Whitby singer wants to form West Gallery-style choir at historic town church

Singer Jenny Hill is looking for other singers to form a West Gallery-style choir at St John’s Church on Whitby’s Brunswick Street.
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Jenny said: “St John’s is known for its wonderful acoustic, particularly for voices.

"We are planning to inaugurate a monthly Folk Service at St John’s with a relaxed approach, focussed on music and inspiring readings.”

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West Gallery music is traditional sacred music from English village churches of the 18th and early 19th Centuries.

Jenny Hill.
Picture: Paul Armstrong, the Artistic Lens.Jenny Hill.
Picture: Paul Armstrong, the Artistic Lens.
Jenny Hill. Picture: Paul Armstrong, the Artistic Lens.

The first rehearsal is at St John’s Church is due to take place on Thursday November 9 at 7pm, and the first Folk Service on Sunday December 10, with Advent Carols.

St John’s hosts a series of lunchtime concerts each summer, with a retiring collection for Cancer Research.

If you love a good sing, and have some experience of reading music, then Jenny would love you to join the new choir.

Email [email protected] or call 01947 820543 for more details.

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