Hello everyone

I hope you’re all sorted, ready and not too exhausted even before Christmas has arrived!

A few key DCS dates for your new 2019 diaries which are now confirmed. A full list of dates is on the website Diary so please check it.

1st rehearsal for 2019 - Wednesday 9th January, 7.30pm at Crossways. We are delighted to confirm that Tim will be conducting us for next term and everyone is really looking forward to welcoming him in the New Year. We wish David all the very best for his time in Dublin and look forward to hearing about his experiences there (beware the Guinness - it’s REALLY good ! J).

Our turn for cakes etc for the combined rehearsal - 19th January

Coffee morning for DCS fund raising  -16th February

Quiz night - 15th March at Dorking Golf Club

LHMF competition (Green division) and concert - main work Carmina Burana: Friday 12th April

Summer concert - 6 July

November main concert - St Martin’s Dorking - 23rd November

Christmas carol concert - URC 14th December

Here is a link to a Christmas Bulletin from Leith Hill, the committee and Jonathan Willcocks our festival conductor. Importantly it has the dates for the combined rehearsals for the LHMF competition, and those for the Leith Hill Easter concert - St John’s Passion on the 10th March. There is also a concert on the 6th January at St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate RH2 7RN which we’ve been asked to inform you about featuring the music of Eric Gritton written for his fellow servicemen between 1916-18 to celebrate the end of the war - Goodbye Khaki

Finally I’m sure I can speak for the whole committee when I say we all hope you have a lovely Christmas and a very Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible for the first rehearsal on the 9th, for what I’m sure will be a really great term learning the festival music.

Best wishes Kate (Boyle) Dorking Choral Society - Secretary Mobile: + 44 (0)7815 133208