News

Youth Choir Members join the National Youth Choir!

Connor Morrissey is the latest GCSYC member to be invited to join the National Youth Choir. After auditioning, Connor was selected to join the NYC where he will join fellow GCSYC members Jake Muffett, Lucy Kerle and Abigail Cartwright. Connor will be joining the basses. We wish them all good luck and it shows just how high a standard our young people are reaching in their music making. Very well done.

GCS Youth Choir Swim for Rotary!

Sunday, 4th February 2011 - a small team from the GCS Youth Choir took part in the annual Swimarathon organised by the Rotary Club of Grantham who very kindly support the choir.

The team consisted of John Bowskill, William Cherry, Conor Morrissey and Sarah Garner. In all they swam a very creditable 150 lengths and raised the sum of £102 from the GCS members - very well done.

Below is a photograph showing Guy Riley, the GCS Chairman, having presented Swimarathon 2011 medals and certificates to the intrepid swimmers at our last rehearsal .

GCS Support Local Fundraiser!

The Grantham Choral Society were pleased to assist one of our latest members in her fundraising. Mrs Catherine Smith, who joined the Altos this term, is planning a trek through the Peruvian Andes to Machu Pichu in May 2011 to raise funds for Cambodia's Dump Children.

The Society presented a cheque to Mrs Smith together with a collection taken on the night. We wish her very well with the trip and every success in raising her target for a very worthwhile charity. Details can be found at: http://willoughbysmith.vpweb.co.uk/default.html

Below is a photograph of the GCS Chairman, Mr Guy Riley, presenting the cheque to Mrs Catherine Smith before a recent rehearsal.

GCS in the Swim Again!

Sunday, 7th February 2010 - an intrepid team from the Grantham Choral Society and GCS Youth Choir took part in the 21st Anniversary Swimarathon organised by the Rotary Club of Grantham.

The team consisted of John Morrissey, Conor Morrissey, Beverley Myers, Elizabeth Bowskill, John Bowskill and William Cherry. In all they swam a very creditable 154 lengths and raised the sum of £214 - very well done.

Below is a photograph showing Bill King, the GCS Chairman, having presented Swimarathon 2010 medals and certificates at our last rehearsal to Beverley Myers, Elizabeth Bowskill, John Bowskill and Conor Morrissey.

RAFBF Concert Raffle Winner

Following the very successful Concert we held with the Band of the RAF College Cranwell there was a retiring collection of Gift Aid envelopes. Not only was the donor able to give extra monies through the Gift Aid system but was also entered into a raffle with the prize of a bottle of fine scottish wine.

All together,with the retiring collection, the Grantham Choral Society was proud to be able to donate the excellent sum of £3300 to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

Below is a photograph showing the raffle winner, Mrs Lincoln, accepting her prize from GCS Committee Member Mr Roger Sleigh.

GCS In The News

Listen to an interview with GCS committee member John Morrissey broadcast on Radio Lincs on the 12th Nov '09 just prior to our Autumn Concert:

12th August 2009

Grantham Choral Society Youth Choir Recieve Funds

Just before breaking up for the Summer two members of the Youth Choir attended an event hosted by the Rotary Club of Grantham. During the event the Rotary Club presented various sums of money to a whole host of clubs and societies throughout Grantham. The money had been raised during the 2009 Swimarathon. The Grantham Choral Society Youth Choir are very grateful for the continued support of the Rotary Club of Grantham.

"Connor Morrissey and Tristan Riley holding the £250 Cheque"

3rd September 2008

Appointment of Assistant Musical Director

We are very pleased to extend a warm welcome to Tim Williams to this new post. Tim is a Cambridge graduate and he is the organist and choir master of St Wulfram's Church. His duties as far as the Choral Society are concerned will be to share rehearsals with Philip Robinson, particularly of the St Matthew Passion, when the choir divides into two choruses, and to be the Musical Director of the Youth Choir. A biography of Tim Williams can be found here.

Maurice Payne, Publicity and Fund-Raising

29th July 2008

The return of our President Philip Robinson as temporary Musical Director.

We are delighted to welcome Philip back as our MD. He very kindly agreed to help us for an interim period while a permanent MD is appointed. This means that Philip will be MD for the 2008-2009 season and at least part of the following season as well.

Maurice Payne, Publicity and Fund-Raising