We are a very friendly group of about 60 members of varying
abilities and ages who share a love of singing. We give
four concerts a year, frequently with soloists and an orchestra
usually held in St Peters, Sudbury. As well as large
choral works, our programmes feature a variety of music, from Bach to the Beatles, and
include folk music, madrigals and carols. There are no
auditions, but an ability to read music is naturally an
advantage.
Although we take our music seriously, there is also room for fun
and friendship. There are singing days, social and
money-making events such as a summer barbecue, meals out and an
annual quiz. Rehearsals are held in Friars Hall, Sudbury, on Monday
evenings from 7.30 to 9.30. You are welcome to come to
three rehearsals to see how you like it before the subscription is due.
Choirmaster David Butcher
lives and works in Suffolk as a broadcast
engineer and is married with two young children. Much of his
time away from the day job is spent involved in music in one
form or another. As well as directing Sudbury Choral Society, he
is accompanist for the light music vocal group Musicology,
organist at various local churches and even an occasional
cocktail pianist at Hintlesham Hall hotel and restaurant. The
pipe organ is David's first love and recently he has been
involved in recording various Suffolk instruments for a computer
based digital organ simulation system called Hauptwerk. Nothing
beats live music-making however and David always enjoys a lively
Monday evening rehearsal as well as conducting the society at
their various concerts throughout the year.
Our
Accompanist, Sarah Whymark
Sara
Whymark studied music at Exeter University and qualified to
teach Secondary and Junior Music after further study at Reading.
She subsequently gained an LRAM in piano teaching and an LRSM in
clarinet teaching and was head of music at Stoke by Nayland
Middle School before leaving to have a family. She became
accompanist to Sudbury Choral Society in 1991 and performs
regularly both as an accompanist and as a clarinet soloist at
local venues. Sara is a member of Sudbury Symphony Orchestra and
also works with several local children’s choirs
