Melanie Holt's Blog Entries

  • Inspirational Summer Choral Concert

      A virtually full Bridgnorth Baptist Church enjoyed a very varied summer concert programme from Bridgnorth Choral Society and their guests on Saturday evening with songs from musical theatre to grand opera.   Oldbury Wells School Vocal Group ‘Encore’ joined the Choral Society once again to provide top quality performances ... read more
  • An abundance of Local Talent on display at Summer Concert

    Bridgnorth Choral Society will be presenting a summer evening of song at this year's Summer Concert, consisting of mainly lighter music and several pieces new to the Society's repertoire including a performance of the beautiful ‘Pie Jesu’ from Andrew Lloyd-Webber's ‘Requiem’ in which the Choral Society’s soprano solois... read more
  • New HQ for Bridgnorth Choral Society

    Bridgnorth Choral Society joins forces with The Churches Conservation Trust in a bid to make St Leonard’s Church a key events and community venue for the town.   St Leonard’s sits in the centre of Bridgnorth Town, dominating the sky line and acting as a landmark for locals and visitors alike. The church has an explosive history ... read more
  • Bridgnorth Choral Society setting the Festive Scene at Weston Park this Christmas

    Bridgnorth Choral Society will be helping to create a truly special country house Christmas experience at Weston Park this festive season. Guests will be greeted by the House Butler and then enjoy a Champagne Reception to the sound of ‘choirs singing’ with Christmas carols performed by Bridgnorth Choral Society in the grand M... read more
  • Bridgnorth Choral Society setting the Festive Scene at Weston Park this Christmas

    Bridgnorth Choral Society will be helping to create a truly special country house Christmas experience at Weston Park this festive season. Guests will be greeted by the House Butler and then enjoy a Champagne Reception to the sound of ‘choirs singing’ with Christmas carols performed by Bridgnorth Choral Society in the grand M... read more
  • Concert Boost to Church Funds

    A  large and appreciative audience attending a choral concert at St. Peters Church, Worfield on Friday night enjoyed an appealing variety of music. The evening programme included Mozart, Mendelssohn, Verdi and Puccini as well as numbers by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elton John and Rodgers and Hammerstein including a rousing ... read more
  • Music from Stage & Screen went down a treat!

    An uplifting and light-hearted evening of ‘Music from Stage and Screen’ was performed to a full house at Bridgnorth Baptist Church last weekend by Bridgnorth Choral Society and special guests Oldbury Wells School Vocal Group 'Encore'. Musical Director Derek Westwood commented that ‘the concert went superbly and the programme of re... read more
  • £700 raised for Lupus UK at Memorial Concert

    A memorial concert in memory of Jeannet Cowley, a local girl fom Highley and familiar face in Sainsburys Bridgnorth was held at The Severn Centre, Highley last weekend. Jeanette sadly passed away last year after suffering from Lupus. Lupus is a rare illness of the immune system, a condition in which the body’s defence mechanism begins to at... read more
  • Moving Easter Performance

    Bridgnorth Choral Society presented an emotional and moving performance of J H Maunder's Olivet to Calvary at their Concert of Easter Music on Saturday night. The piece depicted the last few days of Christ's life on earth, from his entry into Jerusalem and the Feast of Passover with Christ's commandment to  his disciples to 'Love one Another',... read more
  • Bridgnorth Choral Society welcome New Accompanist

     Bridgnorth Choral Society are delighted to announce and welcome the appointment of local musician Sally Barras as their new accompanist.   Originally from the South-east, Sally obtained a BMus(Hons) degree from Cardiff University before relocating to Bridgnorth, where she has found the inspiration to pursuee a carreer in music.  ... read more