President: The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hastings, Judy Rogers
Vice-presidents: Judy Appleyard, Shirley Carey, Bryan Skinner
In just under a decade with its current musical director, the enterprising and energetic Marcio da Silva, Hastings Philharmonic Choir has established itself as one of the foremost choirs in the area, thrilling audiences and critics alike with performances to rival those of many professional ensembles. You can see some details and reviews of our previous concerts by clicking here.
Revolving around the major choral works of the baroque to romantic periods, the choir’s wide-ranging repertoire extends also to classics of the twentieth century. Concerts in recent years have included works by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Brahms, Verdi, Orff, Britten and Lauridsen. The choir has also performed new commissions, most recently Philip O’Meara’s evocative No Man in 2016 (click here to see and hear us performing this).
We perform four concerts a year in various venues in Hastings and St Leonards. Our popular Carols for All each December is a family affair involving local schoolchildren alongside our Choir.
With a membership of around seventy singers, the Choir offers a warm welcome to new members as we continue to develop. We rehearse weekly and encourage home study between rehearsals.
HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC CHOIR MEMBERS
| Sopranos | Altos | Tenors |
| Alison Norris | Alison Horan | Andrew Jeremiah |
| Annie Sutton-Scales | Alison Levinson | Bob Moffat |
| Catriona Lamont | Annette Humphreys | Chris Cormack |
| Claire Lapworth-Pike | Barbara Cornish | Edward Bryant |
| Elizabeth Hegarty | Beatrice Dixon | John Spencer |
| Frances Day | Carol Scoines | Jonathan Todd |
| Geraldine I'Anson | Caryl Hosein | Marly McLeod |
| Gillian Attwood | Cindy Gilham | Robert Holland |
| Helen Palen | Deirdre Goodger | Rupert Agutter |
| Holly Eldridge | Elspeth Knights | Simon Scott |
| Ilona Dobbs | Fiona MacGregor | Simon Stonard |
| Jane Pentecost Wild | Heather Spence | |
| Jess Gjergji | Jaime Hallam | Basses |
| Jo Angel | Janice Edwards | Alex Csernak |
| Joan Downing | Judith Bevan | Ben Bruges |
| Judy Appleyard | Kate Man | Gareth Simpson |
| Julie Todd | Kathy Shapiro | Gary Farley |
| Lin Westcott | Kerry Gentleman | Hugh Bryant |
| Lisa Adams-Davey | Lindsey Oakman | John Jenkins |
| Lucy Skelton | Liza Waller | John Rycroft |
| Mary Hooper | Lotte Risbridger | Mark Ford |
| Mary Lipscombe | Lucy Cradduck | Matt Binns |
| Megan Skinner | Maggi Hyde | Paul Beaney-Gainford |
| Mena Martin | Mary Hughes | Paul Read |
| Mo Cannon | Mary Matthews | Stephen Wehrle |
| Nancy Friel | Nicola Urling-Clark | Tillmann Lenz |
| Rose Dearden | Paula McDiarmid | |
| Rose Miller | Rachel Farnham | Honorary life members |
| Rosemarie Roberts | Sue Adams | Hilary Baker |
| Sarah Taylor | Sue Green | John Read |
| Sarah E Taylor | Sue Watson | Judy Appleyard |
| Sue Beaney | Sylvie Donnelly | |
| Sue Kidd | Thïa Igbokwe | |
| Tessa Sambrook | Wendy Swain | |
| Ursula Owen |
