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 |
| Elizabeth Hegarty | Barbara Cornish | Edward Bryant |
| Frances Day | Carol Scoines | John Spencer |
| Geraldine I'Anson | Caryl Hosein | Jonathan Todd |
| Gillian Attwood | Cindy Gilham | Marly McLeod |
| Helen Palen | Deirdre Goodger | Robert Holland |
| Holly Eldridge | Elspeth Knights | Rupert Agutter |
| Ilona Dobbs | Fiona MacGregor | Simon Scott |
| Jane Pentecost Wild | Heather Spence | Simon Stonard |
| Jess Gjergji | Jaime Hallam | |
| Jo Angel | Janice Edwards | Basses |
| Joan Downing | Judith Bevan | Alex Csernak |
| Judy Appleyard | Kate Man | Ben Bruges |
| Julie Todd | Kathy Shapiro | Gareth Simpson |
| Lin Westcott | Kerry Gentleman | Hugh Bryant |
| Lisa Adams-Davey | Lindsey Oakman | John Jenkins |
| Mary Hooper | Liza Waller | John Rycroft |
| Mary Lipscombe | Lotte Risbridger | Mark Ford |
| Megan Skinner | Lucy Cradduck | Matt Binns |
| Mena Martin | Maggi Hyde | Paul Beaney-Gainford |
| Mo Cannon | Mary Hughes | Paul Read |
| Nancy Friel | Mary Matthews | Stephen Wehrle |
| Rose Dearden | Nicola Urling-Clark | Tillmann Lenz |
| Rose Miller | Paula McDiarmid | |
| Rosemarie Roberts | Rachel Farnham | Honorary life members |
| Sarah Taylor | Sue Adams | Hilary Baker |
| Sarah E Taylor | Sue Green | John Read |
| Sue Beaney | Sue Watson | Judy Appleyard |
| Sue Kidd | Sylvie Donnelly | |
| Tessa Sambrook | Thïa Igbokwe | |
| Wendy Swain |
