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Annual Concert - Sunday
8th June 2008
Whitehaven Male Voice Choir are delighted to announce that this year's Annual Concert guest artist will be the exciting
young soprano Joanne Appleby.
Jo Appleby hails from Thornton, Lancashire. At the age of nineteen she began her studies at the Royal Northern College
of Music graduating with honours four years later. Joanne then gained a scholarship from the D’Oyly Carte opera company
for further postgraduate studies at the RNCM.
Jo spent four years with the Glyndebourne Festival and Touring Chorus where
she understudied the role of Jano in "Jenufa". During this time she performed in many recitals, oratorio and master classes.
She has also sung with Carl Rosa opera, Diva Opera, London voices and for Raymond Gubbay productions. In 2002 Jo was signed
by Sony BMG as an original member of the opera band "Amici Forever". With Amici she has sung to huge audiences worldwide in
prestigious venues including the Sydney Opera House, Windsor Castle (for HRH The Prince of Wales), The Queen Elizabeth Hall,
The Royal Albert Hall, (for the Queen and Prince Philip), Wembley Stadium, Cardiff Millennium Stadium, the state Opera House
in Kiev and on board the QE2. Amici have toured extensively promoting their multi platinum selling albums "Defined" and "The
Opera Band". They have performed live on radio and television in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Europe and the USA.
Jo also features on the debut album of Sony BMG artist Joseph Mc Manners. Since her departure from Amici Jo has toured Australia,
Dubai and New Zealand as a soloist with The Morriston Orpheus Choir and has just returned from a "classical" cruise with Classic
fm’s John Brunning. She was soloist for the 2007 May Cathcart Spring Prom concert at the Royal Albert Hall with
the RPO and sang again with the RPO at Rochester castle in July 2007.
Jo is a proud ambassador for the Prince’s trust.
She is currently involved in a UK concert tour, for Calibre productions and will return to Glyndebourne to understudy the
role of Micaela in Carmen in their 2008 festival. Tickets priced at £7.00 and (£6.00 Concessions) can be reserved by telephoning Choir Secretary Don Messenger
on 01946 63452.
Future Concerts
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Sunday
8th June
2008
8:00pm
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The Civic Hall, Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria |
Annual Concert with guest soloist soprano Jo Appleby.
Tickets: £7 (£6 conc.)
Tel: 01946 63452
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Friday
20th June
2008
7:30pm
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St Mary's Church, Harrington, Nr Workington, Cumbria |
Concert with a female guest soloist.
Tel: 01946 832783
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Friday
4th July
2008
7:30pm
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St Mary & St Michael's Church, Church Street, Egremont, Cumbria |
Concert with a female guest soloist.
Tel: 01946 63452
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Sunday
13th July
2008
2:30pm
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Rosehill Theatre, Moresby, Whitehaven, Cumbria |
With guest soloist Pauline Southward.
Tel: 01946 692422
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Friday
10th October
2008
7:00pm
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United Reformed Church, South William Street, Workington, Cumbria |
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Sunday
7th December
2008
3:00pm
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St Cuthbert's Church, The Banks, Seascale, Cumbria |
Hospice At Home West Cumbria - Lights Of Love Appeal
Tel: 01900 873173
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Saturday
13th December
2008
7:30pm
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St James' Church, High Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria |
Christmas Celebration Concert with guest soloist Charlotte Jackson.
Tel: 01946 63452
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Saturday
25th April
2009
7:00pm
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The Lamplight Arts Centre, Front Street, Stanley, County Durham |
Guest choir for The Gibside Singers Annual Concert.
Tel: 01207 218899
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Saturday
13th June
2009
7:30pm
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The Civic Hall, Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria |
Annual Concert with guest choir The Gibside Singers.
Tel: 01946 63452
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Saturday
19th September
2009
7:30pm
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St Peter's Church, Kells, Whitehaven, Cumbria |
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Saturday
31st October
2009
7:30pm
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Royal Albert Hall, London |
Festival of Brass and Voices
in aid of Cancer Research UK.
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Future Events
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Thursday
5th June
2008
9:00am
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The Beacon, West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria |
Whitehaven Harbour 300th Anniversary Event.
Tel: 01946 593202
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Saturday
6th September
2008
10:00 - 16:00
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St Nicholas' Church, Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria |
Annual Fund Raising Coffee Day.
Tel: 01946 63452
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Saturday
6th December
2008
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Working Men's Club, Moor Row, Cumbria |
W.M.V.C. Christmas Party.
Tel: 01946 63452
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Saturday
20th December
2008
10:00 - 13:00
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Tesco Supermarket, Bransty Row, North Shore, Whitehaven, Cumbria |
Christmas Charity Singing. |
| St Nicholas' Church, Whitehaven |
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| M.D. Hugh Robinson and Choir member Derrick Coid in May 1999 at the Choir's annual fund raising day |
PREVIOUS ANNUAL CONCERT GUEST ARTISTS
1980 - PRESENT
1980 - CHOIR AND LOCAL GUEST ARTIST
1981 - ST BEES ORCHESTRA
1982 - FLIMBY SILVER SAXHORN BAND
1983 - WHITEHAVEN CHILDREN'S CHOIR
1984 - TYNESIDE LADIES BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHORUS
1985 - EHENSIDE SCHOOL BAND WITH PIANIST SAM HEYWOOD & CAROLE
WILSON
1986 - JOAN RODGERS
1987 - CHRISTOPHER UNDERWOOD
1988 - CALIFORNIA GIRLS CHOIR
1989 - JANE HARRISON
1990 - IDA-MARIA TURRI
1991 - VANESSA WILLIAMSON
1992 - PATRICIA PICTOR
1993 - TYNESIDE LADIES BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHORUS
1994 - CALIFORNIA GIRLS CHOIR
1995 - ANGELA PARKER
1996 - MARYETTA MIDGLEY
1997 - VERNON MIDGLEY
1998 - DONNA BATEMAN
1999 - CHARLES NGANDWE
2000 - TYNESIDE LADIES BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHORUS
2001 - ROS EVANS
2002 - DEWI WYN
2003 - KATE WOOLVERIDGE
2004 - OWEN WEBB
2005 - JOANNE THOMAS
2006 - LOUISE INNES
2007 - KATE WOOLVERIDGE
A Selection of Previous Choir
Guest Artists
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