds of friendship. Fabulous food, great music & a lovely time.
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We hope our singers were up bright and early this morning to begin our last ever ECE course in France. Chateau Rieutort is a beautiful place, and with a wonderful repertoire and excellent food from Alison and Ken, we're confident everyone will have a wonderful time. Enjoy!
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Do read these lovely reviews from our recent concert in @LichfieldCath. If you were there, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. 🎶🎶🎶 1) David Saint: https://t.co/yPctFNUxln For 2) and 3) see below ⬇️
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"Magnificent performance with brilliant orchestra & soloists, led by @PaulSpicer6, enabling them to deliver music of great depth, perfection, sadness, & joyousness" Laurence Whitehouse. Enjoy some photos from one of our tenors ahead of the formal photos & reviews coming soon.
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Tomorrow’s the day in @LichfieldCath when @BirminghamBach performs Bach’s B minor Mass, one of the greatest achievements of the human mind. Stellar soloists, Sophie Bevan, Simon Ponsford, Ruari Bowen, Roderick Williams, Musical & Amicable Society orch. 7pm start. Join us!
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It's going to be fantastic! Would be great to see you! Full details:
Tomorrow’s the day in @LichfieldCath when @BirminghamBach performs Bach’s B minor Mass, one of the greatest achievements of the human mind. Stellar soloists, Sophie Bevan, Simon Ponsford, Ruari Bowen, Roderick Williams, Musical & Amicable Society orch. 7pm start. Join us!
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World Premiere, 5 July 2025, @GMPriory. We're so proud to have been chosen to sing one piece from 'Living Voices', composed by @RussHepplewhite . Our piece is 'Song of Flight', text by @JamilaGavin, published by @stainerandbell. It will form part of our Summer Concert in July.
Contemporary Poetry Meets Choral Music in @RussHepplewhite's Living Voices 10 poems by 10 of Britain’s most outstanding contemporary poets, each commissioned to create poetic responses to our world today, set to music by composer Russell Hepplewhite https://t.co/oRss4K7Tu2
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