CHORUSES from Karl Jenkins’s popular The Armed Man will feature in Fernhurst Choral Society’s “Come and Sing” day at St Mary’s Church, Petworth, today (Saturday).
Based on the Catholic Mass, The Armed Man is sub-titled A Mass for Peace. The piece was commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum for the Millennium celebrations and was premiered at The Royal Albert Hall in London in April 2000 and has been performed many hundreds of times since.
The society’s musical director is Tim Ravalde, who is assistant organist of Chichester Cathedral, where he is responsible for accompanying the daily choral services and assisting with the training of the choir.
Fernhurst Choral Society is a mixed-voice choir with around 90 members and normally performs three concerts a year, including one as part of the Petersfield Musical Festival, in which it is the largest choir.
Doors for the Come and Sing Day open at 1.30pm and rehearsals start at 2pm. Ample supplies of tea, coffee and cake will be supplied to sustain all involved.
The day concludes with an informal performance at 5.45pm.
Singers’ tickets cost £10, plus £2 for score hire, and are available by e-mail from: [email protected]
Alternatively, visit the website at: www.fernhurstchoralsociety.org.uk