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Programme for 2012 taking shape…

Kit — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:54:43 +0000

The programme for 2012 is taking shape, with a varied schedule in place already. It includes further theraputic concerts as part of our music for healing programme, choral concerts in London, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Kent, several private events and weddings, and plans to record our 2nd CD during the summer. Visit our events page or contact us for more information!

Busy Christmas 2011

Kit — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:51:29 +0000

The Serlo Consort was delighted to have a busy Christmas programme of events - including theraputic concerts (as part of the music for healing programme), Christmas Carol Concerts, festival events and several corporate events to perform for. With a busy programme shaping up for next year too - do, please, get in touch should we be able to provide music for your special event, corporate event, wedding, musical festival or concert series. We’d love to perform for you…!

Continuo instrument for hire!

Kit — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:42:15 +0000

The Consort has recently invested in a new continuo instrument for the group, so that we do not have to arrange to hire or borrow other instruments for our concerts and events. After much deliberation as to what instrument to purchase (new, second-hand, pipe organ, harpsichord, electric, etc), we have decided to obtain an electronic continuo instrument - a Roland C-30.

This is an incredibly versatile instrument that looks like an authentic, wooden continuo instrument, and it has a variety of functions and sounds - making it the best of all worlds!

It has authentic harpsichord, organ and lute sounds, it will play at different pitches/temperaments, and it has the all important volume control!

We will post details of hire charges in due course, but do get in touch should this be of use or interst for your own choir, choral society, orchestra or music group.

Christmas music therapy!

Kit — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:19:15 +0000

A quartet of singers from the Serlo Consort performed carols to the residents and staff of The Red House care home in Ashtead on Christmas Eve. Much merriment and enjoyment was had by all, and several residents managed to sing along to some as well! We look forward to performing at the care home throughout 2011, and will post our dates on this website.

Little Voices (baby/toddler music group)

Kit — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:27:11 +0000

We are delighted to announce a new baby/toddler music group, called ‘Little Voices’. Run by two professional singers from The Serlo Consort, classes will be held initially in Dulwich, SE London, with plans to spread to other areas in Kent & Surrey. You will find more details about it on this website, but the classes will be held on a Tuesday morning at St. Stephen’s Church, College Road, Dulwich, SE21 7HW, and there are taster classes on Tuesday 17th August. Find the poster below: -

Sad news…

Kit — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:36:18 +0000

Members of The Serlo Consort were very saddened to hear of the death of The Very Revd. Neil Collings in July 2010. As well as being a personal friend and mentor to many members of the consort (stemming from his time as Canon Treasurer at Exeter Cathedral), he was a Patron of the choir and a great supporter of our work. He will be hugely missed by all who knew him - from his parishes in Devon and Harpenden, and from his Cathedral posts at Hereford, Westminster Abbey, Exeter & St. Edmunsbury.

May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

More musical therapy dates confirmed

Kit — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:53:01 +0000

The Serlo Consort is delighted to undertake theraputic musical performances as part of its charitable work, and it enjoys a fruitful, on-going relationship with The Red House care home in Ashtead, Surrey. It performs there for the residents and staff several times a year, including at their summer party and Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. If you are from another Residential/care home, or know of one that would also value our musical input - please contact us. We would be happy to expand this important and valuable side of our musical performance!

Serlo enjoys joining forces!

Kit — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:44:24 +0000

The Serlo Consort has joined forces twice this season already with external orchestras. The ‘Messiah’ on Good Friday was with the young, professional orchestra - The St. Paul’s Sinfonia (conducted by Andrew Morley), and the Mozart/Haydn programme at St. James’, Piccadilly was with - The Camerata of London. We are fully in favour of musical ensembles joining together to create new ideas/have a fresh approach to performing repertoire. To this end, we are already joing with The St. Paul’s Sinfonia again on Good Friday 2011 to perform the wonderful ‘St. John Passion’ by J. S. Bach!

Kit Perona-Wright awarded an FRSM

Kit — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:25:52 +0000

The Serlo Consort’s Artistic Director, Kit Perona-Wright, has been awarded an FRSM diploma from the Royal Schools of Music. This is their highest level of diploma for conducting, and was awarded after an examined rehearsal and performance of Haydn’s Creation, featuring a choir of 120 singers and a professional orchestra and soloists.

Announcing some 2010 dates…

Kit — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:05:16 +0000

Having purposely had a slightly lighter schedule in 2009 (due to the arrival of lots of Serlo babies!), we are delighted to announce a variety of dates for 2010. These include maintaining our theraputic workshop link with The Red House care home (Ashtead, Surrey), choral and organ concerts at the wonderful church of St. John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood and two orchestral concerts. Our performances with orchestras in 2010 are with separate groups (not accompanied by our own instrumental ensemble as normal) - the first, The St. Paul’s Sinfonia and the second, The Camerata of London. We look forward to working with these excellent, professional groups and hope it may lead on to more collaborations. Please regularly visit this website for more details and for extra events still to be added.