Dear All
Congratulations to Sinfonia and Ian Smith on their fabulous concert with Bedford Choral Society last Saturday!
For BSO: I hope you’ve had a good week off and that you’re feeling rested, relaxed and ready to recommence on Wednesday! Your committee has been working hard on your behalf and has some wonderful plans in place for the future. These will be shared very soon.
In the meantime, Julia Lence has decided to stand down from her position as secretary. We thank Julia for all her work while she has held the role.
We will need someone to replace Julia so please let me (or Julia or any of the committee members) know if you would like to take on the role. If we don’t have willing volunteers, we will have to start persuading people, which (as I know from recent experience!) is a less enjoyable way of finding committee members.
I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday and fighting my way through the host of potential new secretaries who will no doubt greet me at the front door, desperate to be the first to offer their services…
Karen Mason
Chair
BSO Information:
Rehearsals: this Wednesday as normal - 7.30pm at BGI
Sinfonia Information:
Message from Ian:
Thank you to all the players who played in the concert on Saturday to support the Bedford Choral Society. At time of writing this, the concert has yet to take place, but I am sure the orchestral playing will be superb!!
Just a reminder that if you wish to see music in advance for the January concert then please contact Benjamin Phillips. He will have all the music by 1 December.
Many thanks
Ian
Message from Ann for Publicity:
Sorry for the delayed newsletter this week - life happened here in the Collins' household!
Many thanks to everyone with your help this term with selling tickets, distributing information via flyers or online or with your network and helping us to hit our targets.
We’re not stopping as we have Sinfonia and BSO concerts in January and February to sell.
Christmas has indeed come early. I have a few bonuses for you lovely BOS members:
A discount below and a special discount that Philharmonia have given to us!
If like me, you have just realised that Christmas is in 30 days or so, Christmas shopping mlight be on your mind.
I might have a very easy solution for you...
And this mini-season ticket could be just what you're looking for....
We are launching a limited number of mini-season tickets at the start of December which will give a 10% discount on the 4 remaining concerts that we are selling this season.
It would make a great Christmas present. (£72 instead of £80). If you want me to reserve any Christmas mini-season tickets for you, hit reply and I'll put your name on the list. As members, you get first grabs!
First come, first served.
Best wishes
Ann
PS to reply to me: [email protected]
From our Friends:
Natasha from the Philharmonia has set up a a special 30% discount code for Bedfordshire Orchestral Society members for their Philharmonia Brass at Christmas concert on Monday 1 December.
To redeem the discount, bookers will need to enter the code XMASBRASS in the top right corner of the booking page before choosing seats. The discount will then be applied at checkout.
Continuum Concert
Professional chamber choir, CONTINUUM, returns to St Paul’s Church for our fourth seasonal concert; blending familiar Christmas classics with festive harmonies from across the centuries.
CONTINUUM’s Artistic Director, Harry Guthrie, grew up in Bedford before studying Music at Trinity College, Cambridge. Under his direction, the choir brings together outstanding young professional singers, most of whom are former Cambridge choral scholars.
The programme includes favourites such as In dulci jubilo, Gaudete, and The Oxen, alongside works by Benjamin Britten (A Hymn to the Virgin), Herbert Howells (A Spotless Rose), Ralph Vaughan Williams (The Truth from Above), and Elizabeth Poston (Jesus Christ the Apple Tree).
To give a flavour of our performance, here is a short video of CONTINUUM singing Silent Night. We hope it offers a moment of calm and beauty amid the seasonal rush.
CHRISTMAS WITH CONTINUUM
· St Paul’s Church, Bedford
· Wednesday 10th December 2025 at 7.30pm.
· Tickets available now on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-with-continuum-bedford-tickets-1811646666949?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
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